DOCTOR AT LARGE: THE COMPLETE BBC RADIO SERIES

THE ALARMING HISTORY OF MEDICINE

A well written account of the advances in medicine from Ancient Greek times to the present day by the author of the humorous "Doctor" series.

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

Richard Briers stars as student doctor Simon Sparrow who has just started at St Swithin's hospital... how hard can it be? Based on his own experiences as a medic Richard Gordon's hospital comedy Doctor in the House was a huge hit when first published in 1952. It spawned a series of sequels a BAFTA-winning 1954 film starring Dirk Bogarde and a spin-off TV series from 1969-1970 as well as this 1968 BBC radio series adapted by Ray Cooney. In these 13 episodes we follow the misadventures of hapless medical student Simon Oliver Sparrow. Having moved to London from Bradford he decides to follow his father's footsteps and become a doctor - but embarking on his studies at St Swithin's Hospital he's thrown in at the deep end and finds himself floundering. From flirting with nurses and falling foul of hospital rules to dealing with the formidable Sister Virtue and the irascible Sir Lancelot Spratt his six years of training are always eventful. Together with pals Tony Benskin and Taffy Evans he manages to cause medical mayhem in the operating theatre on the antenatal ward and at the Nurses' Ball - and it's nerves and pints all round as the trio face their final exams...