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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!
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
3 days ago4 min read
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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 51 min read
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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 299 min read
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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 223 min read
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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 153 min read
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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 83 min read
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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 13 min read
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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 228 min read
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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 152 min read
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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 84 min read
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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 14 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 7, 20245 min read
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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 20, 20242 min read
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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
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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 6, 20241 min read
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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 29, 20241 min read
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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 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Guest Writer
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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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...
Guest Writer
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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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 –...
Guest Writer
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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Cell Therapy
From levodopa to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) we're all pretty familiar with the treatments for Parkinson's. But could there be...
Mark Mardell
Apr 27, 20244 min read
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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...
Guest Writer
Apr 20, 20246 min read
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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...
Mark Mardell
Apr 13, 20245 min read
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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...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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Medicine in Hospital
What times do you take your Parkinson's medication? Some people are regular as clockwork – morning, lunchtime, evening – while others...
Mark Mardell
Mar 30, 20245 min read
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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...
Mark Mardell
Mar 23, 20242 min read
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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...
Guest Writer
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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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...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Mar 9, 20244 min read
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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:...
Mark Mardell
Mar 2, 20245 min read
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Sport
From high-octane skiing to walking football – via table tennis lessons and golf's Parkinson's mulligan – the Movers and Shakers have...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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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...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Feb 17, 20245 min read
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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...
Mark Mardell
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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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...
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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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...
Mark Mardell
Dec 16, 20236 min read
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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...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Dec 2, 20237 min read
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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...
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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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...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 4, 20236 min read
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