My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time.
Robert Winston
I was born with my moustache and, no, I've never been tempted to shave it off. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about my face and, like... →
Childhood is not dead. Children were worse off when we were hunter-gatherers; they were threatened in medieval times and exploited during the... →
We are more dependent on science and engineering than at any other time in history. However, there is plenty of evidence that far too many people are... →
Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course... →
Following 25 children for the TV series 'Child of Our Time' has been extraordinary. The BBC's original plan was to commemorate the new... →
No matter what I've published - and you can look it up, I've published quite a lot in science, quite a few books too - none of it's very... →
We must not fail to recognise that television can be a hugely positive influence in children's lives, one of the greatest educators in... →
Over the past 20 years, I have presented many science programmes on BBC1. But none is, I think, more socially important, or of more human interest... →
A young woman in her teens has about 300,000 eggs in her ovaries. By the time she is menopausal, none are left.