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What’s happening to your memory when you take photos?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken find out how photographs impact our memory.
27 May 2025,·28 mins
Aha moments and contagious laughter
What's going on in your brain when you experience an 'aha!' moment?
27 May 2025,·30 mins
Pakistan child marriage, I'm With Her, Sex bias in natural history museums
The city of Islamabad has moved to ban child marriage.
28 May 2025,·52 mins
Joking about Blindness
Three stand-up comedians discuss using their blindness as a source for their comedy.
27 May 2025,·19 mins
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 mins
Ten Minute Meditations - Series 5
Be in the present: Light Watkins
Embrace living in the now with this guided meditation.
25 May 2025,·9 mins
Malawi's waste warriors
Presenter Myra Anubi is in Malawi to meet those making the most of the country's waste
27 May 2025,·23 mins
Introducing What’s Up Docs? With Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Drs Chris and Xand are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.
30 Apr 2025,·30 mins
Colson Smith on his life-changing journey from an overweight 11 year old Coronation Street actor to regular runner.
Giovanna Fletcher helps you on your Couch to 5K journey with warm and encouraging chat.
25 May 2025,·43 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
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
09 May 2025,·29 mins
A promising new antimalarial
A new antimalarial targets disease-causing parasites and lasts a year on mosquito nets
21 May 2025,·26 mins
with Lauren and Calum
Lauren and Calum get into confidence, boundaries and more.
21 May 2025,·120 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
with Dr Punam Krishan: Supplements
Fuel your body and mind with expert nutrition insights and an energising playlist.
26 May 2025,·60 mins
69. May - Tomato/Potato
Down to earth advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables with gardener Terry Walton
23 May 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
Our BREAKUPS AND DIVORCE episode. Lindsay George discusses ways of coping with the emotions and struggles of breakups.
Prioritising your own needs are so important.
28 May 2025,·22 mins
Cat Purring
Soothing ASMR sounds
22 Apr 2021,·15 mins
5. ion
Pioneering writer Richard Mabey's ion for the natural world re-awakens.
18 Mar 2005,·14 mins
Presenter Myra Anubi is in Malawi to meet those making the most of the country's waste.
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
Jade and postpartum psychosis
How can we best treat postpartum psychosis?
16 Jul 2024,·28 mins
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 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
At Home
Kerry, herself a stranger in the Czech Republic, welcomes a Ukrainian refugee.
04 Oct 2024,·14 mins
9. Room 5 LIVE
Room 5 LIVE at Hay Festival with screenwriter Abi Morgan.
28 Dec 2022,·33 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
