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Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

At University Hospital Southampton, surgeons perform life-saving surgery: taking out a patient’s eye and the tumour behind it and removing an 83-year-old man’s cancerous bladder. Show more

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Series 6

The Best Laid Plans

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 5 months

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton operating on two patients - removing rare tumours and correcting a patient’s bowed legs - must alter their plans to avoid catastrophe. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton face complex surgery to reconstruct a patient’s jaw and remove a cancerous oesophagus. Show more

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Series 6

We Can Rebuild You

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 months

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform high-risk spinal surgery and attempt to repair a patient’s aorta - the body’s biggest artery - that is threatening to burst. Show more

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Series 6

Make or Break

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

Three surgeons operate together on a motorcyclist at University Hospital Southampton’s major trauma centre after a crash leaves the patient with life-changing injuries. Show more

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Series 6

A Risk Worth Taking

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton take on high-risk surgery to remove life-threatening tumours. Show more