Hearts and minds | Heart vs Mind: What makes us human

1: Creation | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows the sequence of biological events that lead to human birth.

S1E2: Lungs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Health documentary series with anatomist Dr Alice Roberts. Shock tactics are deployed to make one confirmed smoker realise ju...

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.

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 ...

4: Hostile World | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley reveals how the body defends itself, and the innovations behind a hand transplant operation.

Alcohol | The Truth About...

A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended weekly limit ...

Plants in cold environments | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough describes how certain plant species adapt to cold weather.

Anatomy of the lungs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Alice dissects a pigs to demonstrate how our human lungs work.

Diabetes, Glucose and Insulin | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Alice demonstrates the affect of sugar on the blood and how insulin is formed.

Healthy Eating | The Truth About...

Documentary in which Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate how people can eat and drink themselves to good health.

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

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley explains what happens to food inside o...

S1E3: Heart | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Health documentary series with anatomist Dr Alice Roberts. This week she tests a heart under stress.

Alcohol and the brain | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael explains what happens to the brain when we drink alcohol.

Arteries and alcohol | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Alice tests the effect of alcohol on her arteries and blood flow.

Carbs | The Truth About...

Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores healthier ways to consume...

Guts: The Strange and Wonderful World of the Human Stomach

Michael Mosley lays bare the mysteries of the digestive system and reveals a complexity and intelligence in the hu...

Learning Zone | Inside the Human Body

Using spectacular graphics based on the latest science and stories of remarkable people around the world, Michael Mosley examines the h...

S1E6: Brain | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Health documentary series with anatomist Dr Alice Roberts. In this final episode, she looks at the most complex organ - the b...

S2E4: The Stomach and Intestines | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

Dr Alice Roberts peers inside her own stomach by swallowing a tiny camera, then uses dissection and some...

Sugar | The Truth About...

Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar.