Psychology

Paul Merson: Football, Gambling and Me

Former footballer Paul Merson sets out to understand why his life has been so blighted by gambling and asks if enough is being done to...

Addicted to Gambling | Panorama

The amount we lose to the betting companies has almost doubled in a decade, but are the bookies doing enough to protect problem gamblers?

03: Sex, Sugar and Screens | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

Addiction doesn't need drink or drugs to ruin lives. Darren meets the people who are struggling every day with life...

Are Video Games Really That Bad? | Horizon

Horizon explores the differing opinions on video games. They frequently stand accused of causing violence and addiction in young p...

Video games and plasticity | Horizon

Playing video games can lead to brain plasticity and improve navigation.

Video games and violent crime | Horizon

Levels of violent crime have been steadily declining since the introduction of video games.

Gambling in Las Vegas | Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux heads to Las Vegas to take a look at the pastime that made it famous and meet the gamblers, the high rollers and the casi...

Video games and aggression | Horizon

Levels of aggression have been shown to increase after playing violent video games.

Video games and attention | Horizon

Professor Daphne Bavelier is researching how playing video games can actually enhance visual attention in the real world.

Addicted to Bacon and Burgers | Freaky Eaters

Nutritionist Charlotte Watts and psychological coach Felix Economakis help people with food phobias and addictions, getting the...

Milgram's obedience study | Horizon

Watch a modern replication of Milgram's famous obedience study and see how the participants react to the situation.

Brain injuries and aggression | Horizon

An example of how brain injuries can lead to changes in personality and increased aggression.

Are Video Games Really That Bad? | Horizon

Horizon explores the differing opinions on video games. They frequently stand accused of causing violence and addiction in young p...

Imitation of aggression | The Brain: A Secret History

Bandura's work challenged views of the time and showed that aggression is often imitated.

Reinforcement and aggression | Horizon

Michael Portillo investigates the role of socialisation and reinforcement of aggression in different cultures.

How Violent Are You? | Horizon

What makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence? Michael Portillo investigates the dark side of human nature and discovers what it ...

The Waldrup case (2) | Horizon

The Waldrup case - the first time that the gene-environment interaction was used as a defence strategy for murder.

Video games and plasticity | Horizon

Playing video games can lead to brain plasticity and improve navigation.

Video games and violent crime | Horizon

Levels of violent crime have been steadily declining since the introduction of video games.

13: The Violent Mind | The Mind Machine

A woman with low blood sugar has violent thoughts; and a normally mild man, contaminated by insecticide, brutally murders a stranger....

The Waldrup case (1) | Horizon

Jim Fallon explains the link between biology and violent criminal behaviour in terms of brain damage and the role of the MAOA gene.

Video games and aggression | Horizon

Levels of aggression have been shown to increase after playing violent video games.

Video games and attention | Horizon

Professor Daphne Bavelier is researching how playing video games can actually enhance visual attention in the real world.

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...

Inside Our Autistic Minds...: Episode 1 | Inside Our Minds

Chris helps an autistic comedian reveal to her mum what's really going on inside her head and gives a non-speaking...

Autism and Communication | Word of Mouth

Michael Rosen finds out what the rest of society can learn about communication from people on the autism spectrum, by getting an ins...

Building Your Brain | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley examines the human brain from birth to adulthood and shows why it takes 20 years to mature.

Inside Our Autistic Minds...: Episode 2 | Inside Our Minds

Chris helps an autistic football fan explain to his friends why change can be disastrous and a rapper, hypersensit...

Synaptic pruning | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley explains how during brain development, synaptic pruning occurs and what this means for behaviour

Inside Our ADHD Minds | Inside Our Minds

Chris helps a tour guide with ADHD reveal to his parents what's really going on inside his head, and a project manager come to terms...

Risk-taking | Inside the Human Body

Meet Stephanie, her teen brain allows her to take more risks when car racing compared to competitors.

The marshmallow study | Horizon

Watch a re-enactment of the marshmallow study and learn what this simple test can predict.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on teenage brains | The Life Scientific

Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research on the developing teenage brain.

Advantage Home

Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport, talking to experts in sports psychology and to leading sportspeople.

Inside Our Dyslexic Minds | Inside Our Minds

Chris helps a school counsellor explain to her brothers how being dyslexic impacts her life and makes a builder from south Wales...

The words we use about getting older and why they matter | Word of Mouth

How we talk about getting older can affect how we age, both mentally and physically. Michael asks Dr...

How babies learn language | Word of Mouth

Professor Julian Pine talks to Michael about how babies and young children learn words and sentences, and how they put them to use.

Risk taking and stigma | The Life Scientific

Listen to the important work being carried out on teenage brain development and risk taking, especially the efforts needed to re...

Measuring intelligence | Horizon

What is intelligence and how can we measure it?

Autism and facial expressions | Word of Mouth

Michael Rosen discusses emotional cues and facial expressions with his guests.

The Slumber Games | The Investigation

BBC Scotland investigates new research suggesting that modern technology is disrupting teenagers' body clocks, resulting in poor health...

Playing the Game: Taking Risks | The Learning Zone

Program about taking risks with children, growing up, learning when to develop and when to encourage the child to ''take a...

What Makes Us Clever? | Horizon

Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archive to discover how our understanding of intelligence has transformed over the last century. From...

The Forgotten Children

Ten years ago after thousands of babies were discovered living in appalling conditions in Romanian orphanages, many British couples rushed to adopt th...

Harlow's monkeys | The Brain: A Secret History

Discussion of how Harlow's research showed for the first time what love and attachments were really based on.

01: The First 8 Weeks | Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

Michael Mosley presents the story of how you were made, in a series produced in partnership with T...

Maternal deprivation | Disowned and Disabled

Bowlby's explanation of attachment theory and the impact of maternal deprivation.

Romanian orphans | The Forgotten Children

The context behind the Romanian orphans and the process of adoption.

Building Your Brain | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley examines the human brain from birth to adulthood and shows why it takes 20 years to mature.

Episode 2 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Robert Winston uses the behavioural similarities exhibited by twins who were separated at birth and reunited in adulthood to exam...

01: Becoming You | Babies: Their Wonderful World

This episode explores how changes in the first two years of life make us individuals, how tablet use affects our babies and ...

Synaptic pruning | Inside the Human Body

Michael Mosley explains how during brain development, synaptic pruning occurs and what this means for behaviour

Episode 1 | The Secret Life of Twins (2009)

Investigating the world of identical twins, this programme looks at what science can learn from the uncanny similarities between ...

Episode 1 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Prof Robert Winston examines science of identical twins to reveal human genetics and behaviour. Looks at risky start to life expe...

02: OCD | Growing Children

Laverne Antrobus explores how child development is affected by obsessive compulsive disorder and how research is unlocking a greater understanding...

Risk-taking | Inside the Human Body

Meet Stephanie, her teen brain allows her to take more risks when car racing compared to competitors.

Harlow's Monkeys | Mind Changers

Claudia Hammond revisits Harry Harlow's surrogate mothers experiment with monkeys, that revolutionised parenting.

Romanian Orphanage Babies: 21 Years On | All in the Mind

How have the Romanian orphanage babies, adopted 21 years ago, recovered from their appalling early treatment? Claudi...

Convoy to Romania

Focusing on a relief convoy to Romania which sparked a nationwide appeal to save handicapped children who were kept in appalling conditions.

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...

02: Against the Odds | Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

Michael Mosley looks at our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual. Produced in pa...

The words we use about getting older and why they matter | Word of Mouth

How we talk about getting older can affect how we age, both mentally and physically. Michael asks Dr...

The effect of deprivation | The Forgotten Children

Learn about the long term effects of the early and extreme deprivation that Romanian orphans experienced.

03: Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History

Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can re...

Split brain patients | The Brain: A Secret History

These split brain patients showed Sperry that each hemisphere of the brain has a different role to play and a separate con...

02: Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History

Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand that most irrational and deeply complex part of our min...

Can leading questions distort memory? | The Brain with David Eagleman

Professor Elizabeth Loftus summarises her famous study about leading questions and distorting memory.

03: Who Is in Control?

David explores how almost every action we take, every decision we make, every belief that we hold is driven by parts of the brain we have no access to.

01: What Is Reality?

David takes us on a journey that explores how the brain, locked in silence and darkness without direct access to it, conjures up the world we all take f...

Visual inattention | The Human Senses

Watch in real time an experiment showing how we don't register all of the visual information that we receive through our eyes.

Taxi drivers and plasticity | The Brain with David Eagleman

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

Streetwise | Modern Times

This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by black cab drivers as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will ever take.

The Knowledge | Modern Times

Follow trainee taxi drivers as they undergo one of the most difficult memory tests, The Knowledge.

Nature vs nurture | The Brain with David Eagleman

The interplay between genetics and the environment, do we truly have free will over our behaviour?

Vision | The Human Senses

Why are humans so good at spotting some things while at other times, cannot see what's right in front of them?

04: How Do I Decide?

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

Impact of sleeping less | Start the Week

Discussion about sleep erosion over time and the biological and psychological impacts of people sleeping less than our ancestors use...

An introduction to Freud's work | The Brain with David Eagleman

A brief introduction to Freud's work and the role of the unconscious mind in mental health.

Right hemisphere removal | The Brain with David Eagleman

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

Visual attention | The Brain with David Eagleman

When we view an object or scene, we don't take a mental photograph. Instead, our brain is choosing to focus attention on a f...

03: Brainwaves | Madness

Jonathan Miller demonstrates how, by observing the mad crowded together in large asylums, ''experts'' concluded the causes of madness were to be fou...

06: Who Will We Be?

Dr Eagleman journeys into the future, and asks what's next for the human brain and for our species.

05: Why Do I Need You?

This episode looks at how the human brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive.

Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...

Professor Tanya Byron and Alex Scott uncover the latest science on how to improve your mental health and wellbeing - and re...

How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon

Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentall...

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...

OCD: A Monster in my Mind | Horizon

Horizon meets the people living with OCD, looks at the therapy available and asks what neuroscience can offer by way of a cure.

How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon

With five 'normal' volunteers and five who have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill, Horizon asks if you can tell who is who.

Fish and Snakes | The Panic Room

Factual entertainment series about phobias and a radical way to overcome them. Gareth has a morbid fear of fish, while Ruth has a serious ph...

Episode 1 | Extreme OCD Camp

Six young British people with OCD journey to the American wilderness for treatment. After bonding over their experiences, the group arrives in t...

Last Chance School | Kids on the Edge

An unprecedented number of children in the UK are being diagnosed with and treated for mental health disorders. This documentary follow...

Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History

Dr Michael Mosley revisits a patient who underwent systematic desensitisation for his phobia of dogs.

Mental Health Special | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

The team investigate the best way to beat stress, how sleep affects mental health and why laughing can be as good as exercise ...

Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe

Dr Mabrouka Abuhmida discusses how chatbots and AI can be used for mental health support, but how can they model the empath...

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...

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

A comparison of ECT and Lobotomy and acknowledgement of the inhumane treatment within asylums

The Assembly

Michael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime from The Assembly, a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people. Expect revelation, chaos an...

The Voices in My Head

Documentary using audio reconstruction to take viewers into the world of three people who hear voices as a result of mental illness.

Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...

The positive and negative impact of social media use on mental health and wellbeing.

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'...

Episode 2 | Extreme OCD Camp

Six young British people with OCD travel to the American wilderness for treatment. The group have to camp out and cope without any of the amenit...

S01E12: Katie Piper - Well-being | Celebrity Supply Teacher

Television presenter and inspirational speaker Katie Piper offers a unique lesson in well-being and how to feel h...

Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health

The reality of living with depression, anorexia, anxiety, bipolar disorder and addiction is revealed through the eyes of th...

Are Video Games Really That Bad? | Horizon

Horizon explores the differing opinions on video games. They frequently stand accused of causing violence and addiction in young p...

Autism and Communication | Word of Mouth

Michael Rosen finds out what the rest of society can learn about communication from people on the autism spectrum, by getting an ins...

The Sally Anne test | Horizon

Professor Uta Frith demonstrates the Sally Anne test which examines a child's theory of mind

Depth perception in babies | Babies: Their Wonderful World

The visual cliff tests the importance of crawling for development of depth perception.

The Big Personality Test: Episode 1 | Child of Our Time

Documentary special in which the Child of Our Time children explore their personalities, while Robert Winston and Sop...

How You Really Make Decisions | Horizon

Horizon uncovers the truth about decision making, revealing the intuitive part of your mind is a lot more powerful than you may realise.

S02E01: Mindbending | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

Dara O Briain and his team of experts explore how much our brains give away about us and discover how illusions and machin...

Video games and plasticity | Horizon

Playing video games can lead to brain plasticity and improve navigation.

Why do children lie? | Deeply Human

Explore the role of white lies and when children start to tell them.

Lying and truth telling | GrownUpLand

Here are several examples of lying - but is lying always wrong?

Video games and violent crime | Horizon

Levels of violent crime have been steadily declining since the introduction of video games.

The Stages of Life | In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind

Martin Sixsmith investigates the psychological models that are applied to the different sta...

Joseph Henrich - Professor of Evolutionary Biology | HARDtalk

Is genetics or cultural conditioning the key to understanding human evolution? Stephen Sackur speaks to Profess...

Charlotte Church: Inside My Brain

Charlotte Church embarks on a journey to explore the cutting edge of mental health research and learn more about the relationship between o...

10 Things You Need to Know About Sleep

Documentary revealing the science behind why so many people find it difficult to nod off, and offering practical tips on the best ways...

S02E02:...about Brains | James May's Things You Need to Know

Do you really know what is happening inside your head? James May cranks open your cranium to find out about beha...

Teenage brain development | Brainwaves

Focusing on role of the pre-frontal cortex and the limbic system in brain development and risk taking behaviour.

Genetic basis of intelligence | Discovery

Professor Robert Plomin explains the twin study method and how it is used to explore the genetic basis of intelligence

Autism and facial expressions | Word of Mouth

Michael Rosen discusses emotional cues and facial expressions with his guests.

Autism and emotional processing | Growing Children

The presenter and an autistic individual discuss their interpretation of a portrait painting, showing a difference with em...

The Dark Side of Ballet Schools | Panorama

Panorama investigates claims of bullying and body shaming at two of the UK's top ballet schools, The Royal Ballet School in London...

Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health

The reality of living with depression, anorexia, anxiety, bipolar disorder and addiction is revealed through the eyes of th...

Unintentional blindness | Health Check

An explanation of how unintentional blindness occurs, for example with the case of the invisible gorilla.

The Adolescent Brain | Brainwaves

Pennie Latin examines how our brains evolve and develop as we go through adolescence and how these changes manifest themselves in our behav...

Using Favourite Sporting Memories Therapeutically | Health Check

Using sporting memories therapeutically; Why oxytocin might help treat anorexia; Therapists' dreams about th...

Episode 1 | Don't Call Me Crazy

17-year-old Beth often seems happy and extrovert, but suffers from depression, self-harms and has an eating disorder.

Addicted to Bacon and Burgers | Freaky Eaters

Nutritionist Charlotte Watts and psychological coach Felix Economakis help people with food phobias and addictions, getting the...

The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History

Dr George McGavin and Dr Zoe Laughlin chronicle the history of rubbish and explore how what we throw away tells us about the w...

05: 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.

Inequalities when accessing green spaces | Landscapes of the Mind

Exploring the positive impact of being in green spaces but also the inequalities of access to these and the...

04: Better Brain | The Twinstitute

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

01: 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 w...

Sleep Deprivation | The Twinstitute

Identical twins put health theories to the test. Twins test the best way to beat fatigue and discover the effect of smartphones on IQ.

Pitching designs to instil recycling behaviour | Beat the Boss

Teams compete to design a product that will increase recycling behaviour in children.

Night flight | Working in the Dark

Flight attendants, night shift and jet lag.

Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan

Sir Terry Wogan discovers why timing is everything as he explores the human body clock, a ticking timepiece that lives in our brai...

06: 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.

03: HIIT versus Easy | The Twinstitute

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

The Secret Life of Your Bodyclock | Horizon

Why are people more likely to have a heart attack at eight in the morning or crash their car on the motorway at two in the aftern...

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...

Recycling scheme in Swansea | The One Show

A recycling revolution - introducing official warnings and fines for those who do not recycle properly.

The impact of shift work | Horizon

Couples who are struggling with their sleep are helped by a sleep expert.

The impact of jet lag | Horizon

Experimenters are inducing jet lag by waking Aldo up several hours early, what will the impacts be?

How does lack of light affect our body clock? | Horizon

Aldo is now living in the bunker with very limited artificial light to see the effects on his body clock.

How easily do our body clocks keep time? | Horizon

Aldo is trying to keep track of time without any external cues in the bunker.

Beginning of the experiment | Horizon

The experiment begins with Aldo being isolated in a nuclear bunker away from people and outside influences.

The role of SCN and melatonin | Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan

Our body clock is explained in terms of the brain, the SCN, the hormone melatonin and the percepti...

Prisons | Crime - Are We Tough Enough?

Chris Daw and Ayesha Nayyar look at what role our prisons should play in the fight against crime.

The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, a group of American student volunteers adopted the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - it was quick...

Meet the Burglars | Panorama

Victims of burglary being offered opportunity to meet their burglars in a controversial scheme aimed at empowering victims and potentially cut l...

Eyes of the Detective: the Murder of James Bulger

A personal account of the murder, as seen through the eyes of the senior investigating officer Albert Kirby. The film follo...

What Makes a Psychopath? | Horizon

Presented by professor Uta Frith, this is an in-depth exploration of the psychopathic mind, including one of the most notorious psychopath...

The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Michael Mosley uses the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why pe...

Lombroso's Theories of Crime | The Mystery Of Murder: A Horizon Guide

When looking at the reasons why people offend, Lombroso, a scientist in the 19th century, believed he h...

Kids Behind Bars

Documentary about youngsters in prison and correctional institutions in Britain and around the world. Some children are serving heavy sentences for petty of...

S01E03: Crime and Poverty | David Wilson's Crime Files

Criminologist David Wilson discusses and offers compelling arguments for the links between systemic poverty and extrem...

Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella explores the use of restorative justice in Britain today and finds out what happens when offenders and their ...

Banged up and Left to Fail?

Student Natalie, who was repeatedly in and out of the criminal justice system during her teens, explores the impact being locked up has had on yo...

Special: The James Bulger Case | Public Eye

Public Eye special on the James Bulger case on the day that Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were found guilty of his murder. Pre...

The Prison Restaurant

Documentary going behind-the-scenes at The Clink, a restaurant located within the walls of HMP High Down Prison and mostly staffed by convicted criminals.

The Experiment (2001)

Drama based on the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison experiment. A makeshift prison is set up in a research laboratory, and participants are hired to play ...

01: Conflict | The Experiment (2002)

1/4 prt documentary series in which 14 men are divided into inmates & guards & locked up for 8 days in purpose-built jail. The effects o...

Jill Dando: The Jury's Out | Panorama

Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando i...

S01E04: Gangs | David Wilson's Crime Files

Criminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow's alternative motto 'the no mean city', looking at gang culture pas...

Lawless Youth: Villians or Victims | Crime and Punishment

Does a crisis of morality lie at the heart of Britain's rising crime rate? The horrific killing of 2-year-old Jamie...

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

The narrator discusses the introduction of the defence of diminished responsibility in Eng...

04: Tyranny | The Experiment (2002)

Fifteen men are locked up for eight days in a purpose-built prison so that psychologists can investigate the nature of power. Tonight the...

Eliud Kipchoge: My Sub Two-Hour Marathon

Athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge talks exclusively to BBC Sport about how he became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than ...

Is Your Brain Male or Female? | Horizon

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

Episode 2 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Robert Winston uses the behavioural similarities exhibited by twins who were separated at birth and reunited in adulthood to exam...

05: 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.

Episode 1 | The Secret Life of Twins (2009)

Investigating the world of identical twins, this programme looks at what science can learn from the uncanny similarities between ...

Episode 1 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Prof Robert Winston examines science of identical twins to reveal human genetics and behaviour. Looks at risky start to life expe...

S08E01: The Divide of the Sexes | Child of Our Time

Now eight, the kids are struggling to make sense of gender roles. In the home they see their parents striving for equalit...

04: Better Brain | The Twinstitute

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

01: 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 w...

The Boy who was Turned into a Girl | Horizon

At age 6 months, a bungled circumcision left David Reimer without a penis and David became Brenda. Thirty years later, has Dr Jo...

Sleep Deprivation | The Twinstitute

Identical twins put health theories to the test. Twins test the best way to beat fatigue and discover the effect of smartphones on IQ.

Male Rape: Breaking the Silence

It is estimated that one in six men are victims of rape, but only 10% of these men report the crime to the police. This film tells the storie...

06: 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.

03: HIIT versus Easy | The Twinstitute

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

Male Rape | Open Space

Martin Dockrell of Survivors, a support group for men who have been sexually abused breaks the silence surrounding male rape with the help of men who ...

02: The Brain at Work | Why Men Don't Iron

This programme reveals how biology plays a role in men's drive to succeed more than it does for women.

01: 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 toge...

Episode 2 | The Secret Life of Twins (2009)

How the differences between identical twins can help science understand what makes us all who we are, including the possible gene...

Episode 3 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Prof Robert Winston, examining science of identical twins, with a look at differences that occur inspite of biological similariti...

03: 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 v...

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...

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...

What Makes a Psychopath? | Horizon

Presented by professor Uta Frith, this is an in-depth exploration of the psychopathic mind, including one of the most notorious psychopath...

05: 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.

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...

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence | Science Cafe

Adam Walton explores artificial intelligence, discussing both it's potential to transform our world and the ethical questi...

The Ego | Genius of the Modern World

Bettany discusses Freud's notion of the ''death drive'', part of the human condition to undo the bonds of life.

Dreams | Genius of the Modern World

Bettany explores how Freud believed our unconscious desires were expressed through our dreams but also filtered through to our everyday l...

How You Really Make Decisions | Horizon

Horizon uncovers the truth about decision making, revealing the intuitive part of your mind is a lot more powerful than you may realise.

04: Better Brain | The Twinstitute

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

01: 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 w...

Little Hans | Mind Changers

A phobia of horses developed by a boy living in Vienna in 1904 seemed unlikely evidence for the Oedipus complex. But for Sigmund Freud, this was ...

The Oedipus complex | Genius of the Modern World

Freud saw in himself that the Oedipus complex can have an impact on behaviour.

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.

Freud's study of Little Hans | Mind Changers

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

Skinner and operant conditioning | Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words

An introduction to Skinner's work that focused on the use of operant conditioning to shape behaviour in...

The Mystery of the Teenage Brain | The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Hannah and Adam investigate the strange goings on in the bodies and brains of teens as they embark o...

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on teenage brains | The Life Scientific

Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research on the developing teenage brain.

04: How Do I Decide?

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

Episode 1 | Eyewitness

In an experiment with the Greater Manchester Police, the problem of eyewitness recollection is dramatically brought into focus.

02: Becoming Social | Babies: Their Wonderful World

Episode two looks at why we are born to respond to faces, what makes babies laugh and how we learn to empathise with others.

03: Who Is in Control?

David explores how almost every action we take, every decision we make, every belief that we hold is driven by parts of the brain we have no access to.

Episode 2 | Eyewitness

When bystanders get caught up in a bungled armed robbery and one of them is kidnapped, what effect do weapons and fear have on their memories?

Visual inattention | The Human Senses

Watch in real time an experiment showing how we don't register all of the visual information that we receive through our eyes.

03: Becoming Independent | Babies: Their Wonderful World

Episode three reveals how crawling transforms our understanding of the world, when our memory first develops and how...

A Different Brain | Louis Theroux

Louis takes a look at the issues that some of the estimated one million people in the UK living with the long-term effects of a brain injur...

Streetwise | Modern Times

This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by black cab drivers as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will ever take.

Elizabeth Loftus and Eye Witness Testimony | Mind Changers

Claudia Hammond meets Elizabeth Loftus, the psychologist whose research into eye witness testimony and the fallibi...

The Knowledge | Modern Times

Follow trainee taxi drivers as they undergo one of the most difficult memory tests, The Knowledge.

Loftus' reconstructive memory experiment | Mind Changers

Professor Elizabeth Loftus discusses her study about leading questions and memory.

Vision | The Human Senses

Why are humans so good at spotting some things while at other times, cannot see what's right in front of them?

04: How Do I Decide?

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

Psychology of The Traitors | Morning Live

Dr T join us for The Celebrity Traitors finale preview and explains the psychology behind the decisions the contestants make.

My Brain: After the Rupture

The incredible story of broadcaster, journalist, musician and author Clemency Burton-Hill's recovery following a devastating brain haemorrhage in...

Living without a Memory

Debbie, Sally and George are three people who didn't lose their memories gradually, theirs were stolen by illness, almost overnight. This one-off doc...

Episode 2 | Dementia & Us

This episode looks at the effects on those with dementia as the pandemic hits and Britain goes into lockdown. As social interaction helps keep the ...

Episode 1 | Dementia & Us

The first in a groundbreaking two-part series following four people with dementia and their families over the course of two whole years.

Episode 3 | Eyewitness

Having many witnesses to a crime helps the police piece together the facts. But what happens when the only witness is also the victim?

Unintentional blindness | Health Check

An explanation of how unintentional blindness occurs, for example with the case of the invisible gorilla.

Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...

Professor Tanya Byron and Alex Scott uncover the latest science on how to improve your mental health and wellbeing - and re...

Are You Good or Evil? | Horizon

Horizon meets researchers studying psychopathic killers to try to determine what makes people good or evil. One such scientist believes he ha...

How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon

Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentall...

How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon

With five 'normal' volunteers and five who have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill, Horizon asks if you can tell who is who.

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency

Roman Kemp explores the mental health and suicide crisis affecting young men. When Roman lost his best friend, he had no idea he was struggl...

Last Chance School | Kids on the Edge

An unprecedented number of children in the UK are being diagnosed with and treated for mental health disorders. This documentary follow...

Mental Health Special | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

The team investigate the best way to beat stress, how sleep affects mental health and why laughing can be as good as exercise ...

Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe

Dr Mabrouka Abuhmida discusses how chatbots and AI can be used for mental health support, but how can they model the empath...

Mental health disorders | Diaries of a Broken Mind

A woman suffering from agoraphobia details her condition and films herself leaving the house. Other guests talk about the ...

The Voices in My Head

Documentary using audio reconstruction to take viewers into the world of three people who hear voices as a result of mental illness.

03: Psychosis | Bedlam

The third programme, Psychosis, films a community mental health team. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides support for more than 35...

Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...

The positive and negative impact of social media use on mental health and wellbeing.

The four humours in nature | In Our Time

Noga Arikha explains how the four humours links to seasons, aging and constellations.

2019: Episode 29 | Gardeners' World

This special programme takes a close look at the role that plants and gardening play in mental and physical wellbeing, exploring the idea...

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'...

02: OCD | Growing Children

Laverne Antrobus explores how child development is affected by obsessive compulsive disorder and how research is unlocking a greater understanding...

Mental health first aid | Happy Man

The importance of having mental health first aid trained people in our communities with a spotlight on a project involving trained barber...

Symptoms of depression | Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health

Young people talking about their symptoms and experiences of living with depression. Disclaimer: s...

S01E12: Katie Piper - Well-being | Celebrity Supply Teacher

Television presenter and inspirational speaker Katie Piper offers a unique lesson in well-being and how to feel h...

Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health

The reality of living with depression, anorexia, anxiety, bipolar disorder and addiction is revealed through the eyes of th...

Madness on Trial | Horizon

Hilary Henson narrates the program which looks at schizophrenia and how madness is diagnosed.

The Voices in My Head

Documentary using audio reconstruction to take viewers into the world of three people who hear voices as a result of mental illness.

Anti-psychotic medication | Horizon

The main treatment for schizophrenia is anti-psychotic medication which reduces symptoms of psychosis.

Inner speech and schizophrenia | Horizon

Professor Charles Fernyhough explains the role of inner speech and how it is linked to the dopamine hypothesis.

Dopamine and schizophrenia | Horizon

Research suggests that high levels of dopamine can lead to psychosis in schizophrenia.

Racial bias of diagnosing schizophrenia | Black Britain

Explanation of potential factors that lead to the racial differences seen in the diagnosis of schizophrenia

The Pathway from Madness | Horizon

Program explores the developments of the treatment of schizophrenia.

David Harewood: Psychosis and Me

David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis an...

01: To Define True Madness | Madness

Dr Jonathan Miller begins by exploring what we understand by the word ''madness''.

Migration and schizophrenia | Horizon

Explanation of the theory that migration is the main cause of the observed racial bias in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The file drawer effect | All in the Mind

Medical doctors discuss the problem with many drug trials and the issue of the file drawer effect of not publishing negative trials.

A World of Their Own | Horizon

Filmed at Friern Barnet mental hospital in North London, a look at the work of the consultant psychiatrists whose job is to come to a diagnosi...

Why Did I Go Mad? | Horizon

Following three people living with voices, hallucinations and paranoia to explore what causes them, examining the impact of social, biological an...

05: In Two Minds | Madness

Jonathan Miller tackles the question whether madness is an illness - whether of the mind or the brain and should it be the proper concern of medic...

Voices | Black Britain

Statistics show that black males are ten times more likely to be diagnosed as having schizophrenia than white men. This program investigates the pligh...

Black Schizophrenia | Horizon

A study, which claims that Afro-Caribbeans in UK are 10 times more likely to develop schizophrenia than others, is contested by other experts a...

03: Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History

Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can re...

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...

You Do As You Are Told | Horizon

Jonathan Miller introduces a 1973 episode of Horizon, which documents the results of Stanley Milgram's study on Obedience. In an endpiece, J...

The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, a group of American student volunteers adopted the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - it was quick...

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...

Real footage from Milgram's study | Horizon

Milgram discusses his famous obedience experiment alongside actual footage from the study.

02: Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History

Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand that most irrational and deeply complex part of our min...

The Hospital That Didn't Care

Joel Mapp presents a special BBC investigation looking at how hundreds of patients died after what an inquiry called appalling suffering at Sta...

Episode 6 | The People Watchers

What is the psychology of queuing? Do people perform better at sport if they are given encouragement? And how long does it take to learn how ...

What were Milgram's conclusions? | Horizon

Milgram discusses the conclusions and outcomes from his famous obedience study.

How did Milgram's participants feel? | The Brain: A Secret History

Dr Michael Mosley speaks to a participant from the original Milgram study to find out how they felt about ...

S11E01: Changing Minds | Child of Our Time

Professor Robert Winston and professor Tanya Byron discover how teenagers' changing brains means that what they choose to do at si...

Case Study: Kitty Genovese | Mind Changers

When a young woman was brutally killed in an attack in New York in 1964, not one of 38 witnesses called for help. The case led to ...

The bystander effect | Mind Changers

The bystander effect and how fewer people than you might think intervene when they witness a crime taking place.

What happened to Kitty Genovese? | Mind Changers

Details about the murder of Kitty Genovese and the 38 witnesses who did not intervene or call for help.

The Mystery of the Teenage Brain | The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Hannah and Adam investigate the strange goings on in the bodies and brains of teens as they embark o...

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on teenage brains | The Life Scientific

Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research on the developing teenage brain.

Joseph Henrich - Professor of Evolutionary Biology | HARDtalk

Is genetics or cultural conditioning the key to understanding human evolution? Stephen Sackur speaks to Profess...

S01E02 | The Human Zoo

Michael Blastland explores the way human beings think, behave and make decisions. The status quo bias - do you prefer things, whether personal or poli...

04: 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, compri...

The impact of exercise on mental wellbeing | True North

Dame Kelly and the found of Park Run, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, discuss the importance that exercise can have on mental as ...

Catch Me If You Can | Panorama

Mark Daly investigates serious allegations of doping in athletics, involving some of the biggest stars in the sport.

The home advantage in sport | Advantage Home

Multiple factors linked to home advantage including the impact of the audience.

The evolutionary link between movement and wellbeing | Science Cafe

Author, Caroline Williams, discusses the reasons why movement is important for survival and emotional hea...

The impact of dance on wellbeing | Mental Muscle

An interview with Peter Lovatt aka Dr Dance.

Dame Kelly: The Power of Parkrun - Our Lives | True North

Dame Kelly Holmes explores the rise of parkrun and the mental health benefits of running, in the build-up to the la...

What keeps athletes motivated? | Esther

Discussion of how win orientation, self efficacy and different fears affect motivation.

Advantage Home

Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport, talking to experts in sports psychology and to leading sportspeople.

What effect does an audience have on performance? | Inside Culture

Sports personalities discuss the positive and negative effect of audience on performance.

The importance of movement and dance on wellbeing | Science Cafe

Author, Caroline Williams, discusses the ways in which movement and dance is related to wellbeing.

Audiences and Spectacle | Inside Culture

Do audiences matter, and what is their role? Mary talks to sports stars about how the loss of the crowd affects their performance, a...

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...

Mental Health Special | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

The team investigate the best way to beat stress, how sleep affects mental health and why laughing can be as good as exercise ...

How to Sleep Better

Interactive special hosted by Professor Robert Winston aims to help people discover if they're sleep deprived, and if lifestyle affects quality of rest.

Against the Clock | Body Hits

Dr John Marsden explores the science behind sleep deprivation and stress, including a look at new parents Claire and Ade who have twins, and in...

Running on Empty: The Secret of Sleep | Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

Dr Phil Hammond discovers the physical and psychological effects of a lack of sleep, explores the problems of ...