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The Old Operating Theatre with Monica Walker

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Join us as we talk to Monica Walker about the Old Operating Theatre in London. As Europe's oldest surviving Operating Theatre the museum is a must-see attraction for anyone interested in medical history. Monica Walker will guide us through this amazing space and explain what happened within the attic of St Thomas's Church as well as talking to us about the grisly world of surgery and the 19th Century.  For more detail about the Old Operating Theatre please visit their website: http://oldoperatingtheatre.com/ You can also follow them on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldOpTheatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldoperatingtheatre/?hl=en You can also find out more about the history of Medicine and Surgery with our own magazine: https://insidehistorymagazine.ecwid.com/Medicine-and-Surgery-c45433443 For additional reading around the subject of Victorian Surgery we recommend checking out The Butchering Art by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris which can be purchased from our online bookstore here: http://www.insidehistorymagazine.co.uk/bookstore.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inside-history/message