PART 2: Dan O’Connor of the Wellcome Trust will explore the complex relationship between money, donors and body parts.

PART 1: Prof Neil Sheerin from the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, will explore the complex relationship between money, donors and body parts.

One year on from Scotland's referendum, Gerry Hassan will explore the impact of the SNP's sweeping victory in the General Election; analysing Scotland's political future as well as the broader prospects for the future of the Union.

Prof Jason Ellis, discusses the causes, consequences and catastrophes that lead to poor sleep. How history has associated personal characteristics with sleep disorders and how these myths have been perpetuated over the years (using Disney as an example).

How can the UK lead the way in inspiring girls and women to study and build their careers in science? Beth Bromley and Simi Ali discuss equality and the future of women in science.

Susanne Burns, an independent cultural sector adviser, will draw on her work with UK and North East arts and cultural organisations to ask how they can change to survive in the current climate.

Prof Rod Bilton, author of 'Know What to Eat', will discuss how the evolution of the human metabolism and brain development has been driven by climate change and intermittent starvation. He will explain what eating healthily means.

Join Richard Moss, BBC North East & Cumbria, in conversation with IPPR’s Chief Economist, Tony Dolphin, and Katie Schmuecker, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, who will discuss what effect the results could have on both the region’s economy and poverty levels.

Prof Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, University of Oxford, reveals the secrets behind the claims of drugs and devices designed to improve health and wellbeing. He will discuss how the evidence is generated.

School dinners had a major shake-up with Jamie Oliver's intervention in 2005. The first school food standards since 1980 followed. Has anything changed? Ashley Adamson, Newcastle University, will explore what our children are eating at school & beyond.