Health & Wellness Documentaries

BBC Select joins presenters, like Louis Theroux, who explore what it takes to fight illness in order to nurture a healthy mind, body and soul. If you live in the US or Canada, you can watch a range of BBC documentaries on health and wellbeing.

Inside Our Autistic Minds

Inside our Autistic Minds

Presenter and environmentalist Chris Packham meets autistic people who are all at a key point in their lives. Packham, who has autism spectrum disorder, learns about the ways they sense and interact with the world. He will also introduce them to people who may be able to answer questions about their particular experiences, and helps them to express themselves creatively.

The Good Drug? The History, Politics, and Science of Psychedelics

The good drug

Can psychedelic substances herald a new era for medicine and health? This fascinating documentary investigates our historical, societal, and scientific relationship with psychedelics. Could these mind-altering materials initiate a modern renaissance for clinical research and can their therapeutic properties be used to eradicate a host of mental health problems?