City Hospital (British TV series)
Live medical documentary from UK hospitals.
City Hospital, a medical documentary series, aired on BBC One weekday mornings at 10 am from 12 October 1998 to 5 January 2007. Spanning sixteen series and over 360 hours of footage, it followed The General, retaining its location and format while introducing presenters Gaby Roslin, Nick Knowles, and Edwina Silver.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Medical documentary
- Theme music
- Bruce Hornsby
- Opening theme
- "The Way It Is"
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 16 + 1 special
- Episodes
- 655
- Channel
- BBC One
Facts from the source article.
Format
City Hospital began as a live broadcast from Southampton General Hospital, part of the Southampton University Trust’s teaching hospital, and also included Princess Anne Maternity Hospital. In 2002, the series relocated to London’s flagship NHS Health Trust, Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital. The programme documented real patients and staff, airing live footage of actual surgeries as they happened. Its theme music was an instrumental rendition of Bruce Hornsby’s “The Way It Is.” Topical Television produced both City Hospital and The General.
Ratings
For a daytime show, City Hospital achieved remarkable BBC Audience Appreciation scores. In its final season, it captured a quarter of the UK’s weekday 10am television audience, drawing over a million daily viewers. When asked to name their top BBC programme of the week, viewers regularly ranked City Hospital highly. Its last week of episodes earned an extraordinary 88% appreciation index. The BBC noted that alongside major dramas and US imports, this daytime series consistently earned top audience approval.
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