City Hospital
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City Hospital was a medical drama series that aired on the CBS
television network Tuesday nights from 1951 through 1953. The show starred Anne Burr as Dr. Kate Morrow and Mel Ruick as Dr. Barton Crane.
City Hospital was a medical documentary television series that aired on BBC1, the United Kingdom's National Network from 2002 till 2007. It ran over nine series with over 360 hours of film broadcast every weekday from 10 am.
It was broadcast live from London's flagship NHS Health Trust - Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital and The Princess Anne Maternity Hospital
in Southampton. The show followed real patients and staff and featured daily live-to-air footage of actual surgical operations, as they were being performed.
A ratings success, the final series commanded a quarter of all the UK television audience at 10am every weekday - over a million viewers daily.
The programme had unprecedented BBC Audience Appreciation (AI) figures for a daytime broadcast. When viewers were asked which programme they would put at the top of all the BBC programmes they had watched that week, City Hospital consistently scored highly. During the last week of programmes, the AI figure was an almost unheard of 88%. The BBC reported: "Alongside the usual big hitters, the dramas and US imports, the daytime programme City Hospital always wins through with high AIs."
Presenters included Nadia Sawalha
, Matt Baker, Ainsley Harriott
, Andi Peters
, Nick Knowles
, Sian Williams, Roger Black
and Matthew Kelly
.
Numerous guests presenters, including celebrities, actors and musicians made cameo appearances.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network Tuesday nights from 1951 through 1953. The show starred Anne Burr as Dr. Kate Morrow and Mel Ruick as Dr. Barton Crane.
City Hospital was a medical documentary television series that aired on BBC1, the United Kingdom's National Network from 2002 till 2007. It ran over nine series with over 360 hours of film broadcast every weekday from 10 am.
It was broadcast live from London's flagship NHS Health Trust - Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital and The Princess Anne Maternity Hospital
Princess Anne Hospital
The Princess Anne Hospital is a maternity hospital in Southampton affiliated with Southampton University. It is operated by the Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust....
in Southampton. The show followed real patients and staff and featured daily live-to-air footage of actual surgical operations, as they were being performed.
A ratings success, the final series commanded a quarter of all the UK television audience at 10am every weekday - over a million viewers daily.
The programme had unprecedented BBC Audience Appreciation (AI) figures for a daytime broadcast. When viewers were asked which programme they would put at the top of all the BBC programmes they had watched that week, City Hospital consistently scored highly. During the last week of programmes, the AI figure was an almost unheard of 88%. The BBC reported: "Alongside the usual big hitters, the dramas and US imports, the daytime programme City Hospital always wins through with high AIs."
Presenters included Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha is an English actress and television presenter.Sawalha is perhaps best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during the 1990s, although most of her television work is now as a presenter rather than an actress...
, Matt Baker, Ainsley Harriott
Ainsley Harriott
Ainsley Harriott is a British celebrity chef and television presenter.-Early career:Trained at Westminster College of Catering, Ainsley obtained an apprenticeship at Verrey's restaurant in the West End and later worked as a commis chef...
, Andi Peters
Andi Peters
Andi Eleazu Peters is an English television presenter and television producer.-Education:Peters was educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, in south-west London.-Life and career:...
, Nick Knowles
Nick Knowles
Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles is an English television presenter. He is best known for presenting DIY SOS on the BBC. He has also presented Mission Africa, UK's Worst, City Hospital, Coast to Coast, Five's Company, Departure Lounge and Real Rescues.-Early years:Knowles was born in Southall,...
, Sian Williams, Roger Black
Roger Black
Roger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the...
and Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly is an English television presenter and Olivier-award winning actor. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as You Bet! and Stars in Their Eyes...
.
Numerous guests presenters, including celebrities, actors and musicians made cameo appearances.