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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.
Mark Mardell
4 days ago3 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...
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Guest Writer
Mar 31 min read
The Big Sing!
The Movers and Shakers along with Parkinson's UK, Cure Parkinson's and Spotlight YOPD want YOU to JOIN US for THE BIG SING on 11 April...
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Guest Writer
Mar 13 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...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Feb 228 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...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Feb 152 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....
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 103 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...
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Guest Writer
Feb 84 min read
John Stapleton
In October last year, broadcasting legend John Stapleton, a former host of shows like Nationwide and Watchdog , was diagnosed with...
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Mark Mardell
Feb 14 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...
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Guest Writer
Jan 311 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...
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Guest Writer
Jan 302 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...
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Guest Writer
Dec 7, 20242 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...
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Guest Writer
Dec 5, 20241 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....
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 30, 20245 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...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 23, 20243 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...
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Guest Writer
Nov 23, 20241 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,...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 16, 20244 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...
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Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20241 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 ...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Parky Apps by Parky People
One common symptom of Parkinson’s is said to be apathy but sometimes when you meet fellow members of the “Parky” community that is...
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Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20245 min read
A note from Professor Jenner
The ‘Movers and Shakers’ Experience Prof Peter Jenner Despite having been in the Parkinson's disease business for many years, I’d never...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 9, 20245 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...
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