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Alice talks to Matthew about sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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A sperm's journey | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice details the tough journey each sperm endures in an attempt to fertilise an egg.
How an erection works | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice demonstrates how blood is essential to an erection.
Male Reproductive Organs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice describes the makeup of the male reproductive organ.
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Alices demonstrates where the prostate is and what can happen to it over time.
The Testes | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
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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...
Alice experiences an ''empathy'' pregnancy | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alices tries on an "empathy" belly to experience being pregnant.
Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Organs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice dissects a pigs reproductive organs to demonstrate the anatomical makeup of a woman's equ...
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Alice dissects a pigs to demonstrate how our human lungs work.
Asthma, dust and alveoli | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice demonstrates what effect dust can have on someone with asthma.
Bones and Osteoporosis | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice talks to a bone expert and finds out the problems they can face as they age.
Breasts and checking for lumps | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice and Rachel get a lesson in checking breasts for lumps.
Collagen | Secrets of Skin
Collagen makes up 90% of the skin dermis. Professor Ben Garrod talks to a scientist studying collagen whose research has some ground-breaking appl...
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.
Elastin | Secrets of Skin
Why do we get wrinkles? Professor Ben Garrod explores the function of elastin in an animal's skin.
Epidermis | Secrets of Skin
Professor Ben Garrod gives a brief introduction to the structure of skin, especially the epidermis.
Evolution of the structure of the eye | Wonders of Life
Spec references J247: B3.1d. Demonstration showing a small hole added to a membrane and then a lens is added. This re...
High Blood Pressure | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice demonstrates high blood pressure and explains what it means.
Kidneys, Urine and Hydration | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice explains what the kidneys do in relation to urine and how drinking certain things can affect our hydra...
Lifting and treating back pain | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice speaks to Scientists Trish and Mike who explain how we do damage to our backs when lifting heavy ite...
Lung Structure | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice details the structure of the human lungs.
MRI of the Female Reproductive Organs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice examines an MRI of her own female reproductive anatomy.
Northamptonshire | Digging for Britain
Looking at the skeletons from 2023's Leicester Cathedral excavation, the burials become source material for a groundbreaking scientifi...
The perfect human? | Can science make me perfect? With Alice Roberts
What evolution has provided us with is a human body that works as a whole package: you can't replace ind...
Victorian living conditions | Britain's Biggest Dig
Dr Yasmin Khan discovers the awful living conditions the workers during the Industrial Revolution had put up with.
Salad dressing and calories | Britain's Favourite Foods - Are They Good for You?
Alice demonstrates how a calorie is measured by burning lettuce leaves, one with dressing an...
Episode 3 | The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice with Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver
The Roman army turns its attention to an island of rich resources, powerful tribes and dr...
The Roman domination of the known world | A Timewatch Guide
Using years of BBC history archive film, Alice Roberts investigates how the domination of the Romans has been rep...
Percy Shelleys corrections | The Secret Life of Books
Alice Roberts looks at an original manuscript of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' which exhibits Percy Shelley's edits.
What Makes a Human? | Horizon
Professor Alice Roberts investigates what exactly makes human beings different from the animal kingdom. What is it that truly makes us human?
Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Professor Alice Roberts on the natural history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from their or...
The immune system and white blood cells | Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
Alice describes how the immune system works and what white blood cells do when we're ill.
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