Description: Segment 1 The interview begins by covering Sir Harry's entry into medicine. He did his undergraduate degree at Manchester University and then worked as a house surgeon. He met Sir Robert Jones, a well-respected orthopaedic surgeon, at this time. He worked in Boston in the United States for eight months and then began work back in the UK. He developed an interest in orthopaedic surgery, and treated all fractures at the hospital, as his colleagues passed all cases along to him. During the First World War he worked at an army hospital in Manchester in the orthopaedic department, organised by Sir Robert Jones. Sir Harry speaks of Sir Robert with great admiration. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:13:17 Length: 00:05:13:17 Segment 2 The two men continue to discuss Sir Robert and how they worked together to convince hospitals to have specialist orthopaedic departments. It was not until 1934 that Sir Harry was appointed as a specialist orthopaedic surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. He then gives an account of how the medical establishment came to accept that specialist units were necessary. Dr Liston lists Sir Harry's prizes and awards. Sir Harry comments that during his time as a surgeon, the growth of surgical specialisation was one was the most significant changes he saw. He stresses the need for training of more surgeons in this field. Time start: 00:05:13:17 Time end: 00:10:37:11 Length: 00:05:23:19