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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama-documentary charting the possible consequences of one of nature's most cataclysmic events, a supervolcanic eruption under Yellowstone Park, a location of lethal potential. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley attempts to understand how pleasure and pain work, gamely exposing himself to some painful experiments to show how and why the two are so interlinked. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Can new treatments save us from the antibiotic resistance crisis? Michael Mosley carries out an extraordinary experiment. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Executive Producer:
Alan Hayling
Director:
Peter Gauvain
Producer:
Peter Gauvain
Production Company:
Renegade Pictures Limited

Midweek

Michael Mosley, Camille O'Sullivan, Peter Laws, Pradyumna Kumar

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Michael Mosley, singer and actor Camille O'Sullivan, Baptist minister and writer Peter Laws and artist Pradyumna Kumar join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Mosley
Interviewed Guest:
Camille O'Sullivan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Laws
Interviewed Guest:
Pradyumna Kumar

Brand

Midweek

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are. Now these sciences are coming together and revealing surprising truths. Show more

Horizon

2020

Addicted to Painkillers? Britain’s Opioid Crisis

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dr Michael Mosley immerses himself on the frontline of our prescription painkiller habit. In America, it is an epidemic. Now, new evidence raises concern about the UK's use of prescription opioids. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 5: What Is the Secret of Life?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

How the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the most complex organism known, the human body, from anatomy to the structure of DNA. Show more

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

Episode 2: What is the World Made Of?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley explores how history shaped science. Here, he looks at how atomic theories and the strange concepts of quantum physics came into being. Show more

Horizon

2011-2012

Episode 8: The Truth about Exercise

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Series exploring scientific issues. Michael Mosley uncovers the surprising new research about exercise that has the power to make everyone live longer and healthier lives. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Executive Producer:
Jacqueline Smith
Director:
Nathan Budd

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Mosley finds out what happens inside the stomach by swallowing a camera and using the latest in imaging technology to get a unique guts-eye view of the digestive system. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Executive Producer:
Helen Thomas

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Michael Mosley examine how viruses effect the human body and how they spread, as well as examing how to stay healthy during winter. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Executive Producer:
Dick Colthurst
Executive Producer:
Sarah Peat

Leonardo

Episode 1: The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary examining the life of Leonardo da Vinci, from his illegitimate birth to the unveiling of his masterpiece The Last Supper in 1497. Show more

Leonardo

Episode 2: Dangerous Liaisons

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Dramatised reconstruction of the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo pursues his obsession with flight, and becomes embroiled in a rivalry with Michelangelo. Show more

Leonardo

Episode 3: The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Alan Yentob tells the story of the most famous work of art in the world - the Mona Lisa. He discovers who she is, and why she's smiling. Show more

The One Show

25/07/2012

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One London

If it has got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. Matt Baker and Alex Jones bring you the stories that matter from across the country.

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Evans
Presenter:
Alex Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Gunnell
Interviewed Guest:
Bruce Forsyth
Participant:
Carrie Grant
Participant:
Michael Mosley

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary featuring specially commissioned research, revealing what really happened during the eruption of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa in 1883. Show more

Horizon

2014-2015

Episode 7: Is Your Brain Male or Female?

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Series exploring topical scientific issues. Dr Michael Mosley and Professor Alice Roberts investigate whether male and female brains really are wired differently. Show more

The Genius of Invention

Original Series

Episode 1: Power

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Exploring the fascinating stories behind the technologies and innovations which have transformed the world since their invention. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Documentary. Medical journalist Michael Mosley investigates the latest scientific breakthroughs in slimming, uncovering ten of the simplest ways you can shed those pounds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Mosley
Participant:
Alex James
Participant:
Amy Lamé
Participant:
Debbie Chazen
Director:
Chris Salt
Producer:
Chris Salt