Episode 1
Going behind the headlines to answer health questions. Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how to make some favourite meals healthier without changing a single ingredient.
Can we eat the same food and still lose weight? In a world first, Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how to make some of our favourite meals healthier without changing a single ingredient.
Medical journalist Michael Mosley finds out why getting more sun on our skin can actually be good for us. Surgeon Gabriel Weston travels to the US to witness a remarkable surgical procedure that's helping the paralysed to regain movement.
Also, GPs can prescribe acupuncture on the NHS but does it work? Dr Salehya Ahsan looks at the evidence for this controversial treatment.
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A daily pill, eating more oily fish, or 10 minutes of sun?
Dr Chris van Tulleken makes a brand new discovery that could change all our lives!
A&E doctor Saleyha Ahsan shows how you can stop a wound from bleeding
Surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses an medical breakthrough for those with spinal injuries.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Rik Carter
Cousin Betty
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Caro Emerald
Dr. Wanna Do
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Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
Dr Kitch
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Nasser Bouzida
Sunshine Life
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The Groovebox
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Chris Salt
Life Choices
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Tim Whitelaw
The Maze
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Pemberton
Cooking Ready
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Pemberton
Puzzled Mind
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The Quantic Soul Orchestra
That Goose on my Grave
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Peter Van Wood
Butta la pasta Teresa
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Claudio Villa
Stornelli Amorosi
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Matt Hill
Memories of Berlin
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Triosk
Vostok
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Corinne Bailey Rae
I'd Like To
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Bob Bradley
Sauce
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Hexstatic
Chase Me
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Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Hip Hug Her
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Cissie Redgewick
Gimme That Swing (feat. Bob Bradley & Steve Dymond)
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Stateless
Curtain Call
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Le Quere Prodhomme
Web Cops
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Tim Whitelaw
The Maze
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Blacka Ranks
Welfare
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Bob Bradley
Digi Pizz
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Carter
Recovery
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Reeves
Dusk
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Rod Baines
What Happened
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Stereophonics
Plastic California
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Newton Faulkner
Plastic Hearts
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Primal Scream
Movin' on Up
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Tom Quick
Cool Beans (feat. Adam Drake)
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Tom Quick
Jelly Brain (feat. Adam Drake)
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Hexstatic
Chase Me
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Philip Guyler
Guyler Investigates
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Philip Guyler
Delicate Decisions
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Daniel Pemberton
The Pressure Continues
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Ronni Shaw
Unanswered Questions
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Ronni Shaw
Coroner's Report
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Randall Breneman
Ribbons (feat. Jake Field & Duncan Thompson)
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Julie London
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
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Johnny Cash
Hurt
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Jon Hopkins
Fairytale
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Daniel Pemberton
Dub Double
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Tim Whitelaw
Formulation
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Daniel Alexis
Here's How it Works
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Caro Emerald
Dr. Wanna Do
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Christopher van Tulleken |
Presenter | Michael Mosley |
Presenter | Gabriel Weston |
Presenter | Saleyha Ahsan |
Executive Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
Series Producer | Graeme Thomson |
Producer | Alex Freeman |
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Oct 2014 20:00
- Mon 20 Oct 2014 23:20´óÏó´«Ã½ Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Mon 20 Oct 2014 23:50´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Thu 20 Nov 2014 01:35
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