Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people.

I like travelling on my own. It means I'm completely free to think about what's around me.

Following 25 children for the TV series 'Child of Our Time' has been extraordinary. The BBC's original plan was to commemorate the new millennium. What better way than to film a number of expectant mums from across the U.K.? Coming from widely different backgrounds, all were due to give birth on January 1, 2000.

People think I appear on television to promote my image. That's not fair. I hate filming. I turned down 'Strictly Come Dancing.' But television is a wonderful opportunity to promote scientific ideas. 'Super Doctors' is a very thoughtful piece.

Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people.

Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.

Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.