TV series

Microbes and Men

1974 · 1 season

A sober, talky chronicle of scientific discovery that rewards patience with quiet intellectual drama.

Overview: Dramatised stories of the founders of modern medicine. Until the 1840s, medicine had remained basically unchanged since the days of the ancient Greece. In the 60 years following it was transformed into a modern science.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Science, ambition, obsession, death
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
ambition
obsession
death
healing
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none