Human body
The Why Factor. Nudity. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does the naked human form provoke such strong reactions?
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The Essay. Ned Beauman: the Appendix. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition, Ned Beauman
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The Essay. Naomi Alderman: The Intestines. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body to reflect on. In this edition, Naomi Alderman.
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The Essay. Daljit Nagra: the Lungs. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition Daljit Nagra
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The Essay. Christina Patterson: the Skin. Audio, 14 minutes
Christina Patterson reflects on the skin and her own experience of living with acne.
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The Essay. Mark Ravenhill: the Gall Bladder. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect starting with Mark Ravenhill.
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Between the Ears. Between the Ears at 20, And the Consequence Was... Audio, 15 minutes
Steve Urquhart presents three interwoven stories about marks left on the body.
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Four Thought. Series 2, Ed Yong: The Philosophy of Bacteria. Audio, 15 minutes
Science journalist Ed Yong explores the implications of being host to billions of microbes
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Gene Story. What is a Gene? Audio, 13 minutes
Genes are important to keep our bodies functioning correctly
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Fit for Life. Second Fitness Test. Audio, 14 minutes
Connie St Louis shares the experience of her second fitness test
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Experiments that Changed the World. William Beaumont's Stomach Ache. Audio, 14 minutes
A look at the tube that goes from one end of our body to the other
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Experiments that Changed the World. Wilhelm Rontgen's Skeleton. Audio, 14 minutes
X-rays allow doctors to see inside the human body
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Fit for Life. Fitness Assessment. Audio, 14 minutes
A fitness level assessment at the British Olympic Medical Centre
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A Question of Science. Who Owns Our Bodies? Audio, 43 minutes
First broadcast in 1998. Organ donation - who is it that owns your body after death?
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Heads and Tails. Brain. Audio, 14 minutes
Exploring the workings of the brain
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Spotlight. Mill on the Floss. Audio, 4 minutes
Polly Teale on physical theatre group Shared Experience's treatment of Eliot's novel
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