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  1. There's Nae Remeid for Stark Deid

    4/4Billy Kay looks at the rise of forensic medicine in the 19th century.

  2. Bodysnatchers, Mountebanks and Quacks

    3/4Billy Kay looks at the tradition of medical showbusiness.

  3. The Medical Metropolis

    2/4Billy Kay examines Edinburgh's 18th century emergence as a medical centre of the world.

  4. Blessed be the Doctor

    1/4Billy Kay tells the story of medicine in Scotland from sacred waters to ultrasound.