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Welcome to our blog! Each week a new episode is released we upload a new episode page, as well as a host of other exciting posts. Here you can find guest blog posts, extra information about the Charter, Gillian's "Poetry Corner" - where you can find all of Gillian's spectacular poetry, plus one or two from our special guests - and "Mark's Musings, to get Mark's personal thoughts on the matter in question.


Singing
For our final episode of Season 8, we hit the pub to sing at the top of our lungs..
Guest Writer
Jul 221 min read


When should we start on drugs?
When is the right time to start taking Parkinson's drugs?
Guest Writer
Jul 151 min read


My parent has Parkinson's - what should I know?
What is it like living with a PD parent? We're joined by three Parkinson's kids who tell us what others should know as they embark on a similar journey.
Guest Writer
Jul 81 min read


Pain
Us Parkies all feel pain for one reason or another but can how much of it is actually caused by Parkinson's Disease?
Guest Writer
Jun 291 min read


Brain Bank
We visited the UCL Queen Square Brain Bank to find out about their essential role in finding treatments for Parkinson's
Guest Writer
Jun 291 min read


Walking Football
This week we're talking about the benefits of walking football with some experts in the field..
Guest Writer
Jun 291 min read


Risky Drugs
This week, BBC investigative reporter Noel Titheradge, and Radio 4 contributor Freddie Waite, uncover the risks of dopamine agonists
Guest Writer
Jun 81 min read


World Parkinson's Congress
We made it to Phoenix, Arizona, for the 2026 World Parkinson's Congress!
Guest Writer
Jun 31 min read


Chelsea Flower Show
We went to the Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate this special year for gardening and Parkinson's
Guest Writer
Jun 31 min read


Try-Athlon 2026
To kick off our eighth season, we're reporting to you from this year's Parkinson's Try-Athlon.
Guest Writer
May 201 min read


Positivity
For the final episode of this seventh season of Movers and Shakers, we're looking on the bright side of life. Can positivity actually improve your condition? Or does it mask the hardship of life with PD? And what on earth is 'toxic positivity'? To discuss all this – and put the gang on a spectrum from Tigger to Eeyore – we've gathered at the Notting Hill pub for "a laugh and ". Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summ
Guest Writer
Mar 251 min read


Driving
Driving is something that people often take for granted – right up until they can't do it. With a Parkinson's diagnosis comes a lot of insecurity about being behind the wheel. When do you know if it's time to stop? How do you manage the DVLA's red tape? And what's the situation with those mythical blue badges? To run through these consideratio ns, the Movers and Shakers are joined in the Notting Hill pub by an expert from Parkinson's UK. Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us
Guest Writer
Mar 181 min read


Oral Health
We're sinking our teeth into another important issue this week, as we look at oral health and the role that it might play in Parkinson's. The Movers and Shakers are joined at the pub – where Paul is caught, live on microphone, snarfing a chocolate mousse – by experts from both dentistry and neurology to look at the chicken and (chocolate) egg question of whether PD affects oral health, or if bad oral hygiene could actually have impacts in the brain. It's not all about the blo
Guest Writer
Mar 111 min read


The Dopamine Debate
This week we're doing something a little bit different on Movers & Shakers. We're joined in the pub by Dr Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, a distinguished American cardiologist with a controversial idea: that Parkinson's might be caused by too much, rather than too little, dopamine. Sackner-Bernstein's ideas call into question the underlying assumptions of the condition and have been refuted by many of his colleagues. But the debate is worth having – not least as the opposition is
Guest Writer
Mar 52 min read


Paraquat
This week we're returning to one of the most contentious subjects in Parkinson's world: what causes the condition? Research has increasingly focused on the role of pesticides – particularly one called Paraquat – which are routinely used in agriculture yet are severely toxic to humans. Could investigations into the role of Paraquat prove a connection to PD? And, if so, does that mean that we could, eventually, arrest the spread of the illness? To discuss this subject, the Move
Guest Writer
Feb 191 min read


Our Campaign for 2026
We have announced our campaign for 2026: The Voice!
Mark Mardell
Feb 123 min read


Exercise: the evidence
In our latest episode, we spoke to some of London's top experts in the field of exercise for Parkies. What is the evidence that it slows down symptoms like we're told?
Guest Writer
Feb 51 min read


Freezing
We spoke to Dr Jen Davies about freezing of gait and what we can do about it.
Guest Writer
Feb 41 min read


Parkinson's: the Sitcom
This week we're talking about the funnier side of Parkinson's Disease, with the help of producer and director Simon Meyhew-Archer, and actor Mark Heap
Guest Writer
Feb 41 min read


2025: The Year in Review
We've finally reached the end of our 2025 series, so we've come on air for one last time to share with you our favourite moments!
Guest Writer
Dec 17, 20251 min read
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