Health

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Contagion: The BBC Four Pandemic
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Contagion: The BBC Four Pandemic

Running from September 2017 to December 2018, the BBC Four Pandemic app was the largest science experiment of its kind powered by citizens. Exploring the ambitious vision of the scientists behind the app, Contagion: The BBC F...
H.O.P.E: What You Eat Matters
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H.O.P.E: What You Eat Matters

H.O.P.E: What You Eat Matters seeks to find solutions to issues faced by Western society, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, by exploring dietary habits. With meat consumption having risen signific...
Food Choices
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Food Choices

Food Choices focuses on how the food we consume affects not only our personal health, but also that of the entire planet. Filmmaker Michal Siewierski takes an in-depth look at how the consumption of animal products has long-l...
40 Weeks
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40 Weeks

Every pregnancy is a unique journey. 40 Weeks takes an intimate look at what happens during each stage of pregnancy, sharing the experiences of women from a wide range of backgrounds, lifestyles, relationships, and financial...
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory
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Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory

Alive Inside illustrates the power of music and its impact on people’s lives, with the ability to awaken memory and nostalgia. Focusing on healthcare facilities that house the elderly, especially those struggling with memory...
Eat, Fast and Live Longer
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer

Eat, Fast and Live Longer sees presenter Michael Mosley examine the effects of meal frequency and diet on lifespan. He assesses the impact of calorie-restricted diets and fasting on the human body. Mosley’s interest in fastin...
Forks Over Knives
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Forks Over Knives

Forks Over Knives is a nutrition documentary featuring Dr Caldwell Esselstyn and T. Colin Campbell, a primary researcher on the famed 1980s China–Cornell–Oxford nutrition project. It centres on the findings of that landmark s...
Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America
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Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America

With two-thirds of Americans currently overweight, Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America addresses the growing rate of obesity and the multitude of health conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, that have become i...
The Lazarus Effect
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The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect documents the successful treatment of HIV/AIDS patients in Africa. Directed by Lance Bangs and produced by Spike Jonze, the film focuses on the positive impact of free antiretroviral drug therapy on patient...
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead follows the journey of Joe Cross, an Australian entrepreneur who embarks on a 60-day juice fast to reclaim his health. At the start of his journey, Cross is 100 pounds overweight and suffering from a...
Fat Head
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Fat Head

Fat Head sees comedian Tom Naughton examine and attempt to refute Morgan Spurlock’s documentary Super Size Me, critically analysing the science and information presented in that film. Having watched it as part of his research...
Under the Knife
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Under the Knife

Louis Theroux explores the world of plastic surgery by travelling to Los Angeles and even experiencing a procedure first-hand. Plastic surgery has become exceedingly popular over the years, and many individuals are making app...