Reasons To Be Joyful with Gaby Roslin

<p>Legendary musician, producer and songwriter, Dave Stewart, joins Gaby to share in the joy of music and art and using your imagination. </p><p>They talk about his time in Eurythmics, how he and Annie came up with the melody for 'Sweet Dreams', playing to 3 people on New Year's Eve and why he wants young musicians to forget about algorithms and DSPs and just go out and play live. </p><p>Dave also tells Gaby about his new venture 'Rare' - and also about the show he's written for young kids, to inspire them. </p>

<p>Gaby is joined by Jordan Adams - one of the FTD Brothers - who tells us all about his journey with dementia and the importance of finding the joy in things every day. </p><p>Jordan and his brother are on a mission to cure dementia before it takes their own lives. They have raised an amazing amount of money so far - and continue to do so, through running! </p><p>You can find out more about what they're doing on their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theftdbrothers/">instagram </a>- and - donate to via their<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/theftdbrothers"> go fund me page</a>. </p><p>And here's a little more about Jordan and his family's journey:<br><br>"After our mum’s passing, our sister Kennedy felt a burning need to know whether she would inherit the same illness. Through family connections in Ireland, she arranged an appointment at the Dublin Neurological Institute with Professor Tim Lynch, who had researched familial FTD within our family.</p><p>Kennedy underwent research studies and genetic counselling before receiving her test result in 2018. She had inherited the normal copy of the gene from our dad — meaning she would not develop FTD.</p><p>For the first time in years, we had good news.</p><p>Kennedy was able to move forward, start a family, and live without the shadow we had all been carrying. Her bravery gave Jordan the courage to follow the same path. In September 2018, Jordan received his result: a carrier of the faulty MAPT gene, meaning he will develop the same form of dementia as our mum.<br><br>Jordan describes that diagnosis as a 'licence to live'. Knowing what lies ahead has sharpened every decision since — including the decision to ensure this disease is not passed on further. Tragically, earlier this year, Jordan and his partner Agnès learned during a pregnancy that their child had also inherited the faulty gene, and they were unable to continue. Their journey to start a family continues."</p>

<p>Comedian, Actor, Writer and all-round joy spreader Sophie Willan joins Gaby for a natter about 'Small Prophets', 'Alma', the brilliance of dogs, her new baby and how putting some of her own life into her work has helped her through some tough times. </p><p>Will Small Prophets return for another series? Will there be an Alma Christmas special? Could Sophie be on the next series of Strictly? All these questions and more are answered... </p>

<p>Are the rumours true? Is Cold Feet coming back? </p><p>Gaby brought Jimmy Nesbitt, Fay Ripley, John Thomson and Cel Spellman together to find out... </p><p>They sat down at The Frog restaurant in Covent Garden, London, ahead of a charity lunch (for Children With Cancer) to discuss the show, their friendship and whether there could be....possibly...another series on the horizon! </p>

<p>The queen of green, Nancy Birtwhistle, joins Gaby for a natter about baking, cleaning, dogs - and much more! </p><p>Nancy's new book is full of great tips to help you go green at home, to make your own cleaning products, get rid of moths - and many other very simple and helpful things. </p><p>They chat about Bake Off and Crufts and so many other things! We hope you'll come away feeling inspired - but mostly - joyful! </p>