Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 5 | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 53 | |
Created by Dr Chris van TullekenDr Xand van Tulleken Executive producer(s) Simone Haywood (Maverick)Kez Margrie (CBBC) | ||
Operation Ouch! is a British children's educational television programme about the human body, it shows what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and great experiments. The first series Operation Ouch! aired on CBBC in October 2012 and ABC Australia in 2013. The show is hosted by twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken. Series 5 was confirmed and aired in January 2017.
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Overview
In order to educate children about medicine and biology, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken perform experiments on the human body to see how they work and investigate medical treatments and technology. The doctors also offer "try this at home" experiments for viewers to participate in. In addition, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken follow pediatric accident and emergency personnel and patients at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Liverpool hospital The Doctors also join West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance rapid response teams on the road and in patient's homes as they assist with medical emergencies.
Production
The first series has 13 episodes, the first of which aired Wednesday, 3 October 2012 on CBBC. A second series began on 30 Sep 2013 and consisted of 10 episodes. A fourth series is currently being broad cast (2016) on the CBBC channel in the UK. The hosts, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken, were trained in medicine at Oxford University, and both graduated in 2002. Dr. Chris van Tulleken is a practicing doctor while Dr. Xand van Tulleken focuses on research and teaching in New York.
Episode time is 30 minutes for every episode.
Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover Live
In December 2016, a 2 hour live special was broadcast on the CBBC website hosted by Karim Zeroual. Guests included Cel Spellman and Millie Innes.