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Made of Stronger Stuff

Our bodies reflect change in the world around us. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken ask - one body part at a time - how much control do we have?

Radio 4,26 episodes

Episodes

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Amygdala
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
31 Mar 2022,35 mins
Wrist
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
24 Mar 2022,33 mins
Ovaries
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
17 Mar 2022,35 mins
Tears
Kimberley and Xand find out there's much more to tears than meets the eye.
10 Mar 2022,32 mins
Dopamine
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
03 Mar 2022,36 mins
Knees
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
24 Feb 2022,36 mins
Sphincters
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
17 Feb 2022,33 mins
Kidneys
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body.
10 Feb 2022,33 mins
Fat
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
03 Feb 2022,32 mins
Hair
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
27 Jan 2022,33 mins
Taste
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
20 Jan 2022,31 mins
Feet
Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body.
13 Jan 2022,35 mins
Made of Stronger Stuff Series 2
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken tell us about the new series.
05 Jan 2022,1 min
T Cells
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out how our immune system can be reprogrammed.
14 Apr 2021,30 mins
Serotonin
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken explore one of the body’s misunderstood chemicals.
07 Apr 2021,30 mins
The Hippocampus
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories.
31 Mar 2021,30 mins
The Vagus Nerve
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken travel along one of the brain's superhighways.
24 Mar 2021,33 mins
The Hands
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken explore extra fingers and cutting-edge prosthetics.
17 Mar 2021,30 mins
The Liver
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken examine the body’s heaviest organ: the liver.
10 Mar 2021,32 mins
The Nipples
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken meet a nipple tattooist and talk topless photos.
03 Mar 2021,30 mins
The Appendix
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken find out why the appendix isn’t useless after all.
24 Feb 2021,31 mins
The Heart
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken talk artificial hearts and broken heart syndrome.
17 Feb 2021,34 mins
The Spine
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken explore contortion, posture, and pain.
10 Feb 2021,35 mins
The Lungs
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask – one body part at a time – how we can change.
03 Feb 2021,33 mins
The Eyes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask – one body part at a time – how we can change.
27 Jan 2021,32 mins
Welcome to Made of Stronger Stuff
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask - a body part at a time - how can we change?
21 Jan 2021,2 mins