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What's Up Docs?

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What's Up Docs?

A weekly Health and Fitness podcast featuring Chris van Tulleken and Dr Xand van Tulleken

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What's Up Docs?

BBC Radio 4 BBC

What's Up Docs?

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What's Up Docs?

BBC Radio 4 BBC

What's Up Docs?

A weekly Health and Fitness podcast featuring Chris van Tulleken and Dr Xand van Tulleken
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In this BBC Radio 4 podcast, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.

Although they are identical twins, Chris and Xand are very different and they never stop thinking and arguing about science and health. They want to lead healthy, happy lives and as doctors, they want this for everyone. Yet they tussle over how best to get there.

When it comes to looking after our own health, it can be confusing. Medicine and science produce amazing new treatments and diagnostics every day and we are bombarded with so many headlines and pieces of advice; but how are we supposed to know what's really best for us and then successfully apply it to our lives?

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken embrace this challenge; even as they marvel at the scientific breakthroughs, they grapple with the competing claims about health, wellbeing and how to live.

From understanding testosterone therapies to microplastics in our diets, and the concept of 'hangriness' to the power of saying no - this podcast deals with the health stresses we all face every day, while taking on board how the decisions by corporations and governments affect all our health.

Each episode, Chris and Xand are joined by an expert guest to examine the latest research, psychological insights, and data, to help listeners navigate the overwhelming amount of information and advice out there. They talk about the trials and tribulations in their own lives in their characteristically witty way - each teasing the other as they search for solutions. Xand has trouble sleeping , Chris has noisy knees, one of them has got an embarrassing itch. They have different ways of looking at things and find it really helpful to get the other one's point of view. These doctors are trying their best and encouraging listeners to do the same.

Email: whatsupdocs@bbc.co.uk Whatsapp: 08000 665123

A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4.

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Thanks for this great podcast, it's the highlight of my Wednesdays! Interesting questions, furnished with answers based on credible research and expertise, all presented in a very human and relatable way. I'm not generally a big fan of banter in podcasts as it's often quite fake and sycophantic, but I love the chemistry between Chris and Zand as they come over as genuine and their personalities complement each other well. I was impressed with Zand's courage to get upset on air in the episode about difficult conversations, and surprised that it didn't come over as fake or dramatized to me. Despite their achievements in life, the docs come over as down to earth and humble, and don't take themselves too seriously - a rare quality with people in the public eye. As an intermittent insomniac I was apprehensive about listening to the sleep episode, but what a relief: the expert wasn't just another Sergeant Major of Sleep. He was fabulous and it actually made me feel better about my sleep issues, thanks! The weakest episode for me was the one on hanger, I felt it didn't scratch the surface of the topic. There should have been more about blood sugar control and cortisol as mediators of hanger. I've found that time-restricted eating cured my tendency to get hangry and I was hoping there might be some research on this connection. However, this was but a brief fall from form and the series has recently been going from strength to strength. Learning to tell apart Zand's and Chris's similar but different voices added an additional interest to the podcast 😄 Long may it continue!
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BBC
Podcast Status
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Started
Mar 20th, 2025
Latest Episode
May 19th, 2026
Release Period
Weekly
Episodes
143
Avg. Episode Length
24 minutes
Explicit
No
Language
English
Network
BBC
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Podcast Details

Created by
BBC
Podcast Status
Active
Started
Mar 20th, 2025
Latest Episode
May 19th, 2026
Release Period
Weekly
Episodes
143
Avg. Episode Length
24 minutes
Explicit
No
Language
English
Network
BBC
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