Written and produced by Michael Barry.
A feature programme for television.

Among those taking part are: Milton Rosmer, Andrew Osborn, Jenny Laird, Dorothy Green, Basil Dawson, Ronald Adam, Ronald Long, Donald Pleasence, Richard Shayne, Basil Appleby, Morris Sweden, Royden Godfrey, Norman Webb, Beatrice Greek, Richard Pearson, Marguerite Young, Adrian Waller, Victor Platt, Hugh Paddick, and Frederick Davies

Acknowledgments are due to Dr. Douglas Guthrie, F.R.C.S.Ed.; F.R.S.E., Dr. Ronald McKeith, D.M., M.R.C.P., and the Scientific Film Society; the Dean of the Medical College and the Governors and Staff of St. Bartholomew's Hospital; and the Wellcome Historical Museum for help and guidance in the preparation of this programme.

At present many young men and women want to be doctors - far more than the medical schools can take. This programme shows what happens to the student who does gain admittance, and attempts to outline the tradition of medical teaching, describing the legacy of knowledge that is handed from generation to generation. Only a few of the many great names can be remembered. Among them are Joseph Lister, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, John Hunter, Laennec, Ambroise Pare, Vesalius, Galen, and Hippocrates