TV series
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
2013, English, on BBC Four.
In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2013
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Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines is streaming on Xive TV Documentaries in India.
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Latest episode
S1 E3: Poison
Aired 5 August 2013
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 22 July 2013
- Last aired
- 5 August 2013
- Network
- BBC Four
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines: quick answers
Is Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines worth watching?
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines doesn’t have enough ratings for a verdict yet.
How many seasons of Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines are there?
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines finished?
Yes. Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines ended in 2013, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines on?
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines is streaming on Xive TV Documentaries in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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