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Episode 3

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Series 2
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Going behind the headlines to answer health questions. Does caffeine really help us to stay alert and what are the alternatives? Ways to boost our brains are put to the test.

Does caffeine really help us to stay alert and what are the alternatives? In this programme some surprising ways to boost our brains are put to the test.

Also medical journalist Michael Mosley examines the growing trend for electronic cigarettes and asks if they are safe. Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates if household chores can count as exercise. Dr Saleyha Ahsan gives first-aid tips on how to treat someone suffering from hypothermia and surgeon Gabriel Weston sees life-saving surgery that involves removing all the blood from a patient's body.

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Thu 4 Dec 2014 01:25
BBC Two

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  • Rik Carter

    Cousin Betty

  • Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

  • Sir Bald Diddley

    Big Game Hunter

  • Billy Conrad

    Scat Cat

  • Anders Lewen

    Let's Workout

  • Stephen Tait & Tom Howe & Tom Howe

    Clock Hands

  • Danny Davies

    Bits and Pieces

  • The Heavy

    How You Like Me Now?

  • Laurent Juillet

    Intelligent Drone

  • Ciara Haidar

    Learning About Us

  • Emmylou Harris

    Black Caffeine

  • Dave

    Double Barrel

  • Ella Mae Morse

    40 Cups of Coffee

  • Barrie Gledden

    Funshine

  • Anthony Mawer

    Guitars About Town

  • Jason Pedder

    Popular People

  • Bob Bradley

    Bass Bird

  • Ronni Shaw

    Coroner's Report

  • Serge Gainsbourg

    Cha Cha Cha Du Loup

  • Bob Bradley

    Boxing

  • Bonobo

    Days To Come (feat. Bajka)

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Forty Cups of Coffee

  • Liquid Liquid

    Lock Groove Out

  • Róisín Murphy

    Overpowered

  • Dust Devil

    Walk the Walk

  • Claude Vasori

    Accroche Toi, Caroline (Vision On Theme)

    Performer: Paris Studio Group.

  • Thomas Watt

    Screen to Screen

  • Timothy Forrester Clarke

    Tickly Trumpet Fingers

  • Chris Gibbons

    Snazz

  • Oliver Rhys Jenkins

    Dreams Cannot Replace

  • Jason Pedder

    Popular People

  • Philip Guyler

    Guyler Investigates

  • Cody Westheimer

    Forensics Lab

  • Ronni Shaw

    Unanswered Questions

  • Barrie Gledden

    Funshine

  • Clair Marlo

    Best Day Ever

  • James Jacob

    High On Life

  • Steve Carter

    The Waking

  • Cines

    Aaron

  • Murray Munro

    Waiting

  • Terry Devine-King

    Harmonic Motion

  • Frédéric Sans

    Growing Danger

  • Anthony Phillips

    Night Crime

  • Dominic Glynn

    Gliding Time

  • Bob Holroyd

    Hope Springs Eternal

  • Method Man

    Bring the Pain

  • Three Days Grace

    Pain

  • Mike Stobbie

    Walk in the Rain

  • Terry Devine-King

    Around the World

  • Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

Credits

Presenter Christopher van Tulleken
Presenter Michael Mosley
Presenter Gabriel Weston
Presenter Saleyha Ahsan
Executive Producer Jacqueline Smith
Series Producer Graeme Thomson
Producer Alex Freeman

Broadcasts

  • Wed 29 Oct 2014 21:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 3 Nov 2014 23:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Thu 4 Dec 2014 01:25
    BBC Two

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