Head First by Alastair Santhouse review – a medical memoir with elegance and integrity

In a passionate blend of anecdote and evidence, a consultant psychiatrist shows how the mind and the body are irrevocably connected, despite medicine’s desire to separate and specialise

The Surrogate review – compelling drama for a new kind of family

A woman’s decision to provide a gay couple with a child becomes very complicated in this refreshingly real-world drama

Why be a performative Insta parent when your kids will be happy in front of the TV?

There is no best kind of parenting, but if it gets you and your kids safely through the day, then that’s enough

How we made Embarrassing Bodies: Christian Jessen on TV’s intimate hit

‘We were a lifesaver for people with things – such as wonky boobs – that the NHS might only consider cosmetic’

Neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth: ‘Coronavirus has changed us all’

The neuroscientist and psychiatrist explains Zoom fatigue - and why the conditions of the pandemic can induce an ‘altered state’

In brief: The Hummingbird; 34 Patients; Kant’s Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write

A deliciously playful Italian family saga; a doctor’s telling insights into his work; and Claire Messud’s masterly story of her life

‘It’s a love letter to adventure’: the mud-spattered show about jogging

Inspired by a 90-mile run to the Peak District, These Hills Are Ours explores the joys of trail running – then invites its audience out for a jog

The Devil You Know by Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne review – hard to unsee

A forensic psychotherapist looks beyond the lurid headlines to give a clear-eyed and compassionate insight into patients’ stories

The Beatles in India: ‘With their long hair and jokes, they blew our minds!’

Two new documentaries offer intriguing insights on how the Beatles’ 1967 escape to study transcendental meditation shaped the band and India, baffled the KGB – and saw Ringo survive on a diet of baked beans

The supersense secret: Steve Biddulph on how to become healthier, happier and more fully human

The psychologist Steve Biddulph believes we are tapping into only a small corner of our potential. In his latest book, he explains how to harness all our senses and gut instincts