Episodes
In this episode we’re going to be learning about Death Cafés, places where strangers can meet to drink tea, eat cake and talk about death. There have been over 7000 Death Cafés held across the world and their aim is to encourage people to speak more openly about death and dying. We’re going to be hearing from Alex who is interested in setting up her own Death Café group.
Published 01/21/19
In this episode we’re going to be learning about Death Cafes, places where strangers can meet to drink tea, eat cake and talk about death. There have been over 7000 Death Cafes held across the world and their aim is to encourage people to speak more openly about death and dying. We will be hearing from Alex who is interested in setting up her own Death Café group.
Published 01/20/19
1Xtra Stories meets Nimz, a Single, Black, Muslim woman who is on a mission to find a man. We follow her as she discussed Muslim dating apps with her best friend, talks to her Mum about how dating’s changed for Muslims in her community, and tries out an online dating site for the first time.
Published 01/13/19
Personal trainer, blogger and bestselling author Alice Liveing takes a look into Orthorexia, to find out what it is, how it manifests, and how social media can have an effect.
Published 01/06/19
1Xtra Talks’ Reece Parkinson teams up with Radio 1 Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton, Dr Radha and Asian Networks’ Mobeen Azhar for a one off special to discuss the biggest issues of the year. The presenters have discussed topics such as Feminism, Body Image and Sexuality with the experts in 2018. But now they’ve come together to give their opinions on the most controversial issues affecting you in 2018. Racism, Brexit and Me Too are all on the table.
Published 12/23/18
In the UK there are girls missing school lessons because they can't afford period products. Reece Parkinson hears from the young activists fighting to end period poverty.
Published 12/16/18
Reece Parkinson finds out what it's like to be a deaf music fan.
Published 12/09/18
OCD
Reece Parkinson explores what its like to live with one of the most misunderstood mental health disorders around. OCD, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, affects almost three quarters of a million people in the UK – including celebs like Niall Horan, Justin Timberlake and David Beckham.
Published 12/02/18
Students are dropping out of university in growing numbers. Around 1 in 10 university students in the UK won’t finish their courses. What makes some of us decide to drop out? What alternatives could we consider? And if we make that decision, does it really make any difference to our future? We follow a fresher who is already having doubts, and also chat to 1Xtra’s own Big Zuu about how dropping out of university was the best decision he ever made.
Published 11/25/18
Reece Parkinson hears from the biohackers pushing their bodies’ boundaries; from dietary hacks to underground DIY surgery.
Published 11/18/18
Reece Parkinson sits down with legendary documentary maker Louis Theroux. They discuss Louis' new documentary series, 'Altered States', which features an episode about polyamory and why the programme involved scenes which required his wife’s permission. We also find out how Louis always gets the most out of his interviews and whether he keeps in touch with any of the people who feature in his programmes.
Published 11/11/18
You might already know someone who is intersex, but you can’t tell someone is intersex just by looking at them. Being intersex doesn’t mean you have both sets of genitalia, the term intersex is an umbrella term used to describe people born with biological sex characteristics that don’t fit typical male or female categories. In today’s documentary, we meet Anick. He’s 23, from Leicester and he grew up knowing there was something different about him. Anick goes into frank detail about what...
Published 11/05/18
We investigate the rise in ‘Extreme Workouts’, across three equally terrifying disciplines: intensity, altitude and cold weather. As humans push their bodies further and further, are we going too far in the pursuit of fitness?
Published 10/28/18
Let's talk about the highs and lows of living with other people, what we can do when it goes wrong and how good it can be when it goes right.
Published 09/24/18
Being in debt affects our mental health and more young people than ever are seeking help
Published 09/10/18
We find out more about the use of balloons amongst young people.
Published 08/16/18
What happens when young footballers reach the make or break stage of their career?
Published 08/16/18
1Xtra's Ace took on the challenge to live a zero waste lifestyle for one week.
Published 08/01/18
Jamz meets some young clubbers who are determined to not let their disability stop them from enjoying live music.
Published 08/01/18
We hear from teen hero Jeremiah who explains what happened the night he discovered the victim of a stabbing in the street.
Published 07/23/18
ME sufferer Emma Donohoe investigates how young people cope with the debilitating illness
Published 07/16/18
We hear the story of Alice Ruggles & how her life was taken by her stalker ex-boyfriend.
Published 07/02/18
We hear the story of one of the Windrush generation, Allan Willmott.
Published 07/01/18
We follow Joe White as he decides whether he should attend the World Cup in Russia.
Published 06/25/18
Reece Parkinson and Yasmin Evans are joined by a live studio audience and some expert panellists to discuss feminism. Along with their guests, they will be exploring how the today's young people are re-defining what feminism means to them and paving the way for the future feminist movement Panellists are, The Slumflower, Nathaniel Cole, Carla-Marie Williams and Anna Veglio-White.
Published 06/18/18