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Guide to Life: The Declutter You Won't Want to Avoid
Simple steps to declutter without guilt, pressure or perfectionism.
15 Mar 2026,·35 mins
How can you avoid toothache?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why we get toothache.
10 Mar 2026,·28 mins
1. Bump
Jessica Fostekew charts the highs and lows of conceiving, carrying and coping with a baby.
22 Sep 2021,·60 mins
What causes vaccine hesitancy?
James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.
When does alcohol become a problem?
Kimberley asks when is one drink one too many? Her guest is Dr Kevin Vento.
11 Mar 2026,·25 mins
Using lasers to fight brain cancer
Laser treatment weakens the brain’s protective barrier, allowing cancer drugs in
11 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Cat Purring
Soothing ASMR sounds
22 Apr 2021,·15 mins
Ten Minute Meditations - Series 6
Deepen your trust: Alex Mytton
Trust yourself and others more fully with this guided meditation.
05 Apr 2026,·9 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
Usher Syndrome Helpline, Eye Matter
In Touch discusses a new helpline specifically for people with Usher Syndrome.
10 Mar 2026,·19 mins
Episode 5: Healing
Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
06 Mar 2026,·14 mins
The Future Is Fibre
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks to the future of food to ask how we can eat more fibre.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
5. Hobbies: Comfort in Overwhelm
Why hitting people with a foam stick is the only thing that isn't overwhelming!
10 Feb 2026,·19 mins
13. Legacy
India considers how witches today are a powerful way of resisting and addressing the past.
30 May 2023,·28 mins
Ask The Expert Bonus: Running with a cold and other pains
BBC Morning Live's expert Dr Punam Krishan on running with a cold and other pains
16 Feb 2026,·10 mins
Women and the future of Formula 1
Three young women competing in F1 Academy discuss speed, ambition and sexism
13 Mar 2026,·23 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
The power of poetry
How poetry sparks hope, compassion and connection in surprising places.
10 Mar 2026,·23 mins
5. The Spectrum
Has the idea of autism expanded so far that it’s breaking?
09 May 2025,·14 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 Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
36. Christopher McDougall: Born to run
Joe Wicks asks the author Chris McDougall what keeps him mentally and physically strong.
17 Aug 2022,·38 mins
Navigating the Pacific without technology
How Marshallese sailors use the feeling of waves hitting their boats to navigate the ocean
18 Nov 2025,·28 mins
with Sarover Aulja: Breaking Generational Expectations and Choosing Yourself
Sarover explores breaking expectations and choosing yourself.
09 Mar 2026,·60 mins
5: The Future
The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine.
21 Mar 2025,·14 mins
The Global Food System
If the global food system is failing Wales, what are the home-grown solutions?
09 Jul 2024,·28 mins
A message from Terry
Some sad news to share with you, our Plotcast community
25 Jul 2025,·1 min
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
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
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
