
About this podcast
They called him ‘Doctor Death’: a surgeon charged with saving lives, but accused of taking them instead. Dr Jayant Patel ruled over Bundaberg Hospital for two years in the early 2000s, despite being banned from surgical practice in the United States. This gripping true account is the story that set Gold Walkley Award-winning journalist Hedley Thomas on his path to becoming Australia’s most trusted investigative reporter. Based on his bestselling book, the Sick to Death podcast explores a…
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Sick to Death
About this podcast
They called him ‘Doctor Death’: a surgeon charged with saving lives, but accused of taking them instead. Dr Jayant Patel ruled over Bundaberg Hospital for two years in the early 2000s, despite being banned from surgical practice in the United States. This gripping true account is the story that set Gold Walkley Award-winning journalist Hedley Thomas on his path to becoming Australia’s most trusted investigative reporter. Based on his bestselling book, the Sick to Death podcast explores a…
Recent episodes
- Bonus Episode 5: The Last Word16 Apr · 1 h 03 min
- Bonus Episode 4: The Waiting Game9 Apr · 1 h 10 min
- Episode 16: Dear Dr Patel13 Mar · 53 min
- Episode 15: The Collapse13 Mar · 59 min
- Episode 14: Payback13 Mar · 54 min
- From The Front: How we made the smash-hit Sick to Death podcast13 Mar · 21 min
- An update on Sick to Death13 Mar · 2 min
- Episode 13: Wound Feuds12 Mar · 55 min
- Episode 12: Bring Him Back5 Mar · 1 h 05 min
- Episode 11: The Breaking Point26 Feb · 1 h 05 min