What should we tell the kids? Children quiz a doctor on COVID-19
What would a child ask a doctor about COVID-19? On this week's World Vs Virus, Dr Ranj Singh, presenter of BBC TV's 'Get Well Soon', takes questions from a panel of youngsters, and shares tips on how ...
7 Maj 202017min
The Spanish Flu of 1918
It infected one-third of the world's population and killed 50 million people, but for most of us the Spanish Flu is little more than a footnote of history. Author and science journalist Laura Spinney ...
30 Apr 202022min
Can climate action survive COVID-19? Jennifer Morgan from Greenpeace tells us it can, and must
Jennifer Morgan, head of Greenpeace International, says why the fight against climate change must not be considered an unaffordable luxury as we struggle with COVID-19. And Yale's happiness professor,...
23 Apr 202020min
Coping with working from home – tips from an organizational psychologist
Adam Grant, bestselling author, podcast host and Professor of Management and Psychology at the Wharton School, has advice for employers and employees on coping with COVID-19 lockdown, finding JOMO (th...
16 Apr 202030min
No Refuge: The world's most vulnerable
How are poorer countries facing up? We speak to David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee, and hear from Bangladesh and a Somali refugee. Also: a pastor, a rabbi and a mullah walk into a Zo...
9 Apr 202024min
Battleground New York
Doctor and bestselling author Matt McCarthy shows us life on the front line in New York City. Also: a submariner shares his tips for surviving lockdown.
2 Apr 202022min
Numbers Game: How long is a lockdown?
The World Health Organization tells us how long is a lockdown, and YouTuber Molly Burke describes living under the threat of COVID-19 when you're blind.
26 Mars 202029min
Unprecedented: The economic impact of COVID-19
Economist Nouriel Roubini explains why the economic impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus will be different than anything we have seen before, and a mental health expert gives tips on staying sane.
20 Mars 202019min
