The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital

The Drug Trial That Went Wrong | Dispatches

Award-winning journalist Brian Deer investigates the circumstances surrounding the infamous drug trial conducted at a private uni...

The Discovery of Penicillin | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

The story of how Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin.

2: Medical Drugs | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. How knowledge gained from the discovery o...

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

Christopher Eccleston narrates a docudrama about the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed more than 50 million people. Told using powerful personal...

Diabetes: The Hidden Killer | Panorama

An investigation into the health epidemic that afflicts almost one in ten people in Birmingham and can lead to heart failure, blindnes...

Ultra-Processed Food: A Recipe for Ill Health? | Panorama

Ultra-processed foods contain chemicals that regulators say are safe, but there is emerging evidence of a link betw...

1: Vaccines | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. How the development and delivery of the smallp...

Alcohol and the brain | The Secrets of Your Food

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

Irresistible: Why We Can't Stop Eating

Chris van Tulleken takes a personal view at why ultra-processed foods are so irresistible and how they have come to dominate food cult...

What is a virus? | Winter Viruses and How to Beat Them

A simple explanation and visualisation exploring what a virus is and how it replicates in the body.

1: We Are What We Eat | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael Mosley and James Wong reveal the delicious science hidden inside our food. Michael begins by trying the first meal m...

4: Behaviour | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. How the readiness of communities to engage wi...

Mental: A History of the Madhouse

Documentary telling the story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums and what it says about society's changing attitudes to mental illn...

How do we pay for the care of our elderly? | Panorama

Should the state pay for social care for the elderly or should people sell their homes and be responsible for funding t...

Humane treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse

The development of a more humane approach to mental health treatment including drug treatment.

Introduction to care work | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod Gilbert finds out what it takes to be a carer, firstly getting a lesson in ''manual handling'' and assisted w...

S1: | Miracle Babies

This episode monitors the condition of baby Matthew who has been born 17 weeks premature and Archie who needs laser surgery to stop him from going blind.

Brain ''reward'' response to eating | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

A "comfort eater" is shown an MRI of her brain during an experiment, proving her rewar...

Breast Milk | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael examines the chemical makeup of breast milk to see what nutrition babies are being provided with.

Carbohydrates and energy | The Secrets of Your Food

James defines what carbohydrates are and why they are essential for our everyday.