Operation Ouch! TV Showtimes

Operation Ouch! (2012)

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

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Thursday, November 5

2:51am Operation Ouch! ‘Series 12, Episode 1 - Explosive Spots!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:51am, Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘Series 12, Episode 1 - Explosive Spots!’

Things get explosive in the lab when Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at how spots are made. The Doctors get snotted in Ouchology, we meet new Oucher Isaac, and join an incredible Flying Doctors! in Australia!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 1

Friday, November 6

2:58am Operation Ouch! ‘Series 12, Episode 2 - Feeling Nervous!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:58am, Fri, 6 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

REPEAT

‘Series 12, Episode 2 - Feeling Nervous!’

Find out how fast your nerves work when Dr Xand blows a fuse in the lab with a new underpants experiment, and Dr Chris accidentally sticks his hand in a slimy snot sample!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 2

Saturday, November 7

2:34am Operation Ouch! ‘In a Spin!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:34am, Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘In a Spin!’

Dr Xand gets in a spin to show you why you get dizzy, the Flying Doctors help a new baby in Australia and Dr Raph takes an icy dip when he meets a Brilliant Body who swims in the Antarctic.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 3

Sunday, November 8

2:40am Operation Ouch! ‘Snot-tacular!’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:40am, Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

REPEAT

‘Snot-tacular!’

A world champion whistler pops in to help the doctors whistle - and even Billy Bones joins in!

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 4

Monday, November 9

2:46am Operation Ouch! ‘Eyeball Action’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:46am, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘Eyeball Action’

The Operation Ouch! 3D cinema is open! But how do you see the world in three dimensions? Find out as the Doctors reveal the incredible eye muscles that control how you focus on things close-up and far away.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 5

9:52am Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Heart’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:52am, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 13 minutes

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‘Do Try This At Home - Heart’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand get to grips with the heart and show how to build a pumping heart model in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 3

Tuesday, November 10

3:01am Operation Ouch! ‘Cracking Crystals’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 3:01am, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 28 minutes

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‘Cracking Crystals’

Herman the mantis shrimp is in the lab to help the doctors explain how your incredible body not only makes crystals in your bones and teeth, but also stops them from doing damage in your kidneys.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 6

9:46am Operation Ouch! ‘Do Try This At Home - Spots’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:46am, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 13 minutes

REPEAT

‘Do Try This At Home - Spots’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand take a look at spots and reveal how to make edible spot cakes in today's DO try this at home experiment.

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2 Episode 4

Wednesday, November 11

2:54am Operation Ouch! ‘Don't Cry This At Home’ ABC Kids/Family

ABC Kids/Family · 2:54am, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 29 minutes

REPEAT

‘Don't Cry This At Home’

Dr Chris and Dr Xand look at the cool bit of body kit that sucks your tears away when you cry! The Ouchologists quiz the Doctors in today's dose of Ouchology, but who will get snotted?

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Children, Season 12 Episode 7

9:48am Operation Ouch! ‘Blood’ ABC Entertains

ABC Entertains · 9:48am, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 14 minutes

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‘Blood’

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

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