The Kidney Waiting Game
With a growing need for kidneys worldwide, we follow one man’s journey to receive a life-changing kidney transplant and talk to the donor who made it all possible.
What would you do if you have always considered yourself healthy and one day you find out that not only is this not the case, but you in fact need a new organ? We follow ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ journalist Mike Powell on his journey to receive a life-changing kidney transplant and talk to his donor who made it all possible.
With a growing global need for kidneys, we hear from others around the world that are on long transplant waiting lists and from Professor Elmi Muller who shares what we can do to reduce the wait time.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Katie Tomsett
Studio Managers: Jackie Margerum and Gwynfor Jones
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- Wed 9 Apr 2025 19:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
- Wed 9 Apr 2025 22:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 10 Apr 2025 04:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 10 Apr 2025 12:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
- Last Saturday 10:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except Australasia & East and Southern Africa
- Last Sunday 01:32GMTLive News
- Last Sunday 01:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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