Bodies
How the body came to symbolise success and achievement
In his new book, The Age of Fitness, Professor Jürgen Martschukat traces the beginnings of our modern obsession with fitness and looks at how our physical health is increasingly linked to success… Audio
Intermittent fasting: could it help you live longer!?
He's become the academic poster boy of the intermittent fasting movement. Professor Valter Longo's work on how the human body behaves when we deprive it of energy has inspired a range of diet books… Audio
Does the Beard Maketh the Man?
Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio
Tissue samples from brother's autopsy turn up on front doorstep
The family of a deceased man who received tissue samples from his autopsy on their doorstep say coronial services need to improve. Video, Audio
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach - Fat is Still a Feminist Issue
Susan Orbach is a psychotherapist and author of the acclaimed Fat is a Feminist Issue, which was published for the first time in 1978. Since that time it's never been out of print - underscoring the… Audio
Could frozen clues hold the key to climbers' identity ?
Police are trying to identify the bodies of two climbers found on the Tasman Glacier within weeks of one another, but which are believed to be from two separate climbing accidents that could be… Audio