Introducing Child
Introducing the extraordinary story of where we all begin.
- 3 mins
- 05 Jan 2024
BBC Sounds - Child - Available Episodes
Child
In this new look at the beginnings of life, we tell the story of a child from fertilisation to first birthday through the lens of society, history and science.
Episodes (28 Available)
- 1. The Dance Begins
The life of a human begins to unfold.
- 15 mins
- 12 Jan 2024
- 2. Source of Life
The Placenta. How does this amazing organ feed and protect a baby?
- 14 mins
- 19 Jan 2024
- 3. The Secret Within
India examines the moment of finding out you’re pregnant and what to do with that secret.
- 13 mins
- 26 Jan 2024
- 4. Every Heartbeat
In this episode, India uncovers the mysterious world of ultrasound scans.
- 13 mins
- 02 Feb 2024
- 5. Birth of a Mother
How do popular representations of mothers impact our ideals of motherhood.
- 14 mins
- 09 Feb 2024
- 6. The Unforeseen
India explores how the law and our own feelings are at odds with each other on baby loss.
- 13 mins
- 16 Feb 2024
- 7. Are They What You Eat?
India explores the world of nutrition and what other factors influence an unborn baby.
- 13 mins
- 23 Feb 2024
- 8. Mother Brain
India Rakusen finds out just how much the body and brain is impacted by pregnancy.
- 14 mins
- 01 Mar 2024
- 9. Birth Plan
How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth?
- 13 mins
- 08 Mar 2024
- 10. Due Date
When the due date is so hard to predict, what are they for and how are they calculated?
- 14 mins
- 15 Mar 2024
- 11. Oxytocin
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth.
- 14 mins
- 18 Mar 2024
- 12. Consent
India Rakusen examines the thorny issues of choice and consent during birth.
- 14 mins
- 19 Mar 2024
- 13. Trust
India Rakusen explores the breakdown and rebuilding of trust during pregnancy and birth.
- 14 mins
- 20 Mar 2024
- 14. Pain
India Rakusen examines how pain has been acknowledged historically and in modern day.
- 13 mins
- 21 Mar 2024
- 15. Golden Hour
India examines the moments after birth and how the rush of love isn’t always instant.
- 15 mins
- 22 Mar 2024
- 16. First Love
What do we know about the bonding between a baby and its parents in those first few weeks?
- 14 mins
- 29 Mar 2024
- 17. Milk
We explore milk and how history and politics have shaped the way we feed our babies.
- 15 mins
- 05 Apr 2024
- 18. Fingers and Toes
How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now?
- 13 mins
- 12 Apr 2024
- 19. Time Warp
What happens to our perceptions of time when you have a newborn baby?
- 14 mins
- 19 Apr 2024