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
Clodagh McKenna: Living Sustainably
"The fulfilment that you get from planting a seed and watching it grow..."
03 Jul 2022,·32 mins
Episode 3 - The long-term impact
Virologist Professor John Oxford charts the spread and impact of the 1918-19 flu pandemic.
29 May 2020,·28 mins
Episode 2
He looks at the science behind diet and health in modern medicine.
31 Mar 2008,·30 mins
Jade and postpartum psychosis
How can we best treat postpartum psychosis?
16 Jul 2024,·28 mins
‘Is back pain a transmissible disease?' - Dan’s story
Dan lives with agonising back ache, until a pilot study into pain transforms his life.
27 Dec 2022,·28 mins
Transplant
In 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant operation.
16 Mar 2007,·15 mins
Series 1
What's the Solution?
Dr Kevin Fong explores ways to improve the health and social care needs of the elderly.
12 Sep 2017,·28 mins
Episode 4
Ruby is joined by a neuroscientist and a Buddhist monk to talk about being human.
05 Jan 2022,·14 mins
Left behind
Lauren Palmer lost both her parents because of infected blood products, when she was nine.
23 Feb 2024,·14 mins
Season finale
The results are in. Find out what has made it into our female fantasy land.
24 Jun 2024,·24 mins
3. Cancer
Removing shame from female body parts and spotting the signs of cancer
31 mins
Suzy and Shelly
Suzy discusses the emotional highs and lows of caring for her disabled sister Shelly.
12 Oct 2014,·27 mins
Include Youth
An appeal is made on behalf of Include Youth.
28 Jun 2026,·5 mins
Ever So Lonely
Jason Arday explores loneliness from a personal perspective.
16 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Bonus Episode 2: Listeners' Stories
Jon and series producer Laura share listeners' stories in a second bonus episode
03 Sep 2024,·39 mins
Digital Touch
Can touch ever be replicated digitally? And can we train our sense of touch to hear?
09 Oct 2020,·14 mins
A community bakery that's changing lives in Leeds
Leeds' Wren Bakery helps women gain skills, confidence and jobs through training.
03 Jun 2026,·5 mins
Dr Hazel Wallace: Your Questions on Coronavirus Answered
NHS Doctor and Nutritionist Dr Hazel Wallace - AKA The Food Medic - joins The Girl Gains.
02 Apr 2020,·28 mins
Adapt the World with Jacob Vickers
Jacob Vickers adapts the world with Katie Thistleton and India Sasha.
27 Nov 2022,·14 mins
Volunteers helping adults improve their reading skills
Read Easy Southampton has been helping adults improve their reading skills for 5 years.
05 Jun 2026,·2 mins
Smash your fitness goals with Be More Warrior
Paul Olima and his fellow athletes (aka ‘warriors’) help you start your fitness journey.
13 Feb 2023,·1 min
Planning for the future
Fiona Mills and Cheryl Wilkinson discuss parental pressures and relationships.
02 Mar 2022,·43 mins
A Christmas Meditation
Take some time out as Jan Barclay guides you through a Christmas meditation.
20 Dec 2018,·27 mins
Series 8
What level of tiredness is normal and when should we seek help? Vivienne Parry finds out.
10 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Despairing at the world's problems
How to overcome feeling hopeless at the suffering of the world?
27 Jan 2024,·26 mins
Jeanette Kwakye: ‘It’s so special to be an Olympian’
Learn from the Olympic sprinter!
31 Jul 2024,·22 mins
Omnibus 2
Remembering the early years of the AIDS crisis, through the stories of people who lived it
19 Jun 2020,·57 mins
Winifred Robinson follows the fortunes of violent and damaged youngsters.
20 Apr 2009,·30 mins
'I don't even think about it any more'
Jennie is pregnant and has quit smoking with support from a local stop smoking service.
30 Jun 2026,·5 mins
