WEDNESDAY 27 JULY
Documentary
Your Life in Their Hands
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 London & South East
VIDEO Plus+: 6244
Subtitled, Widescreen
1/3 - Chris Chandler: Neurosurgeon
Every day, neurosurgeon Chris Chandler operates on people whose epilepsy is dominating their life, knowing that his actions could stop their seizures but could also result in what he calls "a deficit". A deficit is a loss of speech, damage to sight or the inability to use a limb. "You can go from hero to zero, just like that," Chandler says grimly. "You are, after all, responsible for someone's essence." This new series of documentaries charting the work of various top surgeons follows several of Chandler's cases, including 19-year-old Sarah who currently has up to 22 seizures a day, and seven-year-old Harry whose attacks are so severe they sometimes stop his breathing.