Operation Ouch!

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Operation Ouch!
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Created by Chris van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken
StarringChris van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken
Ronx İkharia
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series13 + 1 Special and 1 Extra
No. of episodes157
Production
Executive producersSimone Haywood (Maverick)
Kez Margrie (CBBC) [1]
ProducersMaverick Television [1]
Ian France [1]
Running time28 minutes
Production company Maverick Television
Original release
Network CBBC
Release3 October 2012 (2012-10-3) –
present

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 experiments. The first series of Operation Ouch! aired on CBBC in October 2012 and ABC Australia in 2013. [1] The show is hosted by twin brothers and doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken and in 2019 a new doctor, Ronx İkharia, was introduced. [2] Series 9 first aired on CBBC starting May 2020 for one episode, and then resumed on 13 January 2021.

Contents

In June 2019 the programme's production company, Maverick Television, announced that an American version was in development. [3]

Overview

In order to educate children about medicine and biology, doctors 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. [1] [4] In addition, they follow paediatric accident and emergency personnel and patients at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Liverpool hospital [1] [4] The doctors also join West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance rapid response teams on the road and in patients' homes as they assist with medical emergencies. [1] [4]

Production

The first series has 13 episodes, the first of which aired in October 2012 on CBBC. A second series began in September 2013 and consisted of 10 episodes. A fourth and fifth series was broadcast in 2016 on the CBBC channel in the UK. [5] The seventh and eighth series were both broadcast on CBBC in 2019. A ninth series began airing on CBBC in 2020 with the first episode focussing on COVID-19, and episodes continued from January 2021. The hosts, Chris and Xand van Tulleken, were trained in medicine at the University of Oxford, and both graduated in 2002: [6] Chris is a practicing medical doctor while Xand focuses on research and teaching. [7] In 2019, Ronx İkharia joined the programme.

Episodes run for 30 minutes.[ citation needed ]

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
11Operation Ouch!: Episode 13 October 2012
2Operation Ouch!: Episode 210 October 2012
3Operation Ouch!: Episode 317 October 2012
4Operation Ouch!: Episode 424 October 2012
5Operation Ouch!: Episode 531 October 2012
6Operation Ouch!: Episode 67 November 2012
7Operation Ouch!: Episode 714 November 2012
8Operation Ouch!: Episode 821 November 2012
9Operation Ouch!: Episode 928 November 2012
10Operation Ouch!: Episode 105 December 2012
11Operation Ouch!: Episode 1112 December 2012
12Operation Ouch!: Episode 1219 December 2012

Series 2 (2013)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
21Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 130 September 2013
2Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 27 October 2013
3Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 314 October 2013
4Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 421 October 2013
5Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 528 October 2013
6Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 64 November 2013
7Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 711 November 2013
8Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 818 November 2013
9Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 925 November 2013
10Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 102 December 2013

Series 3 (2015)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
31Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 127 January 2015
2Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 23 February 2015
3Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 310 February 2015
4Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 417 February 2015
5Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 524 February 2015
6Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 63 March 2015
7Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 710 March 2015
8Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 817 March 2015
9Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 924 March 2015
10Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 1031 March 2015

Series 4 (2016)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
41Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 118 January 2016
2Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 225 January 2016
3Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 31 February 2016
4Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 48 February 2016
5Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 515 February 2016
6Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 622 February 2016
7Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 729 February 2016
8Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 87 March 2016
9Best Of...14 March 2016
10Don't Panic About Puberty21 March 2016

Series 5 – Hospital Takeover (2016)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
51Bendy Bodies31 October 2016
2Ear We Go!7 November 2016
3Bendy Cool Cartilage14 November 2016
4Awesome Oxygen21 November 2016
5Super Saliva28 November 2016
6Extraordinary Eyes28 November 2016
7Germ-Fighters29 November 2016
8Big Burps!30 November 2016
9Pancreas Power1 December 2016
10Jaw-Dropping Jaws2 December 2016
Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover Live (2016)

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. [8]

Series 6 (2017)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
61Jaw-dropping Joints20 September 2017
2Extraordinary Ears27 September 2017
3Super Sensory Neurons4 October 2017
4Colossal Coughs11 October 2017
5Terrific Teeth18 October 2017
6Exceptional Eyebrows25 October 2017
7Mind-boggling Brains1 November 2017
8Marvellous Valves8 November 2017
9Gob-smacking Growth Plates15 November 2017
10Sensational Sphinchters22 November 2017
11Super Strong Skulls29 November 2017
12Tremendous Tears6 December 2017
13Flabbergasting Favourites13 December 2017

Series 7 (2019)

SeriesEpisodeNameOriginal air date
71What Makes You, You?2 January 2019
2Why Do Bones Break?2 January 2019
3What Makes You Go Yuck?9 January 2019
4Don't Pick Your Scabs!16 January 2019
5Why Is Your Poo Brown?23 January 2019
6How To Grow A Brain30 January 2019
7What Thumbs Are For30 January 2019
8How Your Reflexes Can Save You13 February 2019
9Why Is Sweat Salty20 February 2019
10Get Your Body Moving!27 February 2019
11Why Are Some People Faster Than Others?6 March 2019
12Is My Body Electric?13 March 2019
13The Body Roadtrip!20 March 2019
14The Ouch! Awards27 March 2019

Series 8 (2019)

SeriesEpisodeNameSummaryOriginal air date
81We're Having a Baby11 September 2019
2Doctors Face Off18 September 2019
3There's a Lizard in the Lab25 September 2019
4Loud, LOUD, LOUDER!2 October 2019
5What Are Vaccinations For?9 October 2019
6Slime, Snot and Bogies16 October 2019
7Flexible Arms and Triple Jumping23 October 2019
8Knobbly Knees and What They Are For30 October 2019
9Your Brilliant Brain and Sparky Signals6 November 2019
10All Hail King Xand13 November 2019
11It's a Tug-O-War!20 November 2019
12Xand Goes Pop!27 November 2019
13What Happened Next?Meeting up with people from previous episodes to see how they are now.4 December 2019
14The Ouch! Awards 211 December 2019
15Food, Poo and You!18 December 2019

Do Try This at Home (2020)

No. in seriesNameSummary
1BonesThey do two 'do try this at home' experiments.
2LungsThey look into lungs.
3TasteThey see your taste buds.
4MucusThey make snot rockets.
5PooThey make a poo factory.
6BacteriaThey show you bacteria.
7MembranesThey show you what membranes are.
8FingerprintsDr Xand find out who ate his "Treats 4 Xand".
9EyesThey show you how to find your blind spot.
10HearingThey show you how to make rice dance with a soundbox.

Series 9 (2020–21)

SeriesEpisodeNameSummaryOriginal Air Date
91Virus Alert! Coronavirus Special5 May 2020
2Episode 213 January 2021
3Stick Your Tongue Out!20 January 2021
4Dr Scorpion27 January 2021
5You're Having a Laugh!3 February 2021
6Superhero Ribs10 February 2021
7Doctor Alert!17 February 2021
8Snot, Snot, Snot!24 February 2021
9How to Train a Brain3 March 2021
10Stinky Dr Xand!10 March 2021
11Blink and You'll Miss It!17 March 2021
12The Ouch Awards 3!24 March 2021

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Operation Ouch: Brand new 13-part medical series for CBBC". BBC Media Centre. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Operation Ouch!". CBBC Shows. BBC. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Tuchow, Ryan (17 June 2019). "Operation Ouch! to be adapted for US". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Operation Ouch". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Operation Ouch! Series 3". Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Biographies". Chris and Xand van Tulleken Website. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken". BBC Media Centre. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Operation Ouch! – Hospital Takeover Live!". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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