Operation Ouch!

Operation Ouch! (2012)

Operation Ouch!

Hosted by twins, Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, this series is packed with incredible facts about the human body as the twins experiment and explore their way through the fascinating world of medicine and biology.

Series, 2012, Children


Operation Ouch! - TV Showtimes

Monday, May 6

9:43am

Operation Ouch! ‘Episode 6’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Episode 6'

ABC ME, 9:43am, Mon, 6 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris takes a terrifying, stomach turning ride in an aerobatic display plane to explain what happens to your body when you feel travel sick. Also the doctors put on their PJs to investigate all about sleep.

Series, 2012, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 6


4:48pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - DNA’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - DNA'

ABC ME, 4:48pm, Mon, 6 May 2024, 14 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand show how you can extract your DNA in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 6


6:32pm

Operation Ouch! ‘It's Hairy!’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'It's Hairy!'

ABC ME, 6:32pm, Mon, 6 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Can you lift a car with a ponytail? The doctors put the strength of human hair to the test and find out what makes different colours and types of hair.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 1


Tuesday, May 7

9:45am

Operation Ouch! ‘Episode 7’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Episode 7'

ABC ME, 9:45am, Tue, 7 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris inserts a tiny medical camera up his nose and down his throat to look at how our vocal cords work, and takes a terrifying ride on a super scary rollercoaster to find out how our bodies deal with fear.

Series, 2012, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 7


4:46pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Series 2, Episode 7’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Series 2, Episode 7'

ABC ME, 4:46pm, Tue, 7 May 2024, 17 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors prove that we all have invisible ink inside our bodies, and Dr Xand sees head lice removed with a vacuum cleaner! Meanwhile over in Accidents and Emergency one patient has banged her head on a telegraph pole...

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 7


6:32pm

Operation Ouch! ‘How Can You See in the Dark?’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'How Can You See in the Dark?'

ABC ME, 6:32pm, Tue, 7 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

How do you see in colour? And how can your eyes see in the dark? Time for Dr Xand to become Night Vision Man! Plus, in an Ouch! first, we see a camera go inside Dr Chris' lungs!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 2


Wednesday, May 8

9:37am

Operation Ouch! ‘Series 1, Episode 8’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Series 1, Episode 8'

ABC ME, 9:37am, Wed, 8 May 2024, 28 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors perform an experiment with wee to explain what it is made of and why our bodies produce it. And Dr Chris comes face to face with 180 of the world's most dangerous snakes!

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 8


4:46pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Fat’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - Fat'

ABC ME, 4:46pm, Wed, 8 May 2024, 17 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at body fat and show how it keeps you warm in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 8


6:31pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Magnificent Mucus’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Magnificent Mucus'

ABC ME, 6:31pm, Wed, 8 May 2024, 30 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors reveal the power of mighty mucus in keeping bacteria and air particles out of your airways. And in the emergency department, Maisie has a bead stuck up her nose!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 3


Thursday, May 9

9:44am

Operation Ouch! ‘Episode 9’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Episode 9'

ABC ME, 9:44am, Thu, 9 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

The doctors investigate what happens when blood is full of oxygen by whisking up a blood smoothie! Dr Xand visits a special medical collection of body parts to find out some ways in which human organs can go seriously wrong.

Series, 2012, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 9


4:46pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Urine’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - Urine'

ABC ME, 4:46pm, Thu, 9 May 2024, 17 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at the bladder and show you how to make a wee machine in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 9


6:32pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Mind You Don't Fall!’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Mind You Don't Fall!'

ABC ME, 6:32pm, Thu, 9 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

There's flamenco dancing in the lab as the doctors take a look at fat pads in your feet. Find out what to do if someone falls from height and watch out for a big Gross Alert in A&E.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 4


Friday, May 10

9:42am

Operation Ouch! ‘Series 1, Episode 10’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Series 1, Episode 10'

ABC ME, 9:42am, Fri, 10 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris swallows a super cool camera pill to follow the journey that food makes through his body. And Dr Xand explains how strong our bones are and meets someone who has developed the technology to grow bones!

Series, 2012, Australia, English, Children, Season 1 Episode 10


4:46pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Osmosis’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Do Try This At Home - Osmosis'

ABC ME, 4:46pm, Fri, 10 May 2024, 17 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at water in your body and show how to make an egg fountain in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 10


6:32pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Tendon Take Off!’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Tendon Take Off!'

ABC ME, 6:32pm, Fri, 10 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

George the tree frog joins the doctors to investigate how your Achilles tendon works using huge catapults! Plus there's a suspected spider-bite in the Emergency Department.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 5


Saturday, May 11

2:41pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Muscles’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Muscles'

ABC ME, 2:41pm, Sat, 11 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Britain's strongest woman, Andrea Thompson, joins the doctors in the lab as they reveal how muscle fibres work, and we say hello to 3 more incredible Ouch Award finalists.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 10 Episode 11


3:10pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Blood Vessels’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Blood Vessels'

ABC ME, 3:10pm, Sat, 11 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

It's milkshake time in the lab as the Doctors investigate how blood travels around your body - but will their own ideas for brilliant blood vessel machines impress the minis?

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 10 Episode 12


6:31pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Mouth v Knee’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Mouth v Knee'

ABC ME, 6:31pm, Sat, 11 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Welcome to the scab factory. The doctors investigate which part of your body heals the fastest, mouth versus knee! Plus in the emergency department, Sophie has a screw in her foot!

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 6


Sunday, May 12

2:44pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Blood’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Blood'

ABC ME, 2:44pm, Sun, 12 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand break down blood and show how to build a blood lava lamp in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 5


3:13pm

Operation Ouch! ‘Ouch! Awards’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'Ouch! Awards'

ABC ME, 3:13pm, Sun, 12 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Dr Chris and Dr Xand reveal the winners of the first ever Ouch Awards. Celebrating children who have shown incredible courage and bravery as they've dealt with illness, cared for others and saved lives.

Series, Australia, English, Children


6:33pm

Operation Ouch! ‘You're Mostly Made of Water!’

ABC ME

Operation Ouch!

'You're Mostly Made of Water!'

ABC ME, 6:33pm, Sun, 12 May 2024, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Did you know you're mostly made of water? Find out how as the doctors say hello to your hypothalamus - the amazing part of your brain that keeps you hydrated.

Series, 2023, Australia, English, Children, Season 11 Episode 7


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