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

2: 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.

2: 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.

1: Into the Brain | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Documentary series looking at the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery begins with the area of the body w...

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...

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...

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 disadvantages of broad-spectrum antibiotics | Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs

Michael Mosley explains and illustrates how the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can lead ...

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...

Early biological theories of aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Lombrosso's early ideas about the biological basis for criminal behaviour and the subsequent...

1: 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 Th...

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...

Viruses and vaccines | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicine

The discovery of vaccines has helped scientists to tackle a variety of viruses.

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.

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

Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and how scientists, chemists and doctors ...

What does your stomach look like from the inside? | Guts: The Strange and Wonderful World of the Human Stomach

Michael Mosley finds out what happens inside our stomachs by s...

Eat, Fast and Live Longer | Horizon

Michael Mosley examines the science behind fasting, as he sets himself the ambitious goal of living longer, staying younger and losing we...

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...

6: Who Are We? | The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

The twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are. Now these sci...