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EPISODE EXTRAS
Welcome to our "Episode Extras" page. Here you'll find all of the information that sits alongside our episodes. This includes episode summaries, guest biographies, articles written by some of our main guests and links to some very useful material. We've also added a few personal touches which we hope will motivate and uplift you on your Parkinson's journey. Our aim is to put all the information we feature in our podcast in one place. So stay tuned... (and bear with us)...there is more to come!


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


Parkinson's in Africa
What is life like for people living with Parkinson's Disease in African countries? This week, we're joined by four experts to find out more about limited levodopa access and condition stigmas.

Guest Writer
Dec 10, 20252 min read


The Mega Trial
The Mega Trial is underway, and we're joined by its co-creators Professor Camille Carroll and Professor Tom Foltynie to talk about what it is and why it's so BIG!

Guest Writer
Dec 3, 20252 min read


The Parky Charter Debate
This week, we spoke about our great Parky Charter success. We're not in the pub, but at Gillian's house, where the idea of the charter was first conceived!

Guest Writer
Nov 26, 20251 min read


The Funding Machine
This week, the Movers & Shakers were joined by friends from two major charities, Parkinson's UK and Cure Parkinson's, to discuss the essential topics of funding and research.

Guest Writer
Nov 19, 20251 min read


What Causes Depression?
This week, we spoke about depression and how it impacts us Parkies.

Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20251 min read


Light
This week we talked about light and how it can be good for us, and bad.

Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20251 min read


Local Heroes ft. the Bexhill Superstars
Over the summer months, we at Movers & Shakers HQ ran a competition: the local group that acquired the most signatures towards the Parky Charter petition would get their own special episode. And here it is, with the superstars from the Bexhill and Battle area, who acquired a whopping 573 signatures! Three of them joined the Movers & Shakers in the pub, and we also spoke to the TikTok poet whose viral video spurred the campaign on. But most importantly, this episode contains i

Guest Writer
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Falls
This week, Movers & Shakers spoke about falls with Neuro Heroes founder Laura Douglas and Associate Professor at the University of Exeter, Dr Will Young

Guest Writer
Oct 22, 20252 min read


Cannabis
Medical cannabis expert Professor Mike Barnes discusses the drug's capacity to treat Parkinson's symptoms

Guest Writer
Oct 15, 20254 min read


Parky Profiles: Jagdeep Aujla
Our final profile of this summer series has a very particular set of skills... Jagdeep Aujla is a London-born karate champion and martial...

Guest Writer
Aug 9, 20252 min read


Parky Profiles: Alison Anderson
Our profile this week is of a Parky on a mission: Alison Anderson who is, as you listen to this episode, cycling across America to raise...

Guest Writer
Jul 26, 20252 min read


The Parky Petition Hits 100,000!
This Wednesday, our titanic campaign to reach 100,000 signatures on the Parky Charter petition reached its climax. After a marathon...

Guest Writer
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Parky Profiles: John Caulcutt
In a long and varied career, John Caulcutt has worn many hats: rock musician, stockbroker, marketing man, bobsled champion, fundraising...

Mark Mardell
Jul 7, 20251 min read


Parky Profiles: Linda Grant
This summer we'll be interviewing a handful of interesting people who are living with Parkinson's. First up: the novelist Linda Grant....

Guest Writer
Jun 21, 20252 min read


Parky Petition Update - the episode!
Earlier this month, the Movers and Shakers descended on Brighton in order to drum up enthusiasm for our petition. We're looking for...

Mark Mardell
Jun 14, 20252 min read


Live from Henley!
As a special extra, to round out this fifth season of Movers and Shakers, the show is coming to you live from Henley! Away from the pub...

Guest Writer
May 10, 20252 min read


The Parky Charter Debate in Parliament
This week saw the first substantial debate in the UK Parliament on the subject of Parkinson's – and it was initiated by an enterprising...

Guest Writer
May 3, 20251 min read


Relationships
In this, the last episode in our current series, the Movers & Shakers have gathered at the Notting Hill pub with (most of) their spouses,...

Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Apr 26, 20257 min read


Travel
Travelling with Parkinson's shouldn't be a nightmare – but often it is. From long lines at the airport to the constant battle for a seat...

Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Apr 19, 20255 min read


World Parkinson's Day: The Big Sing!
On this very special episode of Movers and Shakers , the gang head out of the Notting Hill pub to take, once again, to Downing Street....

Guest Writer
Apr 14, 20254 min read


Inside the Movers & Shakers
Each time we, the Movers and Shakers, convene at the pub for a recording session, we follow it up with an anarchic planning session,...

Guest Writer
Apr 5, 20251 min read


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


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


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


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


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


Women & Parkinson's
Women make up about 40% of all Parkinson's cases – but the Movers and Shakers panel doesn't often reflect that! Do we pay enough...

Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 9, 20245 min read


Bas Bloem
In the world of Parkinson's, Bas Bloem is something of a rockstar. The Dutch neurological giant (in more ways than one) joins the Movers...

Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 2, 20242 min read


Help!
When Paul titled his episode " Help! (me please, I beg you, because I've been a bloody pillock) " we knew he'd bring his typical humour...

Paul Mayhew-Archer
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Assisted Dying
Assisted dying is currently on the agenda in the UK, as a private member's bill enters Parliament. But with legislation comes a moral...

Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 19, 20242 min read


The NHS Health Check
Keir Starmer's new Labour government have been in power now for 100 days. After big promises to raise pay, slash the backlog and reduce...

Mark Mardell
Oct 12, 20248 min read


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...

Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 5, 20246 min read


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...

Rory Cellan-Jones
Sep 28, 20248 min read


Music
If music be the food of love (or, given we're in the pub, "the love of food"), play on. On this week's Movers and Shakers, the gang have...

Mark Mardell
Sep 21, 20247 min read


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...

Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Sep 14, 20244 min read


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...

Mark Mardell
Sep 6, 20245 min read


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...

Guest Writer
Jul 19, 20242 min read


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...

Guest Writer
Jul 14, 20241 min read


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...

Guest Writer
Jul 5, 20241 min read


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,...

Guest Writer
Jun 28, 20241 min read


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!)...

Guest Writer
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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