HealthCheck UK Live

Episode 2

Tuesday, 31st March 2020

Michelle Ackerley and Dr Chris van Tulleken with their guide to surviving and thriving during isolation. In this programme, what be can learned from past generations about staying mentally and physically fit at a time of national crisis? Angela Rippon suggests some novel ways of keeping your brain sharp while stuck indoors, and the East End allotment owner who has become a green-fingered community hero.

Episode 3

Wednesday, 1st April 2020

Dr Xand Van Tulleken with your daily guide to staying well in mind, body and spirit while coronavirus keeps you indoors. Today, why you need a project to keep your mind ticking over, Angela Rippon finds out whether it’s too late to take up running, and some top tips for feeding the family when the supermarket shelves are bare.

Episode 4

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Michelle Ackerley find out why this is the best time to give up smoking. But is vaping really any safer than cigarettes?

Episode 5

Friday, 3rd April 2020

With the weekend approaching, TV legend Mr Motivator joins Dr Xand van Tulleken and Michelle Ackerley to suggest some indoor workouts. We find out if laughter is the best medicine, and Angela Rippon discovers some home recipes to replace scarce household commodities.

Episode 6

Monday, 6th April 2020

Michelle Ackerley and Dr Xand Van Tulleken keep you up to date with all the latest tips on how to survive and thrive through the Covid-19 pandemic. Angela Rippon finds out whether Sudoku and crosswords can keep your brain sharp, and Strictly star Anton du Beke talks dancing and parenting. Plus why so many of us are having trouble sleeping and what we can do about it.

Episode 7

Tuesday, 7th April 2020

In the second week of our coronavirus survival guide presented by Michelle Ackerley and Dr Xand Van Tulleken, we talk vaccines. Described as one of the greatest medical breakthroughs ever made, we look at the origin of inoculation and find out how other types of vaccination, especially the flu jab, gives us hope for the future. With special guest Sir Lenny Henry, plus some advice on how to cope with separation from our loved ones.

Episode 8

Wednesday, 8th April 2020

Michelle Ackerley and Dr Xand Van Tulleken guide you through the challenges of the coronavirus lockdown, with help from musical superstar Elaine Paige and Watchdog’s Nikki Fox. Being stuck indoors, the temptation of the box set has never been so great, so HealthCheck UK finds out whether TV bingeing is as harmful as feared.

Episode 9

Thursday, 9th April 2020

Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Michelle Ackerley hear about keeping positive from model and acid attack survivor Katie Piper. With spring in the air, green-fingered guru Alan Titchmarsh talks gardens big and small, we have some advice on how to stop lockdown driving your relationship onto the rocks, and Ross Kemp calls in to tell us about the role of NHS volunteers.

Episode 10

Friday, 10th April 2020

In the final episode of HealthCheck UK Live, our in-house exercise expert, the TV legend Mr Motivator, is back in the studio with a bumper workout, and he shares some words of wisdom with Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Michelle Ackerley. Angela Rippon has a final dip into our bulging inbox to hear your reflections on corona life, and from Liverpool an inspiring tale of a community united in the face of hardship.