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01: Creation | How to Build a Human

Scientists are now at the pivotal moment of being able to unlock the instructions hidden in the cells of humans.

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: Predictor | How to Build a Human

A look at the veracity of scientists' claims that they are on the verge of being able to predict our futures by analysing our genes and ...

03: The Secret of Sex | How to Build a Human

The precise mechanics of human sexual reproduction are revealed,using new technology to produce previously unseen images.

04: Living Forever | How to Build a Human

The solution to ageing may be in sight with the discovery that a vital gas is the chief culprit, while a drug claims to double life...

1: Brands | Do Black Lives Still Matter?

Following the death of George Floyd, major brands pledged to address racial inequalities across their businesses. Grime artist Saski...

1: Buddha | Genius of the Ancient World

Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy. To begin, she investi...

1: Execution | Life and Death Row

Series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it. It looks at two of the ...

1: The Moral Side to Murder | Justice

Professor Michael Sandel presents the first in a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy. He e...

2: Fighting For Survival | The Baby Makers

The technology, ethics and human stories of the assisted fertilization revolution.

2: Football | Do Black Lives Still Matter?

George Floyd's death drew attention to problems with diversity in football. Grime artist Saskilla meets people from across the gam...

2: Judgement | Life and Death Row

Following the trial of Guy Heinze Jr, with access to jury members charged with reaching a verdict on allegations that he beat his father an...

2: The Case for Cannibalism | Justice

Michael Sandel presents a lecture from his Harvard course on justice, exploring Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian philosophy with reference ...

24 week limit | Abortion On Trial

A discussion of the UK's 24 week limit on having an abortion.

3: Crisis Stage | Life and Death Row

Film following students from the Death Penalty Clinic at the University of Houston as they fight last-ditch appeals for two of the young...

3: How to Measure Pleasure | Justice

Michael Sandel's lecture uses Hamlet and The Simpsons to explore John Stuart Mill's theory that utilitarianism can make room for a disti...

3: Music | Do Black Lives Still Matter?

The music industry pledged millions in support of people of colour. But will the money help to fix its own problems with diversity? G...

3: Unnatural Practices | The Baby Makers

The technology, ethics and human stories of the assisted fertilization revolution.

4: A Lesson in Lying | Justice

Harvard professor Michael Sandel examines Immanuel Kant's stringent theory of morality, which says that telling any type of lie is a violation...

5: What's a Fair Start? | Justice

Michael Sandel's lecture looks at John Rawls, who argued that for a fair social system one must start from an imaginary position where ever...