Beyond The Knife
by Surgeons Hall Museum
Latest episode
Between Life and Death: Frankenstein and Medical History
Between Life and Death: Frankenstein and Medical History
About this podcast
Beyond the Knife is a Medical History podcast brought to you by Surgeons Hall Museum, Library and Archive. Each episode we are joined by speakers who bring you stories from the history of Medicine and Surgery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Between Life and Death: Frankenstein and Medical History · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 10Welcome to Beyond the Knife - where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Human Remains Conservator and Anatomist Cat Irving to explore the fascinating…
- The Great Windmill Street Anatomy Theatre · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 9Welcome to Beyond the Knife — where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Human Remains Conservator and Anatomist Cat Irving to explore the fascinating…
- South Asian Medical Women · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 8Welcome to Beyond the Knife -where history and medicine collide. In this episode Dr Theeba Krishnamoorthy uncovers the remarkable stories of early South Asian women in medicine…
- Fragile Creatures- The Women Behind the Songs · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 7Welcome to Beyond the Knife -where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by acclaimed singer-songwriter Hannah Rose Platt, whose haunting, cinematic…
- Edinburgh: City of Medicine · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 6Welcome to Beyond the Knife -where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Malcolm MacCallum, Curator of the Anatomical Museum at the University of…
- A History of Gonorrhoea · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 5Welcome to Beyond the Knife -where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by anatomist and human remains conservator Cat Irving as she explores the long and…
- Incorporating The Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 4Welcome to Beyond the Knife - where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Aaron Allen as he explores the early incorporation of Incorporation of…
- General Paralysis of the Insane · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 3Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by author and Neuropsychologist Andy Ellis. Andy explores General Paralysis of…
- The Edinburgh 7 · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 2Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Surgeons Hall Museum Curator Louise Wilkie. Louise explores the history of the…
- Syphilis-Once night with Venus and a Lifetime with Mercury · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Anatomist and Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving. Cat explores the history…
- The Anatomy Murders · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 13Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Anatomist and Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving. Cat examines the notorious…
- Forensic Investigators: Truth In Bone · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 12Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Robert Mann, a forensic anthropologist at the University of Hawai‘i’s John…
- Scotland's Early Medical Detectives · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 11Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we’re joined by Louise Wilkie, Curator at Surgeons’ Hall Museum, for a fascinating journey into…
- A Surgeons Duel · 41 minWelcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode we’re joined by Robin Fixter, Library and Archive assistant the Royal College of Surgeons of…
- Science and Snake Oil · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 9Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide In this episode, we’re joined by surgeon, medical myth-buster, and longevity educator Dr. Terry Simpson, who…
- The Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 8Welcome to Beyond the Knife– where history and medicine collide. In this episode, we're joined by Thomas Elliott, Head of Surgeons' Hall Museums, as he takes us deep into the…
- Gray's Anatomy · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this episode RCSEd Librarian Steven Kerr discusses the extraordinary story behind one of histories most enduring medical texts -Gray's Anatomy. This episode is hosted by…
- A Life in Forensic Anthropology with Professor Sue Black · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode Professor Sue Black discusses her extraordinary career as Professor of Anatomy and leading forensic Anthropologist. This episode is hosted by Chanté St Clair…
- Elsie Inglis · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode Surgeon and former Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Iain Macintyre discusses pioneering Surgeon and women's rights activist Elsie…
- A Brief History of Medical Illustration · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 4In this episode Surgeons Hall Museums Collections Coordinator Danielle Dray discusses a brief history of medical illustration, its changing purpose, and the women who led the way…







