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How can I freshen my breath?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know what they can do about bad breath.
29 Apr 2025,·28 mins
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 mins
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Headteacher Emma Mills on smartphones, Paula Radcliffe, Met Gala fashion, London Grammar’s Hannah Reid
Why the headteacher of the school attended by Brianna Ghey has banned smartphones.
03 May 2025,·55 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
Adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long?
A special on adult ADHD: Why are waiting lists for diagnoses so long, and what can we do?
29 Apr 2025,·30 mins
with Calum and Polly
Calum Leslie and Polly Bayfield get revision tips to help with exam season!
04 May 2025,·120 mins
Ten Minute Meditations - Series 4
Ease social anxiety: Stuart Sandeman
Lessen social anxiety with the help of this guided meditation.
04 May 2025,·13 mins
Jo Whiley on being a Couch to 5K coach, music, nature, family and running and menopause.
Giovanna Fletcher helps you on your Couch to 5K journey with warm and encouraging chat.
25 Apr 2025,·36 mins
Accessible Menus in Restaurants, Children's Author Jixie Dye
In Touch hears about the food app that is aiming to make eating out more accessible.
29 Apr 2025,·19 mins
Mycetoma’s only research centre destroyed
What happens when the world’s only research centre for a neglected disease is destroyed?
30 Apr 2025,·26 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
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
Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
Cat Purring
Soothing ASMR sounds
22 Apr 2021,·15 mins
66. May - Planting posh beans
Down to earth advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables with gardener Terry Walton
02 May 2025,·15 mins
Tackling bias in health
We meet the solution-seekers trying to make healthcare more equal
29 Apr 2025,·23 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Protecting children from online harm
Three parents on why they believe social media contributed to their children’s deaths
02 May 2025,·23 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
Our MAKING FRIENDS episode. How to reconnect as an adult
Ciaran May helps us make friends later in life.
23 Apr 2025,·20 mins
with Dr Punam Krishan: Hay fever hacks
Simple steps on how to dodge hay fever symptoms with a banging playlist.
28 Apr 2025,·60 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
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
How Music Can Hold and Heal Us
We explore how music—especially lullabies—heals like medicine.
13 Mar 2025,·25 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
Episode Five
John Harris's account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.
04 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Jade and postpartum psychosis
How can we best treat postpartum psychosis?
16 Jul 2024,·28 mins
‘Come for the threesomes, stay for the admin’ - Polyamory
This week comedian Jacob Hawley hears about polyamory.
14 Apr 2021,·30 mins
Episode Three: Locked Down
Thomas Dixon explores the surprising history of being alone.
14 Sep 2020,·28 mins
