Shondaland leading ladies Kerry Washington and Ellen Pompeo welcome The Catchstar Mireille Enos to ABCs TGIT lineup in a new popcorn and wine-filled promo.

Walking down the street, donning a black trench coat, Enos says, Hope I havent kept you waiting, as she slips into silky pajamas.

Welcome to the party, Washington says to Enos, pouring Olivia Popes drink of choice: red wine.

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The Scandal star and Greys Anatomys Meredith Grey then toast Alice Vaughan making her way to the Shonda Rhimes-created ABC Thursday night schedule. Absent from the group is How To Get Away With Murders Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, who was previously included in anotherpromo with Washington and Pompeo.

Season 2 of The Catch is replacing HTGAWM after its Season 3 two-hour finale airs tonight. Earlier this month, ABC gave early renewals to all its TGIT drama lineup.Greyswas picked up for a 14th season, Scandalfor a seventh and HTGAWM for afourth season.

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Greys Anatomy fans have been dying to find out if Sandra Oh will return to the series ever since her character, Dr. Cristina Yang, left Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital back in 2014. Now Sandra herself is speaking out!

At this point No, I dont think so,Sandra Oh, 45, said when she was asked about returning to Greys Anatomy during her recent appearance onAccess Hollywood Live. Though the actress was there to promote her new movieCatfight, along with her co-star Anne Heche, of course co-hosts Kit Hoover and Natalie Moralesjust had to ask if shed reprise her role as Dr. Cristina Yang! Hello, she was Meredith Greys (Ellen Pompeo) best friend for 10 wonderful seasons!

Sandra, aGolden Globe winner for her performance on the ABC drama,was also asked if she would come back justfor the series finale (when it happens), to which she said she has talked with showrunner Shonda Rhimesabout the idea. I just dont know. It would have to feel right, she said.

As an actor, as an artist, its a full life that one has, Sandra said of her career. And as I look back to that time, which is extremely important and deeply meaningful to me, and it means a lot to me that a whole generation, a new generation of fans are discovering the show. So it means a lot.

The Catfightactressdecided to leave the powerhouse series back in 2014, so Cristina was written out as going to work overseas. Ever since then we have definitely missed Merediths person and we know she has too! So we will keep holding out hope that one day Sandra might come back, if only for an episode!

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Ever since Grey's Anatomy made Meredith a widow,a sentiment has begun to grow among the long-running ABC soap's fan base that maybe it's time to test the romantic waters between the good doc and her oldest friend Alex. Over the course of the last two seasons, there have been moments where the show seemed to toying with the idea itself. We've even advocated for the plot development on this very site.

Finally, the stars themselves, Ellen Pompeo and Justin Chambers, are revealing their thoughts on the prospect of their characters getting together. Spoiler alert: They aren't feeling the love.

"Justin is one of my favorite people on the planet," Pompeo told E! News direct from the Grey's Anatomy set. "We're really close, and it does feel weird. To potentially maybe have him as a love interest would be like kissing my brother. I used to say that about Patrick [Dempsey] all the time too because just we'd been together for so long."

From the sound of things, the actress just might beperfectly fine with Meredith not finding romance with anyone else ever again. "The love interest part is not my favorite piece of this, I'll be honest,"she added. "Kissing guys that aren't your husband is, you know, a little weird. I guess it wouldn't be if you didn't like your husband, but I happen to be very, very fond of mine."

Chambers echoed his old friend's thoughts on a possible MerLex union, but admitted that, withShonda Rhimes as his boss, he never rules anything out."I think anything is possible, but personally I find it to be weird," he told us. "I think that they're very much like siblings. They've been through so much together. Personally, I don't see it. But, hey, this is Grey's Anatomy. Anything is possible."

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Trade Talk. Cap Gymnastics. A Surprise Phone Call. A Short-Handed Scrimmage. It's All Part Of 'The Anatomy Of A Day In The Mavs' Trade-Deadline Life.'

The first soon-to-be-public domino topples innocuously enough, with Dallas Mavericks rookie center AJ Hammons showing up for work in Frisco, expecting to be a starter for Wednesday nights D-League game between the Mavs affiliate the Texas Legends vs. the LA D-Fenders.

At 3:36, I receive a text.

Hammons is being recalled by the Mavs today.

And right about at this time, Legends coach Bob MacKinnon contacts Hammons.

Youre going downtown, MacKinnon tells the kid.

I ask a Mavs staffer if Hammons hurry-up drive south down the Tollway (a move made official at 3:49) had anything to do with the possibility of a trade-deadline-centered Dallas roster shuffle.

You could surmise that, yes, he tells me.

And then comes a Mavs practice. (It is suggested to me that the workout is largely a scrimmage, and that coach Rick Carlisle will supervise another scrimmage on Thursday as the team comes back from its All-Star Break and preps for a Friday game at Minnesota and a Saturday AAC meeting with Boogie Cousins Pelicans). And it is a Mavs practice that does not feature Andrew Bogut or Deron Williams.

We were just told a trade might happen, J.J. Barea reveals to the media collected downtown. So theyre not here.

Both sit out, protectively bubble-wrapped in order to be safely delivered to their new teams by the 2 p.m. Thursday deadline if the Mavs can procure from suitors just the right future-value bounty.

Says Carlisle: If it turns out they're not here, they're not here and this is what we got. And if there are trades, there's a chance there's going to be some players coming back that could help us. But we'll see. We'll know by 2 o'clock tomorrow, and we'll go from there.

That players coming back part is a significant revelation to those of you whove been following how a D-Will-to-Cleveland trade might have to work. More on that below

Assorted other vignettes, takes and dominos as part ofThe Anatomy Of A Day In The Mavs Trade-Deadline Life:

*Just 24 hours earlier, Dallas discusses with Utah the idea of trading Williams to the Jazz. Its not an unappealing idea to D-Will (who once played in Utah and owns a home there and would seemingly waive his trade-veto rights to return). Im told Utah is not enthralled with the idea of sacrificing whatever first-rounder (the Jazz have a cache of them) Dallas is asking for. But at least the conversations are on and inside the Mavs headquarters on Wednesday morning, the idea remains a topic of discussion.

*The same is true of the concept of a Bogut trade to Boston(details here), though a source continues to tell me that a bigger shoe needs to drop first for the Celtics before they turn to the idea of giving up a 2018-or-later pick for the center.

*Mavs GM Donnie Nelson is the point man on many of the conversations, including the in-house ones in which the staff discusses ideas to pursue the likes of Utahs Derrick Favors and Detroits Andre Drummond. Assistant Michael Finley is a key voice in the room.

*At some point after 10:37 a.m., the D-Will-to-Utah talks are supplemented by D-Will-to-Cleveland talks. This is happy news inside Dallas HQ; the Mavs believe this is the Cavs long-sought-after target. Maybe theyre right but in the early afternoon Im told Cleveland is also willing to ask Mario Chalmers to come off the couch to serve as the off-the-bench playmaker LeBron James desires.

*The ideal Deron trade brings back nothing but picks; theres no desire to let a Channing Frye or a Man Shumpert clog the Mavs summer salary cap. So there are complicated ways to pull that off. A three-way involving another team, and letting the Cavs player go somewhere other than Dallas. A complicated swap with the Cavs that involves not only Deron but Bogut, too. All these are considered by Mark Cuban and staff keeping in mind that because of Utahs cap situation (as compared to Clevelands) a D-Will trade to the Jazz requires no filler, no matching, no cap gymnastics.(See David Lord's incomparable insight into these "deeply involved'' trade talks here.)

*Take this as either a) a sign that Deron and/or Bogut deal(s) are going down or b) that the Mavs are really, really doing their just-in-case preparatory homework. But consider the Mavs roster post-trade. If Carlisles forecast is right and Dallas gets some players coming back, this isnt an issue.

Or

Two players go out and fewer than two players come back. Its so feasible that the Mavs staff decides it had better assemble a list of D-League prospects, a list of guys on the couch, a list of prospects playing in China who will soon be eligible to sign NBA deals.

How real am I being about this concept? Im giving you names. If the Mavs have roster vacancies, they will consider quickly sending out weekend feelers to D-Leaguer Jalen Jones (of Maine and formerly of Texas A&M), to Manny Harris and Pierre Jackson (of the Legends), to Ray McCallum (now on his second 10-day with the Hornets), to Briante Weber (the D-League star now on a 10-day with Golden State), maybe to the aforementioned Chalmers, and eventually, when his China service is done, to J.J. Hickson, the former Wizards big man.

*The organization is still struggling to wrap its collective head around the ideas of being non-competitive, of tanking, of organic tanking. Somebody on the staff mentions out-loud how Boogie and The Brow are almost certain to lead New Orleans to a charge for the No. 8 spot in the West playoffs, leaving Dallas in the lottery dust.

I dont know what Carlisles private reply to that is. I know his public answer.

Were in a dynamic business, he says to the Wednesday afternoon media. Theres plenty going on.

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An older woman hesitantly shares her experiences of sexuality after recovering from cervical cancer. A lawyer-turned-prostitute intimately tells of her passion for other women. A young homeless woman recounts a memory of a traumatizing childhood rape. These are just a few of the many emotional and powerful monologues presented within playwright and activist Eve Enslers award-winning The Vagina Monologues.

The Vagina Monologues discusses the stigma around womens sexuality and spurs dialogue about women, violence against women and the push for equality. Through monologues compiled by Ensler, such as My Revolution Begins in the Body, My Short Skirt and My Vagina Was My Village, the play shares personal accounts of womens experiences and emotions on this topic. All proceeds from the play, presented by IC Players at two show times Feb. 19 in the Emerson Suites, benefited V-day, a global activist movement dedicated to increase awareness of violence against women. The performances drew in about 140 people for both shows, and IC Players raised about $815 for the organization.

After three years of acting in The Vagina Monologues, senior Jessica Braham, a theater arts management major at Ithaca College, directed the play. Braham said the play is especially relevant now because of the current political climate and that she strived to use her power to address these political issues.

I felt like I could bring my vision to life, and I could finally be the one to inspire other women to voice these stories, Braham said. Theres a lot of criticism about the show because people are asking, Why are we still doing this? Women have rights. But I felt like this year was the time. This is when we need it now more than ever.

Braham said a key theme in the play was to stress the importance of women supporting and empowering other women. She said that while directing the play, she especially encouraged the cast members to empower one another.

Women empowering other women is something that is so important and something that we dont really have a lot of, Braham said. This isnt the time to segregate ourselves and separate from the issues. This is when we all need to come together and rally and fight for what is right for our rights and equality.

True to the message of women supporting other women, sophomore Hannah Paquette, assistant director of the play, said she aimed to create a sense of community among the women whose stories they were telling in the play.

These dialogues and conversations and sometimes these thoughts dont even happen unless theres a community of women where those things can come out, Paquette said.

Another important part of the play, Paquette said, is that it changes each year. This year, the spotlight monologue, a piece written by Ensler and selectively added to the performance, was I Call You Body, a monologue demanding safe and violence-free workplaces. The spotlight monologues each year highlight specific issues that are stressed in the yearly campaign for One Billion Rising and Vday.org, two organizations established by Ensler to combat violence against women. The additions help keep The Vagina Monologues relevant, Paquette said, allowing for the play to be a living body of work.

Its a really important point of activism for me being able to do this show, especially in this time period, Paquette said. It [shows] defiance and resistance.

Erin Lockett, a freshman acting major and the narrator of the play, said the show is an important feminist piece because it addresses the stigma face-first, without any shyness.

I think that if not everyone, a lot of people are very uncomfortable talking about vaginas because of the stigma that surrounds it, she said. I think The Vagina Monologues brings up the stigma. It names it, and it addresses it, and it analyzes it.

Lockett said the play commands attention and respect because of its direct style of addressing touchy subjects.

I think thats just a way more powerful way to address [the stigma], she said.

Without powerful, artful statements such as this play, Braham said, none of the universal problems referenced would be resolved. Braham recommends that people who fear the stigma see the performance.

Nothing will ever get solved by shying away and not addressing the situation or the problem at hand, Braham said. So to someone who is not going to come because of the title Why not give it a shot? Have an open mind. Maybe youre uncomfortable, but isnt that the theater that matters and provokes conversation? I want people to leave, go have dialogue and take action about what they just saw.

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You know her as Dr. Stephanie Edwards from Grey's Anatomy, but what's Jerrika Hinton like IRL? Here, the actress takes our Cosmo Quiz and gives you a glimpse into who she is when she's not in scrubs. Spoiler: She's pretty hilarious.

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OnGrey's Anatomy Season 13 Episode 13the friction between members of the hospital got infinitely worse, and sides were being taken amongst the attendings. The other attendings, Maggie in particular, made April's first day as interim Chief of Surgery, difficult.

Eliza begin the second phase of her teaching program, which allowed Ben and Stephanie to perform solo surgeries with no aid. Ben's surgery was successful but Stephanie's went badly.

Join TV Fanatics Tiffany, Amanda, and Jasmine as they discuss whether it was fair that the others ostracizedApril, whether a truce is on the horizon amongst the fractured group of friends, and much more.

Do you think it was fair that the other doctors ostracized April for taking Meredith's position?

Tiffany: I know it may seem childish but yes. I didn't buy April's argument that she was just doing her job. I think she saw an opportunity to have a higher position, even if it belonged to someone else, and took it.

I understand it, a lot of people who do it but don't pretend like you did it for some other, nobler reason. Especially considering how strongly she felt about Webber's cause right before that.

Amanda: I think it was really unfair for the doctors to turn their backs. Was April really supposed to say no? The patients would suffer. Someone needs to help out and take charge without Meredith there.

I also find it really annoying that Meredith seems to do no wrong in the eyes of her friends, but April is constantly criticized or made fun of. The girl went into a war zone and helped people. That's a lot more than a lot of these other doctors have done. Give the woman some credit. She's a great doctor.

Jasmine: I'll fall somewhere in the middle with this. It was childish, but I completely understand it and I probably would have been the same way. It didn't spill over into them not being able to do their jobs.

I don't think April was being opportunistic. I do think that April is a chronic do-gooder, obsessively so, and that has been an issue for her ever since Derek brought her back after her mistake.

I feel like in April's mind she had to take it. She knew what it was like to lose her job before, and she didn't want a repeat of that again. She was offered the position after Meredith was suspended, so I get feeling like she had no choice.

Plus, if she didn't take it, and no one else would touch it, then somebody knew would potentially be brought in, and that is the root of the problem as it is. I don't like April's choice, and I would have shut her out too, but I get why she did it. And I agree with Amanda about Meredith. It's irritated me for all thirteen seasons.

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Did finding out that Eliza never lost a child before this one make you sympathize with her more? Or does it make you question her methods even further?

Tiffany: Nope, still hate her. It was definitely her fault they lost the little boy. Stephanie is a great resident and I initially thought she'd be fine but why in the world would you risk a kid's life on a first-time solo surgery?

I think they got a little too caught up in their excitement and it became more about the surgery than the patient. This seems to happen a lot with Minnick. She's so focused on her methods and the residents that she doesn't consider anyone or anything else.

Amanda: I don't feel one way or the other about Eliza, but it does seem unrealistic that she would make it this far in her career without seeing a child die. If her reaction was any indication, she's a lot more fragile than she's been letting on.

Jasmine: Words cannot describe how little I care about Eliza. I'm just done with her. I find her character incredibly irritating for so many reasons. One of which, what Tiffany mentioned above. I can't deal with this woman's total disregard for patients.

She makes Yang look like Mother Theresa. I find her attitude and approach abhorrent, and the fact that she never lost a kid before, and has limited experience in things outside of her field, tells me she's not a good fit here.

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Is Bailey cut out for being Chief or do you think it would be better if someone else took over?

Tiffany: I think Bailey will ultimately be a great chief, but right now she's not acting like Bailey, she's impersonating Catherine and Catherine would not make a good chief. She's pushy, arrogant, stubborn, and thinks she knows what's best for everyone.

It was her whispering in Bailey's ear that caused all these problems to begin with. Bailey could have upgraded the teaching program and brought in Minnick without blindsiding Webber and pushing him out altogether. Now it's gone so far I think she's just too proud to stop it. At this point, I only see things getting worse.

Amanda: I think Bailey is a wonderful Chief. She has made some missteps along the way, but she's ultimately trying to do what she thinks is best for the hospital. Sometimes being the boss means you won't be popular with your employees when you make difficult decisions.

Jasmine: I think Bailey worked her whole life to get to this point. Hell, Richard trained and mentored her to get to this point. She's his legacy. I think she's great when she handles things on her own.

But the Bailey of late, she's not walking her own path and she's being too easily influenced by too many outside forces. I love Bailey. She's a force of nature, but I'm not seeing much of that Bailey right now.

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Do you think we're closer to a truce being called between the doctors involved in this Bailey and Eliza versus Richard and Meredith debacle?

Tiffany: I don't think so. If anything it looks like sides are forming -- Bailey, Minnick, Catherine and April against everyone else.

Amanda: I don't see an end in sight right now. Everyone is still fuming and both sides are drawing firmer lines in the sand.

Jasmine: Initially, I was thinking we may have been closer to a truce, what with Eliza breaking down and Bailey and Webber getting to share some of their feelings with each other, but now I'm thinking it's going to be a while.

It looks like more lines are being drawn in the sand, and with Alex coming back...who knows what's going to happen next? They may be more divided than ever.

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Are there other storylines or plots that you miss? Or are you enjoying the Webber and Minnick one?

Tiffany: I'm not necessarily enjoying the Webber/Minnick storyline but I'm definitely invested (#TeamWebber). I'm ready for Alex to come back to the hospital and wondering when we'll finally see Owen's mysterious sister.

Amanda: I want to get to Alex's transition back to working at the hospital. I have hated this Webber/Minnick storyline from day one. Everyone is acting like a child and it needs to stop!

Jasmine: I, too, am invested enough in this arc to not be too bothered by it. I like the fact that it does involve multiple characters. I just want some resolution on a few things, like the Omelia situation.

I also feel like they teased this potential story arc about Owen's sister, and we haven't seen anything else. And there are a few characters that are so underused or misused right now. It wouldn't kill them to show some other things too.

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What was your favorite and/or least favorite part of the episode?

Tiffany: I think my least favorite part was seeing April and Catherine celebrate over dinner. One of the best doctors is suspended, there is nothing but conflict within the hospital staff, and they just lost a child but yeah, celebrate.

I'm all about strong females but the two of them, along with Bailey and Minnick, have created an unhappy, cantankerous, atmosphere and the way they're forcing their new found power down everyone's throats bothers me.

Amanda: I liked seeing April stand up for herself against Jackson. She was right when she said no one takes her seriously. Someone needed to help out, and she had every right to step in and work with the patients.

Jasmine: My least favorite part was almost the entire situation with the kid. Stephanie reminds me of Yang sometimes, which I like, but I seriously disliked the way she got dragged into Eliza's cavalier attitude towards patients.

I can't quite put my finger on what makes it so different than what the original characters (especially Christina) used to do or say, but it is. Somehow it's...too far and unbecoming.

My favorite scene was Webber comforting Stephanie. Fantastic scene.

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Who was the MVP?

Tiffany: Webber. He was resistant at first but when he joined Warren in the OR it really seemed like he was ready to assist him. Then after Bailey butted in, and screamed at him, he still stepped up for Stephanie when Minnick flaked on her.

Amanda: Arizona was great at playing both sides of the feud at the hospital. She's obviously on Webber's side, but she was still able to lend an ear to Minnick and give her some advice.

Jasmine: Ben. He kicked ass on his first solo surgery and it made me so proud. He also called Bailey and Webber out on behaving like children and ruining his moment, and I loved that. Go Ben!

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Solihull has played host to a new dinner show with real heart... and lungs, brains and intestines.

Because diners at the Village Hotel were offered an extra course with their meal - live dissection.

Welcome to Anatomy Lab Live, the brainchild of teacher Sam Piri, who was inspired to create this evenings infotainment after watching the delight of schoolchildren studying biology.

The event begins with a good dinner of salmon, served with roast potatoes, green beans and roasted butternut squash and carrots, followed by apple pie and custard or Eton mess - washed down with wine or lager.

The only clue of what is to come is an unsettling table centre piece, made up of medical waste sacks, syringes, and petri dishes.

After the food has been cleared away, a curtain is drawn back to reveal an operating theatre, complete with a body lying on a trolley, feet poking out from under a white sheet.

Dressed in full scrubs, pathologist Sam peels back the blanket and reaches carefully into the gaping chest.

There is a gasp from the audience as he pulls out the heart and lungs, holding them high for everyone to see, before setting them down on a stainless-steel table.

Former forensic science student Kellie Bown at the next table to me, is clearly enjoying herself. Its like the most macabre dinner party ever, she says.

Thankfully all is not quite as it seems - the body on the operating table is plastic, the insides pig organs, chosen because they are almost identical to humans.

The operating theatre is a decommissioned pathology laboratory from a Sheffield hospital, rebuilt inside the banqueting room at the Village Hotel in Solihull.

This is only the opening night in Birmingham, but the show is proving offally popular with tickets for Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle and Blackpool performances already sold out.

Sam dissects the brain, heart and lungs for the audience to see how they work. He explains the left lung is smaller than the right to make space for the heart and demonstrates by feeding a plastic tube into the lungs, then putting the other end to his pursed lips and blowing them up like a ballon.

He even brings the organs round to each table so we can get a closer look.

If things start getting a bit too much for people, they are free to walk out, get some fresh air and compose themselves, then come back in, he says.

The brains look like blotches of blancmange spilt on the tabletop and smell like the bin in a butchers shop. Suddenly Im glad we werent served pork for dinner.

I take a deep breath and lean in for a closer look but Kellie keeps her distance, covering her mouth and nose as her face turns the same shade of pale pinks as the pig brains.

I wasnt expecting to get so close, she admits. I dont mind looking at them, its the smell I cant stand. I dont eat meat!

Not everyone is so squeamish. During the mid-show interval 100 diners don rubber gloves to poke and prod the organs, even picking them up to pose for photographs.

Eve Hubbleday is here to indulge her fascination with anatomy and rummages around inside the body as if she was digging through the discount bin at the Next sale.

The 32 year-old, from Birmingham, says: Ive always been interested in the human body, but this is the first time Ive seen anything like this. The chance to get hands on was too good to miss.

Her fianc Tom Ruthven, 30, is president of Coventry University Occupational Therapy Society and is one of many students in the audience.

This is a great chance to see the inner workings of the human body after learning all the theory during our lectures, he says. Its is a lot more interactive than the stuff we do in the classroom.

Fellow society member Beth Waudby, 20, adds: And a lot more fun. Im really enjoying it.

The second half starts with Sam pulling out the stomach and intestines, which resemble a deep sea monster and smell equally foul.

Sam points to the gallbladder, the luminous bile inside glowing green. It looks like a dinosaur egg, thats the only way I can describe it, he says.

Then comes the pancreas which feels a bit like a bunch of grapes.

The intestines and other organs are bought from slaughter houses that kill 3,500 pigs each day to meet demand for pork, sausages and bacon.

Sams company Vivit Apparatus which is Latin for Living Machine has a special licence from the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) to put on these shows.

His team also use the organs and hand-drawn diagrams to explain how diseases like meningitis and strokes effect the body.

Sam says: With the NHS in crisis under unprecedented pressure, we want to educate people so they understand and can take ownership for their own health.

They even amputate a leg using an enormous pork thigh between the plastic torso and knee.

Medical student Alice Gwyn-Jones, 23, spends several minutes cutting through the flesh and bone with a giant hacksaw before Sam delicate carves it to show the audience the bone and artery.

Alice says: If this was a live patient, you would need to clamp the artery first to stop blood spurting everywhere.

At the end of the evening the discarded organs are tipped into the heavy duty yellow sacks labelled, Clinical waste for incineration only, to dispose of them safely.

Sams dad Kevin, the companys chief operating officer, says: Thats the worst part of the job, the smell is unbelievable. In summer its so bad we have to tape the bin lid shut.

With that I make my way home, taking time to digest everything I have learned before deciding Ill probably pass on those sausages I was intending to have for breakfast tomorrow.

*There are still a few tickets left for Anatomy Lab Live in London, Leeds, Plymouth, Exeter, and Cornwall at http://www.anatomylablive.co.uk.

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