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'Constant craver's'' and wanting food | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

Some of the dieters use a grip-meter to test how much they want foods high in fat an...

'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...

'Feaster's'' and gut hormones | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

The scientists test the theory that some people lack a certain amount of GLP1, a gut hormone...

'Hungry'' genes and food cravings | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

The "cravers" are strapped up with an eye tracker and results are compared with other di...

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

A game designer discusses gamer welfare when creating games.

01: Anxiety | Bedlam

The first programme, Anxiety, follow patients through the 18-bed Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital. This national unit treats...

01: The Radiologist's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

Update on the 1980s series about a group of young doctors. Radiologist Nick Hollings faces a worrying future as the H...

02: Crisis | Bedlam

Cameras are allowed in Lambeth Hospital Triage ward for the first time. This is the Accident and Emergency of mental health—where patients are at their m...

02: Ice Babies | A Child Against All Odds

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

02: The Surgeon's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

This edition looks at Mark George, who after years of hard work and deprivation became a top surgeon.

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...

03: The Casualty Doctor's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

Fey Probst is now an A&E consultant who fears today's doctors are being overly fast-tracked.

04: The Family Doctor's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

This edition looks at David Copping, who chose to be a GP when its popularity was at its nadir.

05: The GP's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

Will Liddell and Ese Stacey found that the life of a GP would change beyond recognition in 20 years.

06: The Manager's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

John is now involved in healthcare management after spells in many different branches of medicine.

07: The Agony Aunt's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

After giving up medicine, Jane Gilbert has created a new career for herself in a surprising setting.

08: The Anaesthetist's Tale | Doctors to Be: 20 Years On

Sarah Martindale returns from Australia in the mistaken expectation of a permanent consultant's job.

1: Home | Complex

Documenting the round-the-clock care of Nora, a non-verbal seven year-old with complex disabilities, and what that reveals about the health and social care...

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...

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...