One in every 1,000 pregnancies in Britain has a spine or brain defect like spina bifida. 30 years ago, actress Ruth Madeley was one of them. Despite having spina bifida herself, it is a condition she doesn't fully understand. In this programme, Ruth sets out to discover why she has it, whether it could have been prevented and what it means for her future. Ruth meets the lord campaigning for a change in the law that he says could prevent thousands of birth defects. And she discovers that a pioneering surgery could offer a different future for babies diagnosed with spina bifida, by operating on them before they are even born. She discovers how this surgery was invented, meets the families whose lives it has changed and follows the team of British surgeons preparing to perform this extraordinary foetal surgery in the UK for the very first time. But Ruth also examines attitudes in Britain today and asks whether we should change the way we see disability.
| Title | Horizon - Season 55 Episode 4 : Spina Bifida & Me |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-07-22 |
| Number of Episodes | 1169 |
| Number of Seasons | 60 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 1 My Amazing Brain: Richard's War My Amazing Brain: Richard's War
2018-02-05Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 2 Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide Teenagers vs Cancer: A User's Guide
2018-06-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 3 How to Build a Time Machine How to Build a Time Machine
2018-07-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 4 Spina Bifida & Me Spina Bifida & Me
2018-07-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 5 Jupiter Revealed Jupiter Revealed
2018-08-07Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 6 Stopping Male Suicide Stopping Male Suicide
2018-08-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 7 A Week Without Lying - The Honesty Experiment A Week Without Lying - The Honesty Experiment
2018-08-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 8 The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body? The Placebo Experiment: Can My Brain Cure My Body?
2018-10-04Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 9 Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick? Body Clock: What Makes Us Tick?
2018-10-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 10 Avalanche: Making a Deadly Snowstorm Avalanche: Making a Deadly Snowstorm
2018-10-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 11 Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth? Vitamin Pills: Miracle or Myth?
2018-10-25Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 12 Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now Diagnosis on Demand? The Computer Will See You Now
2018-11-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 55 :Episode 13 The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It? The Contraceptive Pill: How Safe Is It?
2018-11-21Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
