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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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.
Guest Writer
Jun 83 min read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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 read
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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Rory Cellan-Jones
Mar 94 min read
Tech Again
Due to a failure of imagination within the Movers & Shakers team, we've somehow allowed Rory to do a second episode all about Parkinson's...
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Mark Mardell
Mar 25 min read
Cognitive Decline
The Movers and Shakers are back in the pub and this week they're staring fear square in the eyes, and talking about a major fear:...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 245 min read
Sport
From high-octane skiing to walking football – via table tennis lessons and golf's Parkinson's mulligan – the Movers and Shakers have...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Feb 175 min read
The Embarrassing Bits
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. When Paul...
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Mark Mardell
Feb 92 min read
The Parky Charter
It will be tweaked. We want to hear your thoughts. E mail us at admin@moversandshakerspodcast.com The Parkinson’s community has been too...
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Paul Mayhew-Archer
Jan 271 min read
Paul's DBS Diary
Watch Paul's DBS Journey: The Big Switch On! Before season three starts next month, we wanted to bring you an update on the marvellous...
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Mark Mardell
Dec 16, 20236 min read
The Charter
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. Should our...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Dec 2, 20237 min read
Creativity
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. We are now...
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Paul Mayhew-Archer
Nov 11, 20232 min read
Paul's DBS Diary: Part One
(Deep Brain Stimulation) This week we have a special edition of the podcast with an update on the big adventure our dear colleague Paul...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 4, 20236 min read
Diet
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. After last...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Partners
Each week Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. Here is Rory's summary of this week's episode. This week’s...
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