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What Happens When You Die?: Discover more by taking a trip down the audio rabbit hole...

13 Items

What physically happens when you die?
What is rigor mortis?
1 min
Inside Health
What happens to the body after death?
Dr Mark Porter visits a morgue to find out what happens to the body after death.
10 mins
Do you believe in heaven - or something like it?
Have you ever had a near-death experience?
1 min
Heart and Soul
To Heaven and Back
Dr Eben Alexander’s 'near-death' journey to heaven and the afterlife.
26 mins
Have you ever had an out-of-body experience?
What happens to your soul when your body dies?
1 min
CrowdScience
Is There Proof of Life After Death?
Many people believe in an afterlife. Does science have any proof it exists?
20 Oct 2017,26 mins
Have you considered your digital legacy?
What happens to your Facebook page when you die?
1 min
Business Daily
Our Digital Afterlife
What happens to your online presence when you die?
16 mins
Could an AI version of us live on after our physical body dies?
Would you take comfort in a virtual version of a dead loved one?
1 min
The Real Story
How can deepfakes help keep the memory of people alive?
Alex Henry created an avatar of his wife Molly so she could live on after death.
7 mins
Do ghosts exist?
Can spirits come back to visit us?
1 min
Uncanny
Series 1
My Best Friend's Ghost
A young woman is heartbroken when her best friend dies, but then... she comes back.
25 mins
Fin
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1 min