BBC Radio Podcasts from The Human Subject
The Trauma Victims and their Blood
Martha Milete’s life changes one night in 2006 when two masked men break into her house.
The Gay Man and the Pleasure Shocks
Patient B-19 signs up to a treatment plan, hoping it will change his desire for men.
The Man with an Artificial Windpipe
It’s 2011 and Andemariam Beyene is out of options. One surgeon seems to provides hope.
The Boy with an Ice Pick in his Brain
The story of a young boy's encounter with a Dr known as The Travelling Lobotomist
The Mothers of Gynaecology
Seventeen-year-old Anarcha has just had a baby, but there’s a problem.
The Farmers and The Goat Testicle Transplants
A farmer visits the town doctor and asks for a goat testicle transplant.
The Woman Who Resisted Mind Control
At only 16 years old, Lana Ponting is court ordered to the infamous Allen Institute.
The Children Whose Teeth Were Destroyed
Patients at a mental institution in Sweden are given excessive amounts of toffee.
The Prisoners Used for Their Skin
A young man unwittingly agrees to medical experimentation in a Philadelphia prison.
The Man with a Hole in His Stomach
A teenager is accidentally shot in the stomach. A doctor finds an opportunity.
Introducing The Human Subject
The Human Subject uncovers stories connecting modern day medicine to brutal origins.