Operation Ouch!
Created byChris van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken
StarringChris van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken
Ronx İkharia
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10 + 1 Special
No. of episodes103
Production
Executive producersSimone Haywood (Maverick)
Kez Margrie (CBBC)[1]
ProducersMaverick Television[1]
Ian France[1]
Running time28 minutes
Production companyMaverick Television
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) 
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.

An American remake is currently 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.

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Series Episode Name Original air date
1 1 Operation Ouch!: Episode 1 3 October 2012
2 Operation Ouch!: Episode 2 10 October 2012
3 Operation Ouch!: Episode 3 17 October 2012
4 Operation Ouch!: Episode 4 24 October 2012
5 Operation Ouch!: Episode 5 31 October 2012
6 Operation Ouch!: Episode 6 7 November 2012
7 Operation Ouch!: Episode 7 14 November 2012
8 Operation Ouch!: Episode 8 21 November 2012
9 Operation Ouch!: Episode 9 28 November 2012
10 Operation Ouch!: Episode 10 5 December 2012
11 Operation Ouch!: Episode 11 12 December 2012
12 Operation Ouch!: Episode 12 19 December 2012

Series 2 (2013)

Series Episode Name Original air date
2 1 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 1 30 September 2013
2 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 2 7 October 2013
3 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 3 14 October 2013
4 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 4 21 October 2013
5 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 5 28 October 2013
6 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 6 4 November 2013
7 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 7 11 November 2013
8 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 8 18 November 2013
9 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 9 25 November 2013
10 Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 10 2 December 2013

Series 3 (2015)

Series Episode Name Original air date
3 1 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 1 27 January 2015
2 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 2 3 February 2015
3 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 3 10 February 2015
4 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 4 17 February 2015
5 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 5 24 February 2015
6 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 6 3 March 2015
7 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 7 10 March 2015
8 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 8 17 March 2015
9 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 9 24 March 2015
10 Operation Ouch!: Series 3, Episode 10 31 March 2015

Series 4 (2016)

Series Episode Name Original air date
4 1 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 1 18 January 2016
2 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 2 25 January 2016
3 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 3 1 February 2016
4 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 4 8 February 2016
5 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 5 15 February 2016
6 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 6 22 February 2016
7 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 7 29 February 2016
8 Operation Ouch!: Series 4, Episode 8 7 March 2016
9 Best Of... 14 March 2016
10 Don't Panic About Puberty 21 March 2016

Series 5 – Hospital Takeover (2016)

Series Episode Name Original air date
5 1 Bendy Bodies 31 October 2016
2 Ear We Go! 7 November 2016
3 Bendy Cool Cartilage 14 November 2016
4 Awesome Oxygen 21 November 2016
5 Super Saliva 28 November 2016
6 Extraordinary Eyes 28 November 2016
7 Germ-Fighters 29 November 2016
8 Big Burps! 30 November 2016
9 Pancreas Power 1 December 2016
10 Jaw-Dropping Jaws 2 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)

Series Episode Name Original air date
6 1 Jaw-dropping Joints 20 September 2017
2 Extraordinary Ears 27 September 2017
3 Super Sensory Neurons 4 October 2017
4 Colossal Coughs 11 October 2017
5 Terrific Teeth 18 October 2017
6 Exceptional Eyebrows 25 October 2017
7 Mind-boggling Brains 1 November 2017
8 Marvellous Valves 8 November 2017
9 Gob-smacking Growth Plates 15 November 2017
10 Sensational Sphinchters 22 November 2017
11 Super Strong Skulls 29 November 2017
12 Tremendous Tears 6 December 2017
13 Flabbergasting Favourites 13 December 2017

Series 7 (2019)

Series Episode Name Original air date
7 1 What Makes You, You? 2 January 2019
2 Why Do Bones Break? 2 January 2019
3 What Makes You Go Yuck? 9 January 2019
4 Don't Pick Your Scabs! 16 January 2019
5 Why Is Your Poo Brown? 23 January 2019
6 How To Grow A Brain 30 January 2019
7 What Thumbs Are For 30 January 2019
8 How Your Reflexes Can Save You 13 February 2019
9 Why Is Sweat Salty 20 February 2019
10 Get Your Body Moving! 27 February 2019
11 Why Are Some People Faster Than Others? 6 March 2019
12 Is My Body Electric? 13 March 2019
13 The Body Roadtrip! 20 March 2019
14 The Ouch! Awards 27 March 2019

Series 8 (2019)

Series Episode Name Summary Original air date
8 1 We're Having a Baby 11 September 2019
2 Doctors Face Off 18 September 2019
3 There's a Lizard in the Lab 25 September 2019
4 Loud, LOUD, LOUDER! 2 October 2019
5 What Are Vaccinations For? 9 October 2019
6 Slime, Snot and Bogies 16 October 2019
7 Flexible Arms and Triple Jumping 23 October 2019
8 Knobbly Knees and What They Are For 30 October 2019
9 Your Brilliant Brain and Sparky Signals 6 November 2019
10 All Hail King Xand 13 November 2019
11 It's a Tug-O-War! 20 November 2019
12 Xand Goes Pop! 27 November 2019
13 What Happened Next? Meeting up with people from previous episodes to see how they are now. 4 December 2019
14 The Ouch! Awards 2 11 December 2019
15 Food, Poo and You! 18 December 2019

Do Try This at Home (2020)

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

Series 9 (2020-21)

SeriesEpisode NameSummary Original Air Date
91 Virus Alert!Coronavirus Special 5 May 2020
2 Episode 2 13 January 2021
3 Stick Your Tongue Out! 20 January 2021
4 Dr Scorpion 27 January 2021
5 You're Having a Laugh! 3 February 2021
6 Superhero Ribs 10 February 2021
7 Doctor Alert! 17 February 2021
8 Snot, Snot, Snot! 24 February 2021
9 How to Train a Brain 3 March 2021
10 Stinky Dr Xand! 10 March 2021
11 Blink and You'll Miss It! 17 March 2021
12 The 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. "Operation Ouch! to be adapted for US". Kidscreen. 17 June 2019. 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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