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1. Pain

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Graham Easton visits a pain research lab to learn why some things hurt more than others, and how to control pain. From 2007.

Graham Easton explores those extra senses, such as the sense of balance and time, that humans take for granted.

He begins with a visit to a pain research laboratory to discover why some things hurt more than others.

Graham asks a circus performer how he controls the pain, when he sticks skewers through his bicep..?

Producer: Michelle Martin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.

15 minutes

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Mon 2 Jun 202509:30
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  • Tue 13 Feb 200709:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 5 Nov 200715:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 1 Apr 201914:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 2 Apr 201902:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 2 Jun 202509:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra