How food and oxygen combine to provide energy to work the body | Inside the Human Body

02: First to Last | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley shows how, from its first breath to its last, the body performs countless small miracles to stay alive.

How the body keeps warm in cold environments | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows what happens in our bodies when we get cold.

The life cycle of a red blood cell | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows the journey of a red blood cell through the body.

02: First to Last | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley shows how, from its first breath to its last, the body performs countless small miracles to stay alive.

How the body keeps warm in cold environments | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows what happens in our bodies when we get cold.

The life cycle of a red blood cell | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows the journey of a red blood cell through the body.

02: Bleeding Hearts | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

The series about the history of surgery charts the development of heart surgery. Michael Mosley witnesses a breath...

Impact of nature on physical and mental health | Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley discusses the importance of spending time in nature and how this can imp...

The complexity of brain surgery | Inside the Human Body

A little girl, Angelina, requires complex brain surgery in order to alleviate the systoms she is suffering as a resul...

Treating diabetes with an artificial pancreas | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

In this clip we discover what diabetes is and a new way of treating the condition compared to the trad...

The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria | Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs

Michael Mosley introduces the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and Superbugs.

Calcium, lactose and yogurt | The Secrets of Your Food

James explains why calcium is good for our bones and how yogurt can even be a source of it for those with lactose into...

Sleep | The Truth About...

We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. In The Truth About Sleep, insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what happens if we don'...

Chemical weapons | Inside Porton Down: Britain's Secret Weapons Research Facility

Introducing the idea of chemical and biological weapons, leading onto pathogens.

The Wonderful World of Blood - with Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley gives up a fifth of his own blood to perform six bold experiments. From starving it of oxygen to injecting ...

The 1860s | The Victorian Slum

A group of 21st-century people move into a recreated Victorian slum. In this episode, the slum dwellers move into the 1860s, when London was t...

03: The Final Push | Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

A look at the final months in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton. Produced in part...

Brain areas and aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Dr Raine's research into aggression showed the important role of different brain areas including the pre-...

Is Your Brain Male or Female? | Horizon

Dr Michael Mosley and Professor Alice Roberts investigate whether male and female brains really are wired differently.

Infested! Living with Parasites

Dr Michael Mosley explores the bizarre and fascinating world of parasites by turning his body into a living laboratory and deliberately infes...

Fast Tales

During the most demanding Ramadan for over 30 years, Dr Saleyha Ahsan meets prominent British Muslims undertaking 16 hour fasting days throughout July and talks t...

01: Pain | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Michael Mosley discovers what pain is and how we were able to control it with the discovery of morphine at t...

Discovery of penicillin | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicine

Fleming initially discovered the antibacterial properties of mould that would lead to the disc...

How respiratory viruses spread | Winter Viruses and How to Beat Them

An explanation of how respiratory viruses can spread by causing us to cough and sneeze.

Digestive powers | Guts: The Strange and Wonderful World of the Human Stomach

The digestive powers of the gastric juices within the human stomach are tested.

John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History

Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psy...