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  1. Can I Believe My Eyes?

    Chris Tally Evans sees things - a first-person journey into Charles Bonnet Syndrome.

    BBC Radio Wales

  2. Overwhelmed by Claudia Hammond

    Claudia Hammond reads from her new book examining the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm

    BBC Radio 4

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  3. Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me

    Sir Chris Hoy opens up about his journey with terminal cancer.

    BBC Sport

  4. Cùram – Fad-bheatha/Lifelong Care

    Series shining the light on unseen care heroes in the Western Isles.

    BBC ALBA

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  5. Hidden Scars: An NHS Scandal

    The story behind a major NHS investigation into breast cancer care in the north east.

    BBC One North East & Cumbria

  6. Poison Water

    A mass poisoning of tap water in Cornwall leads to a desperate search for truth.

    BBC Two

  7. The End of Family? By Zoe Strimpel

    Zoe Strimpel asks thought-provoking questions about the family in contemporary Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

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  8. Winter Well

    A survival guide to winter, offering advice on how to get through the dark months.

    BBC Radio 4

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  9. Sona

    Vicky Kilgour embarks on a road trip in search of wellbeing with friend Duncan MacDonald.

    BBC ALBA

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  10. The Drug Trial That Went Wrong

    What lessons have been learned from a 2006 clinical trial at Northwick Park Hospital?

    BBC Radio 4

  11. Sweeny @ 40

    Donald ‘Sweeny’ Macsween assesses his physical and mental health having turned 40.

    BBC ALBA

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  12. The Cancer Killers

    Two scientists believe they can cure cancer, but will the money men believe them?

    BBC Scotland

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  13. Heston: My Life with Bipolar

    Chef Heston Blumenthal looks back at how bipolar disorder has impacted his life.

    BBC Two

  14. Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

    Can therapy change your life?

    BBC One

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  15. The Autism Curve

    Diagnoses of autism have been rising exponentially. Why?

    BBC Radio 4

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  16. Beyond Lonely

    Professor Jason Arday explores loneliness.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. What's Up Docs?

    Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Love and Loss: The Pandemic 5 Years On

    The story of the pandemic, told through the eyes of those bereaved by Covid-19.

    BBC One

  19. The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan

    A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. Mouth Organ

    Caroline Steel finds out why we need to put the mouth back in the body.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Lannsairean Aodainn/Face Surgeons

    Sealladh air Aonad Cinn is Aodainn Astràilia. Life in the Australian Craniofacial Unit.

    BBC ALBA

  22. Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me

    Dancer Amy Dowden faces the most turbulent year of her life after a cancer diagnosis.

    BBC One

  23. Saving Lives in Cardiff

    Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make.

    BBC Two

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  24. The Battle to Beat Malaria

    The inside story, from lab to roll-out, of a game-changing vaccine from Oxford.

    BBC Two

  25. Jon Holmes Says the C-Word

    Jon Holmes was diagnosed with cancer so - inevitably - here comes his new chatty podcast.

    BBC Radio 4

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  26. Communicating with Ros Atkins

    Communicate better. Ros Atkins uncovers practical advice from the people who do it best.

    BBC Radio 4

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  27. Better Off Dead?

    Documentary on assisted suicide, authored by actor Liz Carr.

    BBC One

  28. The Easy Wellness Podcast with Vinny Hurrell & Cate Conway

    Something to make your life a little easier.

    BBC Radio Ulster

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  29. A Dentist's Life

    How one community dentist is navigating the biggest crisis in dentistry in a generation.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. Blood Matters

    Blanche Girouard explores the UK's contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s.

    BBC Radio 4

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  31. You, Me and the Big C: About Cancer and Homelessness

    Lauren Mahon returns to host this legacy episode discussing cancer and homelessness.

    BBC Radio 5 Live

  32. Raising Teens

    Join experts, young people and Clare Cowan as they talk about teenage mental health.

    BBC Radio Surrey

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  33. The Skinny Jab Uncovered

    Reporter Pria Rai reveals a black market in cut-price 'skinny jabs.'

    BBC Three

  34. Drugs Map of Britain

    A landmark series exploring the drugs of choice in different parts of the UK.

    BBC Three

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  35. Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives

    Roman Kemp strives to improve support for young people suffering with their mental health.

    BBC Three

  36. How Safe is Maternity Care?

    Krupa Padhy asks how safe are our maternity services.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. 1Xtra's Future Figures

    A spotlight on exceptional individuals and organisations who are making Black history now.

    BBC Radio 1Xtra

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  38. Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye

    A look at how Nasa astronauts are prepared for the mental demands of a lengthy mission.

    BBC Four

  39. The Gift

    What happens when an online ancestry test reveals more than you bargained for?

    BBC Radio 4

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  40. Police on Steroids

    How big a problem is steroid use in the police?

    BBC Radio 4

  41. Bug in the System: The Past, Present and Future of Cancer

    Where does cancer came from, where is it going, and how might we finally overcome it?

    BBC Radio 4

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  42. Director of Me

    How do you manage your mental health when you cannot control the direction of your mind?

    BBC Radio 4

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  43. The NHS: Who Cares?

    Kevin Fong explores the challenges the NHS faces today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  44. Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer

    Film following the life of an extraordinary woman who revolutionised modern nursing.

    BBC Four

  45. An Almanac for Anxiety: In Search of a Calmer Mind

    Series exploring how interacting with the natural elements can improve mental wellbeing.

    BBC Radio 4

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  46. Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change

    Join Rose on a personal journey into the deaf experience to see if attitudes are changing.

    BBC One

  47. Witch

    India Rakusen finds out what it means to call yourself a witch today.

    BBC Radio 4

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  48. Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin

    Cover-ups, coincidences, and conspiracy theories: where did Covid come from?

    BBC Radio 4

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  49. Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction

    Busted’s Matt Willis explores his addictions and how they affect his family.

    BBC One

  50. Dr Xand's Con or Cure

    The facts, not the fakes, about your health.

    BBC One

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