Antibiotic Resistance | The Truth About…

The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital

Documentary telling the story of one of the most infamous medical emergencies in recent British history, when six healthy men took ...

Alcohol and the brain | The Secrets of Your Food

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

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...

3: Data | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. Before a vaccine or an effective treatment can com...

Gaming and ''loot-boxes'' | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

"Loot boxes" is an in-game purchase (sometimes with real money) where the item is randomised. The feeling is describ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'Emotional eater's'' and stress-eating | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

Scientists give some of the dieter's a purposefully stressful driving test and then...

'Loot-box'' and game design | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

A game designer discusses gamer welfare when creating games.

02: Ice Babies | A Child Against All Odds

Freezing embryos offers hope to people faced with being unable to have children of their own.

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...

Britain's Favourite Foods - Are They Good for You?

Professor Alice Roberts discovers which are Britain's most popular fresh foods and uses the latest science to uncover the ...

Carbohydrates and energy | The Secrets of Your Food

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

Caring for an elderly resident | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod helps wash and clothe 90-year-old Merv as a carer for the day and finds it to be a rewarding experience.

Clotted cream, fat and taste receptors | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael explains how the structure of fatty foods can affect how it tastes in our mouth and therefore what...

Connecting over games | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

Darren meets someone in the online world of Grand Theft Auto who subscribes to a different way to play. Instead of adher...