Deborah James was 35 when she found out that she had stage 4 bowel cancer. She’s gone on to write and talk about the need for people to be more aware of the symptoms of bowel cancer, and is one of the hosts of the award-winning podcast You, Me and the Big C. Alongside this, Deborah is a keen runner and is signed up for the Vitality London 10K at the end of M ... Show More
Dec 2018
#170: Deborah James: F**k You, Cancer.
The amazing Deborah James is a campaigner and co-presenter of the top-charting podcast You, Me and the Big C, which takes listeners through every twist and turn, showing how you can still live your life and be yourself with cancer.Deborah was a deputy head teacher before at the a ... Show More
46m 56s
Sep 2021
Why Running A Marathon Will Change Your Life with Hugh Brasher #204
This Sunday 3rd October, I’ll be one of 40,000 people taking to the streets to run the Virgin Money London Marathon. So, in preparation for what I’m told will be a life-changing day, I spoke to its Event Director, Hugh Brasher. But this episode is more than a conversation about r ... Show More
1h 55m
Sep 2022
BONUS | Why Running A Marathon Will Change Your Life with Hugh Brasher
RE-RELEASE: This episode first aired in October 2021.
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This Sunday 3rd October, I’ll be one of 50,000 people taking to the streets to run the Virgin Money London Marathon. So, in preparation for what I ... Show More
1h 54m
Jun 2021
About Nightbirde, Homework and Speculums
Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Steve Bland are back together again to talk cancer headlines, geek of the week and share your 'laugh or you'd cry' stories.Don't forget, you can get in touch by using the #YouMeBigC across all forms of social media - spread the word and share the p ... Show More
34m 21s
Apr 2024
Adele Roberts: Bowel cancer, marathons, and mashed potato
Cancer, and having a stoma, has changed DJ and broadcaster Adele Roberts’ perception of her own body for the better. It’s shown her it’s ok to cry, and it’s ok to ask for help. In this chat with Fearne, Adele talks through the symptoms of bowel cancer, what the experience has tau ... Show More
50m 42s
May 2024
Adele Roberts
DJ, presenter, and Guinness World Records holder, Adele Roberts, chats to Gabby this week about how a midlife bowel cancer diagnosis has completely changed her outlook on life, and crucially, her relationship with herself. Adele shares some of the realities of living with a stoma ... Show More
43m 29s
Oct 2021
Lauren Mahon is Extraordinary!
Lauren Mahon is a campaigner and podcast host who has gone, and continues to go, above and beyond to share the truth of what being diagnosed with breast cancer as a young woman really means. After receiving her own diagnosis in 2016, at just 31 years old, Lauren took her natural ... Show More
40m 47s