Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time

Professor Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time is Lion’s landmark six-part history series for Channel 5, exploring 900 years of extraordinary medical innovation at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Founded in 1123 and still operating on its original site, Barts is Britain’s oldest hospital. With unique access to the hospital’s historic archives and its modern-day wards, Lion follows presenter Alice Roberts as she uncovers how centuries of scientific discovery, pioneering surgery and human resilience have shaped healthcare as we know it today.

Moving between medieval manuscripts and cutting-edge operating theatres, the series reveals remarkable stories of survival, ingenuity and care, from early anatomical breakthroughs to revolutionary procedures taking place in the hospital right now. Alongside the clinicians, archivists and patients who bring these stories to life, Roberts traces the evolution of medicine across nine centuries of continuous service.

Produced by Lion Television in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment, the series offers an ambitious and immersive portrait of a hospital at the heart of Britain’s medical history, where past and present meet on the frontline of modern healthcare.