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  • Keeping Britain Alive

    Episode 7

    Broadcast
    2013 (59 mins)

    KEEPING BRITAIN ALIVE - EPISODE 7 The seventh in this landmark series which sent 100 camera crews out across the UK to capture the realities of a single day in the NHS. Individual stories of patients and...

  • Keeping Britain Alive

    Episode 8

    Broadcast
    2013 (58 mins)

    Keeping Britain Alive: the NHS in a Day episode 8 The eighth film in this series that tells the story of just one day in Britain’s largest institution. A compelling patchwork of experiences from both staff...

  • Bang Goes The Theory Series 7

    Bugs

    Broadcast
    2013 (29 mins)

    In this episode the team investigate germs and infection. Liz reveals why doctors can be reluctant to prescribe antibiotics for coughs and colds, and explains what bacterial resistance is all about; Maggie...

  • Bang Goes The Theory Series 7

    Sugar

    Broadcast
    2013 (29 mins)

    Sugar is on trial in this programme. Widely blamed for all manner of health issues beyond rotten teeth and expanding waistlines, the team investigate whether sugar really deserves such a lousy health...

  • Bang Goes The Theory Series 7

    Safety

    Broadcast
    2013 (29 mins)

    The team explores things that could be threatening people on a daily basis. Liz Bonnin finds out why pedestrians of a certain age may never be safe crossing the road, Maggie Philbin remembers former...

  • Bang Goes The Theory Series 7

    DIY Medicine

    Broadcast
    2013 (29 mins)

    In this programme, the team explore the new era of personal medicine. With people taking ever bigger roles in their own health care, for the first time you can be in the driving seat when it comes to...

  • Andrew Marr’s History of the World

    Episode 6 - Revolution

    Broadcast
    2012 (58 mins)

    In the 17th and 18th centuries, people across the world rose up in the name of freedom and equality against the power of the church and monarchy. Andrew Marr investigates the effects of the Enlightenment as...

  • Alternative Therapies

    Hypnotherapy

    Broadcast
    2008 (59 mins)

    Imagine having your dentist pull your teeth out and drill into your jaw with no anaesthetic - just someone muttering in your ear about being on the beach. Sounds alarming? Welcome to the extraordinary world...

  • Alternative Therapies

    Reflexology

    Broadcast
    2008 (59 mins)

    Reflexologists claim that the body is mapped onto the soles of the feet, and that pressing particular points can help with a range of medical conditions from back pain and asthma to infertility and...

  • Alternative Therapies

    Meditation

    Broadcast
    2008 (59 mins)

    Meditation: Professor Kathy SYKES investigates the ancient practice of meditation, meeting scientists working at the very frontiers of knowledge of how the brain functions.