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Protein - are you getting enough of it?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how much protein we really need in our diets.
10 Jun 2025,·28 mins
Abortion, Spending Review, Lara Pulver, Yael van der Wouden
As MPs prepare for a free vote on changes to abortion law, we look at the two amendments.
12 Jun 2025,·54 mins
All About Twins
Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.
Mpox surging in Sierra Leone
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone we check-in on how the outbreak is progressing.
11 Jun 2025,·26 mins
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 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 5
Prepare like a pro: Don Maherson
Mentally prepare for challenges more effectively with this guided meditation.
08 Jun 2025,·11 mins
Jowita Przystal – the Strictly dancer on running for happiness and joy and being told she would never make a runner.
Giovanna Fletcher helps you on your Couch to 5K journey with warm and encouraging chat.
09 Jun 2025,·44 mins
Can you be addicted to sugar?
James explores the science of a sweet tooth and then gets tips on how to brush like a pro.
15 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Series 2
Bonus Episode: Searching
A family's race against time to find the baby they believe was switched at birth.
25 Feb 2025,·28 mins
Our ANXIETY episode. Psychotherapist Owen O’Kane helps us make friends with our fears
You deserve to be able to relax, unwind and let go of your anxiety.
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
with Dúaa Karim
Dúaa Karim shares how a growth mindset helps turn setbacks into stepping stones
09 Jun 2025,·60 mins
Funding for Specialist Education
New College Worcester has launched a campaign on wider for specialist education.
10 Jun 2025,·19 mins
with Pete and Polly
Pete Allison and Polly Bayfield ask about your relationship status with the environment.
08 Jun 2025,·120 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
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
72. June - Broad beans for breakfast
Down to earth advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables with gardener Terry Walton
13 Jun 2025,·14 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
5. ion
Pioneering writer Richard Mabey's ion for the natural world re-awakens.
18 Mar 2005,·14 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 mins
Shipping containers fixing the world
How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways
03 Jun 2025,·23 mins
5. Insides
Graham Easton finds out how he controls his bodily functions.
13 Mar 2007,·15 mins
8. An Answer
Speculation that newly declassified US intelligence will contain smoking-gun evidence.
18 Jul 2023,·29 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 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
Series 12
Sharing Genetic Information
If you have a life-threatening gene fault, do blood relatives have a right to know?
18 Aug 2016,·43 mins
About Cancer and Creativity
Rosa Hesmondhalgh explores how to stay creative when living with a cancer diagnosis.
30 Apr 2024,·54 mins
Making life easier for older people
We're in the US and Spain to look at how life can be improved for ageing populations.
10 Jun 2025,·23 mins
Amygdala
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
31 Mar 2022,·35 mins
