Operation Ouch!


Operation Ouch! is a British comedy children's television series on the human body, showing what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and great experiments. The first series Operation Ouch! aired on CBBC in October 2012 and ABC Australia in 2013. The show is hosted by twin brothers and doctors Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken and in 2019 a new doctor, Dr Ronx was introduced. Series 5 was confirmed and aired in January 2017. Series 8 first aired on CBBC starting September 2019.
An American remake is currently in development.

Overview

In order to educate children about medicine and biology, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken perform experiments on the human body to see how they work and investigate medical treatments and technology. The doctors also offer "try this at home" experiments for viewers to participate in. In addition, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken follow paediatric accident and emergency personnel and patients at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Liverpool hospital The Doctors also join West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance rapid response teams on the road and in patient's homes as they assist with medical emergencies.

Production

The first series has 13 episodes, the first of which aired Wednesday, 3 October 2012 on CBBC. A second series began on 30 September 2013 and consisted of 10 episodes. A fourth series was broadcast in 2016 on the CBBC channel in the UK. An eighth series is currently being broadcast on CBBC. The hosts, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken, were trained in medicine at Oxford University, and both graduated in 2002. Dr. Chris van Tulleken is a practicing doctor while Dr. Xand van Tulleken focuses on research and teaching.
Episode time is 30 minutes for every episode.

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Series 2 (2013)

Series 3 (2015)

Series 4 (2016)

Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover Live
In December 2016, a 2-hour live special was broadcast on the CBBC website hosted by Karim Zeroual. Guests included Cel Spellman and Millie Innes.

Series 5 (2017)

Series 6 (2017)

Series 7 (2019)

Series 8 (2019)

Do try this at home (2020)

Series 9 (2020)

Doctors

Doctors from Series 1

Dr Chris and Dr Xand

Doctors from Series 7

Dr Ronx