Diagnosing History: Medicine in Television Period Drama

This collection examines the representation of medicine and medical practices in international period drama television. Featuring original chapters on period television from the UK, the US, Spain and Australia, Diagnosing history offers an accessible, global and multidisciplinary contribution to both televisual and medical history.

Katherine Byrne is Lecturer in English at Ulster University Julie Anne Taddeo is Research Professor of History at the University of Maryland James Leggott is Associate Professor of Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University