Burning Calories | The Truth About…

'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.

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...

2: A Matter of Taste | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael Mosley and James Wong reveal the science of our food. James visits the Peruvian Andes to learn how a bitter potato he...

2: Fighting For Survival | The Baby Makers

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

2: Medical Drugs | Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Documentary series about the effect of medicine on life expectancy. How knowledge gained from the discovery o...

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...

3: Food on the Brain | The Secrets of Your Food

Michael Mosley and James Wong explore the effect that our food has on our most important and, in terms of energy consumption,...

3: Unnatural Practices | The Baby Makers

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

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...

A meal for ''feaster's'' | What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special

An example meal for people who "feast". Once they start, they don't stop so it is recommended the...

Alcohol and the brain | The Secrets of Your Food

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

Alternate day fasting | Horizon

Michael Mosley finds out about alternate fasting where you have specific food on one day and anything you like on the other.

Amino acids and sweetcorn | The Secrets of Your Food

James explains what our amino acids are and how a certain type of sweetcorn can be a good source for them.

Antibiotic Resistance | The Truth About…

Angela Rippon gives a brief introduction to the antibiotic resistance crisis.

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria as evidence for evolution | Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs

Michael Mosley explains how bacteria can naturally evolve to be resistant to an...