Guest Writer
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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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!
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 305 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 233 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 231 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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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 95 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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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 22 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...
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Paul Mayhew-Archer
Oct 301 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...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 192 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...
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Mark Mardell
Oct 128 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...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 56 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...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Sep 288 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...
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Mark Mardell
Sep 217 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...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Sep 144 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...
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Mark Mardell
Sep 65 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...
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Guest Writer
Jul 192 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...
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Guest Writer
Jul 141 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...
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Guest Writer
Jul 51 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...
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Guest Writer
Jun 281 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,...
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Guest Writer
Jun 251 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!)...
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Guest Writer
Jun 241 min read
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...
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Guest Writer
Jun 141 min read
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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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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Mark Mardell
Oct 14, 202311 min read
Voice
This week’s episode of the hit podcast about living with Parkinson’s is all about one symptom of the condition that I would bet few members
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Rory Cellan-Jones
May 13, 20234 min read
Medicine
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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Mark Mardell
Apr 29, 202311 min read
Exercise
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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Rory Cellan-Jones
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Deep Brain Stimulation
The Movers and Shakers are back in the Notting Hill pub, and this week they're joined by an illustrious guest. Professor Ludvic Zrinzo is...
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Guest Writer
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Episode One: Who are the Movers and Shakers?
In a quiet back corner of a pub in leafy Notting Hill, six friends share a drink and their experiences of life. They are the "Movers and...
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