The Kidney Waiting Game
With a growing need for kidneys worldwide, we follow one man’s journey to receive a life-changing kidney transplant and talk to the donor who made it all possible.
What would you do if you have always considered yourself healthy and one day you find out that not only is this not the case, but you in fact need a new organ? We follow BBC journalist Mike Powell on his journey to receive a life-changing kidney transplant and talk to his donor who made it all possible.
With a growing global need for kidneys, we hear from others around the world that are on long transplant waiting lists and from Professor Elmi Muller who shares what we can do to reduce the wait time.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Katie Tomsett
Studio Managers: Jackie Margerum and Gwynfor Jones
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Wed 9 Apr 202519:32GMTBBC World Service- Wed 9 Apr 202522:32GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 10 Apr 202504:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 10 Apr 202512:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sat 12 Apr 202510:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia & East and Southern Africa
- Sun 13 Apr 202501:32GMTLive News
- Sun 13 Apr 202501:32GMTBBC World Service
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