BBC Radio 4 follows the development of western medicine from the ancient Greeks to organ transplant operations of the 20th century and beyond.

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Find out more about the BBC/OU radio series, The Making of Modern Medicine.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Making of Modern Medicine - About the series

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The Making of Modern Medicine explores the history of medical ideas and how practitioners made breakthroughs in understanding how the body worked, about the causes...  Read more : Medical Pioneers

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Everywhere in Europe has some sort of medical claim to fame. Open University staff around the country share their local heroes.  Read more : Medical discoveries in your area

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Discover more about these fascinating programmes on the BBC Radio 4 website.   Read more : Radio 4

First broadcast: Monday 5 Feb 2007 on BBC Radio 4