Psychology
Analysis. Eldar Shafir: Scarcity. Audio, 30 minutes
An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Roots of Extremism. Audio, 28 minutes
What drives extremist violence? Daniel Pick reveals the story of an attempt to find out.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Prime Suspects. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen and top crime writers on the changing language of the police interview.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Optimism and Pessimism. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do some people have a darker outlook on life while others have a brighter one?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Lie. Audio, 18 minutes
How different cultures define telling the truth
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Professor Tanya Byron. Audio, 43 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 4, Altruism. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is allowing us to be more altruistic than ever.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Search for the Perfect Office. Audio, 28 minutes
As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Elizabeth Stokoe. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
On the Borderline. Audio, 28 minutes
Writer Clare Allan on the controversial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Speaking to Yourself. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen asks who we are really talking to when we talk to ourselves.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. PTSD. Audio, 18 minutes
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and why is it so controversial?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Uta Frith. Audio, 43 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Mob. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we behave differently when we are in a large crowd?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. The Language of Bereavement and Grief. Audio, 28 minutes
Writer Michael Rosen explores the language of bereavement and grief.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysing the Child Sex Offender. Audio, 28 minutes
Psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach investigates the mind of the child sex abuser.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Earworms. Audio, 30 minutes
6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Crowd Psychology. Audio, 45 minutes
Geneticist Steve Jones investigates the science of crowds.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Psychiatrist and the Deputy Fuhrer. Audio, 28 minutes
1941. A British psychiatrist is sent to a safe house in Surrey to examine POW Rudolf Hess.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. Family Annihilation. Audio, 38 minutes
What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Stationery Cupboard. Audio, 30 minutes
An exploration of our obsession with pens, paper and office life's paraphernalia.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 2, Aza Raskin: A Design Renaissance for Healthcare. Audio, 15 minutes
American designer Aza Raskin proposes a design renaissance in healthcare.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Sound of Fear. Audio, 30 minutes
Sean Street investigates the sound of fear, the noises and music that scare us, and why.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Steven Pinker. Audio, 30 minutes
Inside the mind of science writer and cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
