Where to watch Operation Ouch! Season 1
Operation Ouch! season 1 is free to watch in Australia on ABC iView. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $4.99. Season 1 was released on 3 October 2012.
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Operation Ouch! Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Sneezing
28 mins · Sat, 1 May 2021
The doctors explore how exactly sneezing works, and whether or not we actually sneeze through our noses.
S01 E02
Mental Health (Special)
29 mins · Fri, 12 Feb 2021
The doctors investigate what mental health is, why things can sometimes go wrong, and what can be done to help, exploring the science behind some of the most common mental health triggers and get coping tips from hip hop star Jordan Stephens.
S01 E03
How Are Babies Made?
26 mins
Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx explain how babies are made. Starting with relationships, they describe the combinations of humans that can make up a family: mothers and fathers, sisters, brothers, dogs, two fathers, two mothers, foster families.
S01 E01
Marvellous Muscles
27 mins · Wed, 3 Oct 2012
The doctors experiment on their muscles to show how they work; Dr Chris meets some wriggly maggots that are helping to heal a sore foot; Dr Xand goes on-call with an emergency ambulance team.
S01 E02
Your Brilliant Brain
27 mins · Wed, 10 Oct 2012
The doctors handle a human brain, then help one patient with a hook caught in their hand and another who thinks he's lost a toenail up his nose.
S01 E03
Secret Lifesavers
28 mins · Wed, 17 Oct 2012
The Doctors demonstrate how our body movements are controlled by confusing their very own brains. Dr Chris lets a blood-sucking leech feed on his arm and Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. Meanwhile over in accident and emergency, a patient has locked their jaw wide open and another needs stitches after a particularly nasty fall.
S01 E04
The Coolest Feet in Town
28 mins · Wed, 24 Oct 2012
The Doctors see how much pain they can take in their laboratory; Dr Xand investigates how shoes can dramatically change a person's walk; Dr Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team; a patient comes in with a suspected hand fracture and another may lose his fingernail after trapping his finger in a car door.
S01 E05
Your connected body
28 mins · Wed, 31 Oct 2012
Dr Chris inserts a special tube into Dr Xand's nose to prove that noses, mouths, and stomachs are connected; Dr Xand investigates extreme temperatures when he endures a room colder than Antarctica.
S01 E06
Don't Be sick in the Sky!
28 mins · Sun, 5 Jul 2015
Dr Chris takes a ride in an aerobatic display to see what happens to the body during travel sickness. Plus, an investigation on sleep.
S01 E07
Vibrating Vocal Chords
28 mins · Wed, 14 Nov 2012
Dr Chris inserts a tiny medical camera up his nose and down his throat to look at how our vocal chords work. Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team and Dr Chris takes a terrifying ride on a super scary rollercoaster to find out how our bodies deal with fear. Meanwhile over in accident and emergency, one patient has some serious tummy pains and another has a sore elbow.
S01 E08
Snakes and Venom
28 mins · Wed, 21 Nov 2012
The Doctors perform an awesome experiment with wee to explain what it is made of and why bodies produce it. Dr Chris comes face-to-face with 180 of the world's most dangerous snakes to find out the devastating damage that snake venom can have on the human body.
S01 E09
Bruised or Broken?
28 mins · Wed, 28 Nov 2012
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; Dr Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.
S01 E10
Your bones are alive
28 mins · Wed, 5 Dec 2012
Dr Chris swallows a super cool camera pill to follow the journey that food makes through his body. Dr Xand explains how strong our bones are and meets someone who has developed the technology to grow bones in a laboratory. Plus, Dr Chris is put to the test as he takes part in a super realistic mock surgery scenario.
S01 E11
What a Stink?!
27 mins · Wed, 19 Dec 2012
The doctors explain how the shape, size, and smell of poo can tell a lot about a person's health; Dr Xand visits the largest blood factory in the world and donates his blood to see how it is processed to help save lives; Dr Chris spends time with the Midlands air ambulance crew, an awesome airborne emergency service who can get to the scene of an accident incredibly quickly.
S01 E12
The World's Stretchiest Skin
28 mins · Wed, 26 Dec 2012
The doctors investigate how skin protects the body from extreme temperatures by dipping their hands in a liquid so dangerous, it can freeze on contact; Dr Chris visits an allergy clinic to find out all about allergic reactions and meets two patients who have their suspected allergies put to the test.
S01 E13
What is an Allergy?
26 mins · Thu, 9 Oct 2014
Dr Chris meets some wriggly maggots that are helping to heal a sore foot and Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. Over in accident and emergency, one patient has some grit in his head after a fall in the playground and another has injured his neck.