Dr Christian Jessen on how we made TV’s Embarrassing Bodies

‘We were a lifesaver for people with things – such as wonky boobs – that the NHS might only consider cosmetic’I had done some TV before and a friend told me about a fly on the wall series that needed a male doctor. I thought: “What have I got to lose?” Originally, though, the show was called Embarrassing Illnesses, but after pressure from us doctors, the producers changed it. We shouldn’t be calling illnesses embarrassing. Continue reading...