Who's To Blame?
Were it not for the eventual verdict of the Court of Appeal, Holmes v Poeton may well have been a landmark case for Parkies. Or so claims...
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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.
Rory Cellan-Jones
Sep 288 min
Targeted Ultrasound
Targeted ultrasound might sound like something a Bond villain would use to incinerate a Swiss canton, but, in reality, it could be the...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Sep 144 min
Enzyme Blockers
Every hero needs a sidekick: Batman and Robin, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Ronald McDonald and Grimace. And, in Parkinson's world, if...
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Mark Mardell
Sep 75 min
We Will Survive!
Pour yourself a drink and pull up a chair: the Movers and Shakers are back in the pub! To open our fourth (yes, fourth – we can hardly...
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Guest Writer
Jul 202 min
Parky Profiles: Matt Eagles
Our Parky Profile this week is a man who's been riding the Parkinson's wave far longer than any of the Movers and Shakers. Matt Eagles...
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Guest Writer
Jul 141 min
Parky Profiles: Emma Lawton
Our guest in the latest of our Parky Profile series is Emma Lawton. Emma wears a lot of hats (and not to cover her pink hair!): graphic...
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Guest Writer
Jul 61 min
Parky Profiles: Kevin Cahill
For the next in our series of profiles of fascinating folk with Parkinson's, Paul introduces the gang to Kevin Cahill. For decades, Kevin...
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Guest Writer
Jun 291 min
Parky Profiles: Paul Sinha
In the pub this week, for the latest instalment of our Parky Profiles series, is none other than Paul Sinha: qualified doctor,...
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Guest Writer
Jun 261 min
BONUS: Parky Politics (Not) in the Pub - Victoria Atkins
On this bonus election episode of the podcast (don't worry, the politics is over and our Parky Profile series will resume on Saturday!)...
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Guest Writer
Jun 241 min
Parky Politics in the Pub - with Wes Streeting
In just a couple of weeks, Wes Streeting may find himself the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. If that wasn't a...
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Guest Writer
Jun 151 min
Parky Profiles: Dame Susie Sainsbury
For the second instalment of our summer series profiling extraordinary people with Parkinson's, the gang are joined in the Notting Hill...
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Guest Writer
Jun 83 min
Parky Profiles: Colonel Guy Deacon
This week we're kicking off our summer mini-series, profiling top Parkies who are leading extraordinary lives despite – or because of –...
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Mark Mardell
Apr 274 min
Cell Therapy
From levodopa to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) we're all pretty familiar with the treatments for Parkinson's. But could there be...
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Guest Writer
Apr 206 min
What Causes Parkinson's?
What causes Parkinson's? This is one of the trickiest questions facing researchers and doctors – not to mention patients – and it's the...
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Mark Mardell
Apr 135 min
The Movers & Shakers take Downing Street!
This week we have a very special episode of Movers and Shakers: live from Downing Street! On World Parkinson's Day, the Movers and...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Apr 63 min
Parkinson's on the Screen
From Love and Other Drugs to Shrinking, Curb Your Enthusiasm to Emmerdale, Parkinson's only occasionally makes it to screens (big or...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 305 min
Medicine in Hospital
What times do you take your Parkinson's medication? Some people are regular as clockwork – morning, lunchtime, evening – while others...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 232 min
The Benefits System
The benefits system can feel, at times, like an unnavigable maze, especially for people with Parkinson's whose conditions are so varied...
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Guest Writer
Mar 162 min
Palliative Care
Palliative care: two words that strike fear into most people. But are we thinking about palliative care all wrong? On this week's episode...
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