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France's mass drugging case, Olympian Jade Jones, Air pollution research
Why has a French civil servant charged with drugging hundreds of women not faced trial?
19 Aug 2026,·57 mins
Is crying good for you?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore crying.
18 Aug 2026,·28 mins
The Kansas City cycling revolution
Kansas City was named America's worst city for cyclists in 2008. Has it improved?
18 Aug 2026,·23 mins
The health threat of rising temperatures
Older people have lower heat tolerance than previously thought
19 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Why do we get jealous?
Kimberley explores what jealousy is trying to tell us.
05 Aug 2026,·26 mins
A new era for type 1 diabetes treatment
Plus, how much do people really change their habits for a free coffee?
11 Aug 2026,·27 mins
PIP Review Update, Braille Wine Labels
The Timms Review of Personal Independence Payments want to hear YOUR views on proposals.
18 Aug 2026,·19 mins
Series 3
6. Deleted
Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database.
09 Jun 2026,·28 mins
Can you change your personality?
How much control do you have over your personality traits?
30 Jun 2026,·40 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
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
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
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 mins
Ever So Lonely
Jason Arday explores loneliness from a personal perspective.
16 Apr 2025,·14 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 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
What happens next?
Shanequa Paris and Calum Leslie help you figure out what happens next!
16 Aug 2026,·120 mins
John Robins - from Alcohol Addiction to Becoming a Runner; "The Act of Beginning is Where the Magic is"
Presenter and stand-up comedian John Robins on his journey from addiction to running.
05 Mar 2026,·44 mins
The "one in a million" Scouse Nan
One in a million Scouse nan turns surplus food into meals for her community
05 Jun 2026,·2 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
Day Twenty-Eight: New Power
India discusses how we can improve healthcare for women
21 Mar 2022,·14 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
Amygdala
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
31 Mar 2022,·35 mins
Legacy of a life devoted to teaching
Volunteer Hilary Tyreman mentors family workers in Penzance through the Rainbow Project
19 Aug 2026,·3 mins
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach
While Freud relied on expert and patient, Rogers pioneered a therapeutic model of equals.
03 Aug 2015,·28 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Episode 2
Robert McCrum goes through a two-week rehabilitation course to rejuvenate his left side.
09 Mar 2015,·28 mins
1. Vestibule of Jupiter
This one is our welcome to Jupiter, it’s where they brought me after my first attempt.
10 Dec 2021,·6 mins
