Bench to Bedside

TV Show · Documentary · Reality

Bench to Bedside tells the inspirational stories of people and animals living with serious illnesses and the incredible biomedical research that could save their lives. Filmed documentary-style, Bench to Bedside is about true stories, real diseases and high stakes. It is the riveting place where science meets reality TV. Many television shows focus on compelling human interest stories, but Bench to Bedside is radically different. It is the only scientific and medical TV series that takes viewers straight inside biomedical research labs to showcase cutting-edge research breakthroughs that could save the lives of millions of people and animals worldwide. No other show on television is featuring real research in actual science labs.

2012 · 25m

Season 1

  • Toby's Story
    EPISODE 1
    Toby's Story
    Toby's Story is a spectacular account of a young musician living with a spinal cord injury. See how scientists are developing incredible, cutting-edge treatments to help Toby and others living with spinal cord injuries.
    25m
  • Robert David Hall
    EPISODE 2
    Robert David Hall
    You may know him as Dr. Albert Robbins, the coroner from the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But did you know Robert David Hall has been living as a double-amputee for more than 30 years? See how a revolutionary new prosthetic limb could one day help Robert.
    22m
  • Liviya's Story
    EPISODE 3
    Liviya's Story
    What causes a 6-year-old girl's body to start attacking itself out of the blue? That question and more are raised in this true account of a girl battling a rare and potentially fatal blood disease called aplastic anemia.
    25m
  • Hearding for a Cure
    EPISODE 4
    Hearding for a Cure
    Young Asian elephants contract a deadly virus, called EEHV, which can kill them within 24 hours. But new research is not only helping baby elephants in zoos, but also endangered Asian elephants in the wild defeat this virus.
    23m
  • David's Story
    EPISODE 5
    David's Story
    Star quarterback David Wilganowski suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and nearly died. Despite his miraculous survival, a mysterious diagnosis forces him to the sidelines.
    22m
  • Emma's Story
    EPISODE 6
    Emma's Story
    A scientist spends her entire career working to cure fatal lung diseases, only to find her own 7-year-old daughter is diagnosed with one of the deadliest lung diseases imaginable.
    22m

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Bench to Bedside

Documentary

Bench to Bedside tells the inspirational stories of people and animals living with serious illnesses and the incredible biomedical research that could save their lives. Filmed documentary-style, Bench to Bedside is about true stories, real diseases and high stakes. It is the riveting place where science meets reality TV. Many television shows focus on compelling human interest stories, but Bench to Bedside is radically different. It is the only scientific and medical TV series that takes viewers straight inside biomedical research labs to showcase cutting-edge research breakthroughs that could save the lives of millions of people and animals worldwide. No other show on television is featuring real research in actual science labs.

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2012

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