Trial and Error
In 1982, Evelyn Thomas found out she had breast cancer. Four years later, she discovered she had unknowingly been taking part in secret clinical trials. Her hospital Ethics
Committee and 49 others had given the go-ahead for the trials without requiring that patients be told.
With Ethics Committees now under official review, barrister
Elizabeth Woodcraft asks just how well are they working?
The Riddle of the Mad Cows
An unusual and fatal disease attacking the brains of cattle has recently been discovered in Britain. Virologist Jeffrey Almond tracks its spread across different animal species and investigates its properties. The cause of the illness is smaller than either bacteria or viruses - could it be a new form of life?
Producers EDWARD POULTER.
HENRY CAMPION. JEREMY TAYLOR
Executive producer DAVID PATERSON Series producer JANA BENNETT