Dreams | Genius of the Modern World

1: Learning the Difference | Why Men Don't Iron

This eye-opening series will illustrate how the major sex differences in the brain affect our daily lives. It will pull toget...

01: Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History

Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds, finding that its pursuit has led to...

Marshmallows and delayed gratification | Mind Changers

An introduction to the Marshmallow study and what this shows about delayed gratification.

The Heist

Derren Brown recruits participants to attend a ''motivational seminar'' where he manipulates them into robbing a security van in broad daylight. A reenactment of a...

1: Get Thin Fast | The Twinstitute

Identical twins put competing health theories to the test. This episode tests the best way to lose weight, improve memory and beat pain wi...

3: Freud | Genius of the Modern World

Bettany Hughes travels to Vienna on the trail of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. Freud's influence surrounds us. In our vo...

3: HIIT versus Easy | The Twinstitute

This episode explores the best way to get fit, beat nausea, and discovers if you can enhance brain performance.

4: Better Brain | The Twinstitute

Twins find out if its possible to get a better brain, repel mosquitoes and get fit just by watching TV!

4: How Do I Decide? | The Brain with David Eagleman

This episode takes a journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.

4: The Talking Cure | Madness

Episode looks at Freud's theories and the basic tenets of psychoanalysis.

4: The Watchful Web | The History Of Surveillance

Looks at how, when you surf the net or use a credit card, you leave a data trail as revealing as an animal’s spoor, compris...

5: Giving Up Smoking | The Twinstitute

Twins test the best way to kick a habit, see if hand-washing keeps you healthy and try to improve concentration.

6: Learn a Language | The Twinstitute

Identical twins test the best way to learn a new language, attempt to look younger and test an easy way to lower your calorie count.

Bad Ideas of The 20th Century

In this programme, we focus on the investigation and evolution of Freudian ideas, particularly psychoanalysis.

Delayed gratification | Mind Changers

Professor Casey explains her research into delayed gratification and the impact this has on behaviour.

Dream analysis | Genius of the Modern World

Freud's interpretation of dreams as being an important window into the unconscious mind.

Evaluation of Freud's theories | Genius of the Modern World

Evaluations of Freud's work, was he too subjective or is there an element of truth in his theories of the subcons...

Freud's study of Little Hans | Mind Changers

Freud's famous Little Hans case is discussed and evaluated in terms of its subjectivity.

Freud's theory of the unconscious mind | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

An overview of Freud's work and the unconscious with a rare audio recording of Freud himself.

Human, All Too Human | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

This programme mines the BBC archive to hear the great minds of the 20th century in their own words - the likes of ...