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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.


Music!
There's no doubting the ability of music to uplift the soul – but could it also help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's? That's what...
Mark Mardell
Mar 29, 20259 min read


The Gut
It's said that the most consistent symptom of Parkinson's isn't the tremor, but constipation. Could this rather inconvenient truth reveal...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Mar 22, 20253 min read


Parkinson's in the Media
A recent spate of Parkinson's related headlines – from miracle pumps to worm-based solutions – have had the Movers and Shakers...
Guest Writer
Mar 15, 20253 min read


Mitochondria
Do you know what mitochondria are? Don't worry, neither did the Movers & Shakers until they gathered two top experts with them at the...
Mark Mardell
Mar 8, 20253 min read


UPDATE! The Big Sing!
We are excited for the BIG Sing which will take place on 11th April 2025. Thank you to those of you who have signed up! Click below to...
Guest Writer
Mar 3, 20252 min read


Fundraising
Would you rather: bid for a rugby shirt signed by the mysterious "Mike Tiddle", run a marathon around Loch Ness, or paraglide off the top...
Guest Writer
Mar 1, 20253 min read


Intimacy
It's getting rather hot in the Notting Hill pub this week, as we convene to discuss the (t)horny question of intimacy. Birds do it, bees...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Feb 22, 20258 min read


Tech Tips
A man walks into the pub wearing vibrating shoes – no, that's not the start of a joke, but exactly what happened to Rory Cellan-Jones....
Rory Cellan-Jones
Feb 15, 20252 min read


Sir Nicholas Mostyn - An update on the Assisted Dying Bill
Statement by Sir Nicholas Mostyn in response to the proposed amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to allow those...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 10, 20253 min read


John Stapleton
In October last year, broadcasting legend John Stapleton, a former host of shows like Nationwide and Watchdog , was diagnosed with...
Guest Writer
Feb 8, 20254 min read


Our Parkinson's Journeys - Live!
We're back! But today's episode isn't coming to you from the Notting Hill pub – instead, it was recorded live at the Middle Temple. In...
Mark Mardell
Feb 1, 20254 min read


Overcoming the odds: Heli Skiing with Parkinson's
Luis Diaz writes... Eight years ago, I started training with Sir Nicholas Mostyn. His initial goal was to get in shape for his next...
Guest Writer
Jan 31, 20251 min read


The Judge's children are running the London Marathon!
Daisy and Gregory are running the London Marathon 2025 for Cure Parkinson’s! As you may know, our dad Nicholas was diagnosed with...
Guest Writer
Jan 30, 20252 min read


Reasons to be Cheerful
We're back in the Notting Hill pub for our final episode of 2024. And after some rather gloomy subjects in recent weeks – from caring...
Guest Writer
Dec 7, 20242 min read


Movers and Shakers LIVE!
MOVERS AND SHAKERS LIVE is the event you don't want to miss if you are a fan of the award winning podcast about living with Parkinson's....
Guest Writer
Dec 5, 20241 min read


Pumps
Could discreet pumps, constantly providing adjustable doses of your top Parky drugs, be the future of 24-hour care? That's one of the...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 30, 20245 min read


Pets
This week the Movers & Shakers are celebrating our four-legged friends, both canine and feline. But how do pets help or hinder the...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 23, 20243 min read


Sports! (Live from the Belfry)
In this special live edition of Movers and Shakers half of the gang – The Judge, Rory and Paul – head to the famous Belfry golf club,...
Guest Writer
Nov 23, 20241 min read


Sir Nicholas Mostyn writes:
I have said on many occasions that the death of a person with Parkinson’s is likely to be prolonged, painful and unpleasant. I said this...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 16, 20244 min read


Gillian wins Gold for England!
Some of you may have heard about Gillian's surprise love of Ping Pong. Her exceptional ability saw her reach the finals of the women's ...
Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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