Microbes and Men โ Season 1, Episode 2: A Germ is Life
Drama โข 56 min โข 1 season, 6 episodes โข โ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
2: A Germ is Life by MARTIN WORTH In the small French town of Arbois stand the graves of Louis Pasteur's three young daughters. Two had died from typhoid, one from an inoperable tumour - a stark reminder of the background to his struggle to find the cause of disease. Music composed by DUDLEY SIMPSON Producer PETER GOODCHILD Director PETER JONES
About Microbes and Men
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.