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Shabana Mahmood profiled, Make-up free photos, World Cup female lead medic
How Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood might fare if she becomes Chancellor.
17 Jul 2026,·57 mins
Doctors' Notes: AI Medicine
Drs Chris and Xand continue their conversation about AI medicine with Dr Emma Karoune.
14 Jul 2026,·20 mins
Could we eliminate cervical cancer?
Does the success of the HPV vaccine mean that cervical screening can be reduced?
14 Jul 2026,·27 mins
What does it mean to be an 'outsider'?
Russell Kane tells Kimberley why he loves being an outsider.
15 Jul 2026,·36 mins
Episode 5
The legal ramifications of renting a womb require complex contracts.
17 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Can you change your personality?
How much control do you have over your personality traits?
30 Jun 2026,·40 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws
Organisations providing HIV services to gay men have had to close in Niger
15 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Ten Minute Meditations - Series 6
Nurture kindness and compassion: Sharon Salzberg
Find kindness and compassion for yourself and others with this guided meditation.
03 May 2026,·10 mins
A Celebration of Michael Mosley
On Just One Thing Day (12 July, 2024), we celebrated the life and work of Michael Mosley.
13 Jul 2024,·44 mins
How to reuse and repair
The people finding new ways to keep old things in use
14 Jul 2026,·23 mins
The Future of Braille
In Touch discusses if learning braille is beneficial for today's VI youngsters.
14 Jul 2026,·19 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Series 1
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,·28 mins
S4 Listener Correspondence: ‘Thank you for creating a safe space and content that’s inclusive’
Elis and John read through some of your correspondence from across the series.
22 Aug 2023,·47 mins
Series 3: Exercise
S3. Ep 8 - Activity Revolution
The Van Tulleken twins explore the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.
06 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 mins
Dreams of lost loved ones, snakes and hostage negotiations. Our Dream Psychologist explains all
Professor Ian Wallace joins Vinny & Cate to explore what our dreams may mean.
01 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Amygdala
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
31 Mar 2022,·35 mins
The Future Is Fibre
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can eat more fibre.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Day Twenty-Eight: New Power
India discusses how we can improve healthcare for women
21 Mar 2022,·14 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Surprising the 2026 Young Hero finalists
What happened when we rang this year's Young Hero category finalists?
17 Jul 2026,·3 mins
About Changing The Cancer Conversation
You, Me and the Big C is back for a legacy episode on how it changed cancer conversation.
04 Feb 2026,·87 mins
Our SEX & SLEEP - BONUS episode
Professor Ian Walsh explains the links between your sex life and your quality of sleep.
06 May 2026,·21 mins
Gut Bacteria
Dr Mark Porter on faecal transplants, and the balance of good and bad bugs in our guts.
08 Mar 2011,·30 mins
"Are You The Nanny?"
What happens when you don't have the same beliefs or background as your stepchildren?
06 Jan 2022,·26 mins
Episode 3 - The long-term impact
Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.
29 May 2020,·28 mins
