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14seasons
177episodes
About Operation Ouch!
Operation Ouch! is currently between seasons. The most recent episode aired on March 9, 2026, and no return date has been confirmed.
Operation Ouch! is a British children's educational television programme that first premiered on October 3, 2012. The show focused on the human body, exploring what happens in A&E, common medical problems, and conducting interesting experiments. It aimed to teach children about health and medicine through engaging demonstrations and real-life medical scenarios.
The series featured Dr. Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken, and Dr. Ronx Ikharia as the main cast. The show was rated for its educational content and had a runtime of 30 minutes per episode. It aired over multiple seasons, with the latest season concluding in March 2026.
Operation Ouch! episode schedule
177 aired
Aired · 177
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2026 | S14·E12 | Take My Breath Away! |
| March 9, 2026 | S14·E11 | Getting Lippy! |
| March 9, 2026 | S14·E10 | Pins and Needles! |
| March 9, 2026 | S14·E9 | What a Rollercoaster! |
| March 2, 2026 | S14·E8 | How to Build a Human! |
| March 2, 2026 | S14·E7 | What's Up Doc? |
| March 2, 2026 | S14·E6 | Dynamite Rules! |
| March 2, 2026 | S14·E5 | Head to Head! |
| February 23, 2026 | S14·E4 | What a Gas! |
| February 23, 2026 | S14·E3 | I'm Gonna Vom! |
| February 23, 2026 | S14·E2 | Fart Speed! |
| February 23, 2026 | S14·E1 | Awesome Earwax! |
| March 17, 2025 | S13·E15 | Soaked to the Skin! |
| March 17, 2025 | S13·E14 | No Sleeping in the Lab! |
| March 17, 2025 | S13·E13 | Body-Battling Gladiator! |
| March 10, 2025 | S13·E12 | Mega Muscles! |
| March 10, 2025 | S13·E11 | When You Need to Wee! |
| March 10, 2025 | S13·E10 | Rhinovirus Attack! |
| March 10, 2025 | S13·E9 | Slam-Dunk Dynamite! |
| March 3, 2025 | S13·E8 | Snot, Snot, Snot! |
| March 3, 2025 | S13·E7 | What a Stinker! |
| March 3, 2025 | S13·E6 | The Acid Test! |
| March 3, 2025 | S13·E5 | Crusty Bogies! |
| February 24, 2025 | S13·E4 | Bum Noises! |
| February 24, 2025 | S13·E3 | Teardrop Explodes! |
| February 24, 2025 | S13·E2 | Tummy Rumble-tastic! |
| February 24, 2025 | S13·E1 | Fart Rocket! |
| January 30, 2024 | S12·E14 | We Are Superheroes! |
| January 29, 2024 | S12·E13 | No Eating in the Lab! |
| January 25, 2024 | S12·E12 | Rules Are Rules! |
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| January 24, 2024 | S12·E11 | What a Pong! |
| January 23, 2024 | S12·E10 | Ask Us Anything! |
| January 22, 2024 | S12·E9 | Man v Monkey |
| January 18, 2024 | S12·E8 | Who's Getting Snotted? |
| January 17, 2024 | S12·E7 | Don't Cry This at Home |
| January 16, 2024 | S12·E6 | Cracking Crystals |
| January 15, 2024 | S12·E5 | Eyeball Action |
| January 11, 2024 | S12·E4 | Snot-tacular! |
| January 10, 2024 | S12·E3 | In a Spin! |
| January 9, 2024 | S12·E2 | Feeling Nervous! |
| January 8, 2024 | S12·E1 | Explosive Spots! |
| November 29, 2022 | S10·E14 | How Are Babies Made? |
| September 23, 2022 | S11·E13 | Totally Gross! |
| September 22, 2022 | S11·E12 | Heroic Hippocampus |
| September 21, 2022 | S11·E11 | Earmageddon! |
| September 20, 2022 | S11·E10 | It's a Lung Slide! |
| September 19, 2022 | S11·E9 | Fingers on Buzzers! |
| September 15, 2022 | S11·E8 | Liver |
| September 14, 2022 | S11·E7 | Hypothalamus |
| September 13, 2022 | S11·E6 | Hearing |
| September 12, 2022 | S11·E5 | Achilles |
| September 8, 2022 | S11·E4 | Fat Pads |
| September 7, 2022 | S11·E3 | Mucus |
| September 6, 2022 | S11·E2 | Night Vision |
| September 5, 2022 | S11·E1 | Hair |
| March 28, 2022 | S10·E13 | Battle of the Blood Cells |
| March 23, 2022 | S10·E12 | Blood Super-Highway |
| March 22, 2022 | S10·E11 | Mighty Muscles! |
| March 21, 2022 | S10·E10 | Brilliant Body Temperature |
| March 16, 2022 | S10·E9 | Speedy Enzymes |
| March 15, 2022 | S10·E8 | Guts Galore! |
| March 10, 2022 | S10·E7 | Extraordinary Energy |
| March 9, 2022 | S10·E6 | Nailed It! |
| March 8, 2022 | S10·E5 | Your Heartbeat |
| March 7, 2022 | S10·E4 | Bum Power |
| March 2, 2022 | S10·E3 | Eyeball Extravaganza! |
| March 1, 2022 | S10·E2 | Poo-Tastic! |
| February 28, 2022 | S10·E1 | 10th Birthday |
| April 9, 2021 | S9·E16 | Osmosis |
| April 8, 2021 | S9·E15 | Urine |
| April 7, 2021 | S9·E14 | Fat |
| April 6, 2021 | S9·E13 | Iron |
| April 5, 2021 | S9·E12 | DNA |
| March 17, 2021 | S9·E11 | Blink And You'll Miss It! |
| March 10, 2021 | S9·E10 | Stinky Dr Xand! |
| March 3, 2021 | S9·E9 | How to Train a Brain |
| February 24, 2021 | S9·E8 | Snot, Snot, Snot! |
| February 17, 2021 | S9·E7 | Doctor Alert! |
| February 10, 2021 | S9·E6 | Superhero Ribs |
| February 3, 2021 | S9·E5 | You're Having a Laugh! |
| January 27, 2021 | S9·E4 | Dr Scorpion |
| January 20, 2021 | S9·E3 | Stick Your Tongue Out! |
| January 13, 2021 | S9·E2 | Your Super Spine |
| May 5, 2020 | S9·E1 | Virus Alert |
| December 18, 2019 | S8·E14 | Food, Poo and You! |
| December 4, 2019 | S8·E13 | What Happened Next? |
| November 27, 2019 | S8·E12 | Xand Goes Pop! |
| November 20, 2019 | S8·E11 | It's a Tug-O-War! |
| November 13, 2019 | S8·E10 | All Hail King Xand |
| November 6, 2019 | S8·E9 | Your Brilliant Brain and Sparky Signals |
| October 30, 2019 | S8·E8 | Knobbly Knees and What They Are For |
| October 23, 2019 | S8·E7 | Flexible Arms and Triple Jumping |
| October 16, 2019 | S8·E6 | Slime, Snot and Bogies |
| October 9, 2019 | S8·E5 | What Are Vaccinations For? |
| October 2, 2019 | S8·E4 | Loud, LOUD, LOUDER! |
| September 25, 2019 | S8·E3 | There's a Lizard in the Lab |
| September 18, 2019 | S8·E2 | Doctors Face Off |
| September 11, 2019 | S8·E1 | We're Having a Baby |
| March 20, 2019 | S7·E13 | The Body Roadtrip! |
| March 20, 2019 | S7·E12 | Is My Body Electric? |
| March 13, 2019 | S7·E11 | Why Are Some People Faster Than Others? |
| March 6, 2019 | S7·E10 | Get Your Body Moving! |
| February 27, 2019 | S7·E9 | Why Is Sweat Salty |
| February 20, 2019 | S7·E8 | How Your Reflexes Can Save You |
| February 13, 2019 | S7·E7 | What Thumbs Are For |
| February 6, 2019 | S7·E6 | How to Grow a Brain |
| January 30, 2019 | S7·E5 | Why Is Your Poo Brown? |
| January 23, 2019 | S7·E4 | Don't Pick Your Scabs! |
| January 16, 2019 | S7·E3 | What Makes You Go Yuck? |
| January 9, 2019 | S7·E2 | Why Do Bones Break? |
| January 2, 2019 | S7·E1 | What Makes You, You? |
| December 13, 2017 | S6·E13 | Flabbergasting Favourites |
| December 6, 2017 | S6·E12 | Tremendous Tears |
| November 29, 2017 | S6·E11 | Super Strong Skulls |
| November 22, 2017 | S6·E10 | Sensational Sphincters |
| November 15, 2017 | S6·E9 | Gob-smacking Growth Plates |
| November 8, 2017 | S6·E8 | Marvellous Valves |
| November 1, 2017 | S6·E7 | Mind-boggling Brains |
| October 25, 2017 | S6·E6 | Exceptional Eyebrows |
| October 18, 2017 | S6·E5 | Terrific Teeth |
| October 11, 2017 | S6·E4 | Colossal Coughs |
| October 4, 2017 | S6·E3 | Super Sensory Neurons |
| September 27, 2017 | S6·E2 | Extraordinary Ears |
| September 20, 2017 | S6·E1 | Jaw-dropping Joints |
| December 2, 2016 | S5·E10 | Jaw-dropping Jaws |
| December 1, 2016 | S5·E9 | Pancreas Power |
| November 30, 2016 | S5·E8 | Big Burps! |
| November 29, 2016 | S5·E7 | Germ-Fighters |
| November 28, 2016 | S5·E6 | Extraordinary Eyes |
| November 28, 2016 | S5·E5 | Super Saliva |
| November 21, 2016 | S5·E4 | Awesome Oxygen |
| November 14, 2016 | S5·E3 | Bendy Cool Cartilage |
| November 7, 2016 | S5·E2 | Ear We Go! |
| October 31, 2016 | S5·E1 | Bendy Bodies |
| March 14, 2016 | S4·E9 | Best Of... |
| March 7, 2016 | S4·E8 | Before You Were Born |
| February 29, 2016 | S4·E7 | Fire in the Lab! |
| February 22, 2016 | S4·E6 | Superhero Kidneys |
| February 15, 2016 | S4·E5 | The Big Skin Mystery |
| February 8, 2016 | S4·E4 | What's in Your Diarrhoea? |
| February 1, 2016 | S4·E3 | Who Stole the Milk? |
| January 25, 2016 | S4·E2 | Can I Borrow Some of Your Blood? |
| January 18, 2016 | S4·E1 | How Your Nerves Work |
| December 23, 2014 | S3·E10 | The Bits That Make You Scream "Ouch!" |
| December 22, 2014 | S3·E9 | A Body Full of Blood |
| December 19, 2014 | S3·E8 | Don't Try This at Home! |
| December 18, 2014 | S3·E7 | Bionic Eyes and Body Cheese |
| December 17, 2014 | S3·E6 | Whose Lying Here? |
| December 16, 2014 | S3·E5 | Why Do We Wee? |
| December 15, 2014 | S3·E4 | My Blue Skull |
| December 12, 2014 | S3·E3 | What's in a Cough? |
| December 11, 2014 | S3·E2 | We Heart the Heart! |
| December 10, 2014 | S3·E1 | Flaming Farts |
| August 8, 2014 | S2·E11 | Goes Back in Time |
| December 2, 2013 | S2·E10 | We Love Operation Ouch! |
| November 25, 2013 | S2·E9 | The Dog Who Saves Lives |
| November 18, 2013 | S2·E8 | A Stomach Full of Laughs |
| November 11, 2013 | S2·E7 | How to be Invisible…on the Inside! |
| November 4, 2013 | S2·E6 | Snot Is Spectacular! |
| October 28, 2013 | S2·E5 | What Is Earwax Made Of? |
| October 21, 2013 | S2·E4 | What's the Deal with Swallowing? |
| October 14, 2013 | S2·E3 | I Spy with My ENORMOUS Eye! |
| October 7, 2013 | S2·E2 | Can Robots Vomit? |
| September 30, 2013 | S2·E1 | What Happens When You Don't Brush Your Teeth? |
| December 26, 2012 | S1·E13 | What Is an Allergy? |
| December 19, 2012 | S1·E12 | The World's Stretchiest Skin |
| December 12, 2012 | S1·E11 | What a Stink?! |
| December 5, 2012 | S1·E10 | Your Bones Are Alive |
| November 28, 2012 | S1·E9 | Bruised or Broken? |
| November 21, 2012 | S1·E8 | Episode 8 |
| November 14, 2012 | S1·E7 | Episode 7 |
| November 7, 2012 | S1·E6 | Don't Be Sick in the Sky! |
| October 31, 2012 | S1·E5 | Your Connected Body |
| October 24, 2012 | S1·E4 | The Coolest Feet in Town |
| October 17, 2012 | S1·E3 | Secret Lifesavers |
| October 10, 2012 | S1·E2 | Your Brilliant Brain |
| October 3, 2012 | S1·E1 | Marvellous Muscles |
