The Rise of a wonder drug

"Traces the story of the discovery of penicillin mold and its transformation into a powerful drug that would alter the course of medical and social history."@en
"This program chronicles the history of penicillin from Fleming's discovery to experiments by Florey and Chain that resulted in the first clinical trial of penicillin."@en
"Chronicles the history of penicillin from Fleming's discovery to experiments by Florey and Chain that resulted in the first clinical trial of penicillin."@en
"The story of how Alexander Fleming discovered the penicillin mold in 1928, and how his colleagues Drs. Howard Flory and Ernest Chan realized its potential therapeutic value in the fight to conquer infectious diseases."
"The story of how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin mold in 1928, and how his colleague Drs. Howard Flory and Ernest Chain realized its potential therapeutic value in the fight against infectious diseases. The focus is how penicillin affected the outcome of World War II. Gwyn MacFarlane, author of a Fleming biography, reflects on Fleming's contribution. Fleming failed to recongize the life-saving potential of the mold. Fleming was interviewed on the BBC in 1945. The tape includes clips from that interview. Howard Florey came to Oxford through a Rhodes Scholarship from Australia. He worked with Ernest Chain, an emigré from Germany. Together they did the experiments that proved the efficacy of penicillin."