
Secret forceps & pig bladders: medical objects through time
From HistoryExtra podcast
Published 1/10/2025
What was it like to undergo an operation in a world with no anaesthetic? How was the stethoscope invented? And when did surgeons first operate on a human heart? Talking to Lauren Good, Dr Carol Cooper explores the history of medicine through 12 pivotal objects – from the bone saw to the heart-lung…







