. ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁book ▁Music oph ilia : ▁T ales ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Bra in ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁" Mus ical ▁M inds ", ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁P BS ▁series ▁Nova . ▁S acks ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁C BE ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁medicine ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁S acks ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cr ick le wood , ▁London , ▁England , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Jewish ▁parents : ▁Samuel ▁S acks , ▁a ▁Lith uan ian ▁Jewish ▁doctor ▁( d ied ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁Mur iel ▁Els ie ▁Land au , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁sur ge ons ▁in ▁England ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁sib lings . ▁S acks ▁had ▁an ▁extremely ▁large ▁extended ▁family ▁of ▁em inent ▁scient ists , ▁phys icians ▁and ▁other ▁notable ▁individuals , ▁including ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁writer ▁Jonathan ▁Lyn n ▁and ▁first ▁c ous ins , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁states man ▁Abb a ▁E ban ▁and ▁the ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate ▁Robert ▁A umann . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁when ▁S acks ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Michael ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Bl itz , ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Mid lands ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 3