The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital

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...

3: Data | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. Before a vaccine or an effective treatment can com...

Brain ''reward'' response to eating | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

A "comfort eater" is shown an MRI of her brain during an experiment, proving her rewar...

Gaming and ''loot-boxes'' | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

"Loot boxes" is an in-game purchase (sometimes with real money) where the item is randomised. The feeling is describ...

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...

Alcohol and the brain | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael explains what happens to the brain when we drink alcohol.

The Drug Trial That Went Wrong | Dispatches

Award-winning journalist Brian Deer investigates the circumstances surrounding the infamous drug trial conducted at a private uni...

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...

Introduction to care work | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod Gilbert finds out what it takes to be a carer, firstly getting a lesson in ''manual handling'' and assisted w...

S1: | Miracle Babies

This episode monitors the condition of baby Matthew who has been born 17 weeks premature and Archie who needs laser surgery to stop him from going blind.

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

A game designer discusses gamer welfare when creating games.

4: Behaviour | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. How the readiness of communities to engage wi...

Breast Milk | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael examines the chemical makeup of breast milk to see what nutrition babies are being provided with.

Connecting over games | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

Darren meets someone in the online world of Grand Theft Auto who subscribes to a different way to play. Instead of adher...

Diabetes: The Hidden Killer | Panorama

An investigation into the health epidemic that afflicts almost one in ten people in Birmingham and can lead to heart failure, blindnes...

Edward Jenner's First Vaccination | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

The story of Edward Jenner's discovery that deliberately infecting someone with cowpox could...

Gambling experience and advertising | Darren McGarvey's Addictions

Darren meets an ex-gambler who hits home its realities. They also introduce a group who are targeting the ...

Hand-Washing | The Truth About…

Susan Lea explains why hand-washing is one of the simplest thing we can do as individuals to stop the spread of bacteria in our environment.

How do we pay for the care of our elderly? | Panorama

Should the state pay for social care for the elderly or should people sell their homes and be responsible for funding t...

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

The development of a more humane approach to mental health treatment including drug treatment.