Videos

Immersive documentaries, artistic expressions and expert insights curated by our in-house video team

Ethereal photo of a person lying down under a blue haze with ghostly hands reaching towards them.
SLEEP AND DREAMS

When dreams touch reality – the liminal world of sleep paralysis

Directed by Carla MacKinnon

Drawing of six people in a living room having tea and cake around a table, with a window and plant in the background.
NEURODIVERSITY

Hand-drawn animation brings a meeting of ‘voice-hearers’ to life

Directed by Tristan Thil

Illustration of a masked healthcare worker in multiple colours against a pixelated background.
DECISION-MAKING

Every choice has an energy cost. Learn to manage your budget

Video by TED-Ed

Photo of a man in a green shirt holding a gun in a desert landscape with rocky cliffs under a blue sky.
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STORIES AND LITERATURE

Why are we so drawn to characters that take us to moral extremes?

Video by Psyche

Two women sitting on a log outdoors, each holding a child, with greenery in the background.
LIFE STAGES

An activist weaves motherhood into her world in this gentle short

Directed by Flavien Kressmann and Sarah Des Rosiers

A person standing on a freight train car during sunset with a dog sitting nearby and graffiti on the train.
HOME

Freedom, joy and struggle – stories of Los Angeles street life

Directed by Chung Nguyen

Illustration of a person with eyes closed, surrounded by colourful waves and geometric shapes on an orange background.
ANXIETY

Stressed about a date or an interview? Video games may offer a surprising salve

Video by the University of California

Photo of an elderly man speaking at a podium with a microphone onstage, wearing a dark suit and glasses.
CREATIVITY

James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut on why art is central to a meaningful life

Video by Letters Live

Photo of a man holding a hand-drawn sketch of himself on a city street, wearing a blazer with a colourful patch.
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PLEASURES AND PASTIMES

Bad art, good laughs – a street portraitist’s lacklustre work animates a city

Directed by Rosie Baldwin

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Photo of an elderly man speaking at a podium with a microphone onstage, wearing a dark suit and glasses.
CREATIVITY

James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut on why art is central to a meaningful life

Video by Letters Live

Photo of two women in a kitchen, one peeling a potato while smiling the other focused on cooking, with a mortar in view.
HAPPINESS

We’re naturally bad at predicting what will make us happy. Here’s how to adjust

Video by The Well

Surreal painting of a celestial figure surrounded by angels and clouds, with vivid colours and dynamic movement.
THINKERS AND THEORIES

Embrace conflict, reject authority – William Blake’s radical vision of a meaningful life

Video by Great Books Explained

Photo of an elderly man with a beard wearing a hat and glasses, holding a notebook in a sunlit forest.
MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov

Two clay faces with minimal features lying on a dark surface in a close-up photograph.
THE SELF

A woman must break apart to make herself whole in this surreal, stunning animation

Directed by Chu-Chieh Lee

A woman with a headset giving a presentation. She gestures with her hand. The background is wood paneling.
PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH

Why the mental health awareness movement needs more precision and fewer vibes

Video by the Royal Institution

Oil painting diptych of a man rowing a boat and a woman in blue with a green background.
LOVE

Two lives drift apart and come together in a love story told one brush stroke at a time

Directed by Ian Bruce

Close-up photo of a hand carving a pencil with a small knife, focusing on the pencil’s tip and wood shavings.
FOCUS AND ATTENTION

There’s joy in doing a job right. Just ask this artisanal pencil-sharpener

Directed by Kenneth Price

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Photo of an elderly man speaking at a podium with a microphone onstage, wearing a dark suit and glasses.
CREATIVITY

James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut on why art is central to a meaningful life

Video by Letters Live

Photo of two women in a kitchen, one peeling a potato while smiling the other focused on cooking, with a mortar in view.
HAPPINESS

We’re naturally bad at predicting what will make us happy. Here’s how to adjust

Video by The Well

Surreal painting of a celestial figure surrounded by angels and clouds, with vivid colours and dynamic movement.
THINKERS AND THEORIES

Embrace conflict, reject authority – William Blake’s radical vision of a meaningful life

Video by Great Books Explained

Photo of a woman with braided hair on a sailboat in open sea, wearing a patterned jumper and colourful scarf, enjoying the sun.
TRAVEL

Emma navigates the vast Atlantic and her own mind in this captivating travelogue

Directed by Mattias Olsson

Photo of two women in a kitchen, one peeling a potato while smiling the other focused on cooking, with a mortar in view.
HAPPINESS

We’re naturally bad at predicting what will make us happy. Here’s how to adjust

Video by The Well

Abstract painting with bold orange, yellow, blue and black curves and shapes overlapping dynamically.
SEX AND SEXUALITY

A kaleidoscope? A milestone? Beyond description? Women put orgasms into words

Directed by Bronwen Parker-Rhodes

Collage of animal photos with progressively simplified line drawings of a flamingo, giraffe and cat.
THINKING AND INTELLIGENCE

From cave art to subatomic sketches – how drawing has accelerated human progress

Video by MIT Quest for Intelligence

Two clay faces with minimal features lying on a dark surface in a close-up photograph.
THE SELF

A woman must break apart to make herself whole in this surreal, stunning animation

Directed by Chu-Chieh Lee

Surreal painting of a celestial figure surrounded by angels and clouds, with vivid colours and dynamic movement.
THINKERS AND THEORIES

Embrace conflict, reject authority – William Blake’s radical vision of a meaningful life

Video by Great Books Explained

Oil painting diptych of a man rowing a boat and a woman in blue with a green background.
LOVE

Two lives drift apart and come together in a love story told one brush stroke at a time

Directed by Ian Bruce

Photo of a businessman in a suit explaining with a Jenga tower, another man stands behind him, both in an office setting.
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FILM

Our world’s complex issues can’t be solved by lone heroes. Our stories should reflect that

Video by Psyche

Sketchbook pages with colourful abstract faces, featuring torn paper flaps over parts of the drawings, mixed media artwork.
MIND AND BRAIN

Steven has a rare insight into faces – because he cannot recognise them

Directed by Steven Fraser

Digital artwork of a grey hand squeezing a yellow stress ball with a smiley face on a black background.
VALUES AND BELIEFS

Cults needn’t fit stereotypes to be dangerous. Here’s how to identify a controlling social group

Video by BBC Ideas

A woman with a headset giving a presentation. She gestures with her hand. The background is wood paneling.
PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH

Why the mental health awareness movement needs more precision and fewer vibes

Video by the Royal Institution

Abstract line drawing of a running figure with scattered symbols on a white background.
HOME

In an elegy for his childhood home, a filmmaker constructs a lyrical collage of memory

Directed by Damian Gascoigne

Close-up photo of a hand carving a pencil with a small knife, focusing on the pencil’s tip and wood shavings.
FOCUS AND ATTENTION

There’s joy in doing a job right. Just ask this artisanal pencil-sharpener

Directed by Kenneth Price

Photo of an elderly man with a beard wearing a hat and glasses, holding a notebook in a sunlit forest.
MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov

Illustration of a room with a plant on a table, soft coloured walls and a window with curtains.
POETRY

‘You are me; I am you’ – a trans poet’s evocative message to her former self

Video by On Being

Photo of a person holding a tortoise above a container with leaves against a tiled wall.
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CAREGIVING

High in the Alps, Kathleen takes extraordinary steps to keep a pet safe through the winter

Directed by G Anthony Svatek