👉 Comedy wasn’t Harry Hill’s first choice of career. He chose medicine, instead, qualifying as a doctor after training in London. He reflects on those early days as medical student, and why he followed that path after a teacher at school told him there was “no way he would get into medical school.” Harry tells Doctor Hilary how the profession has changed in the intervening years, and that he probably should "never have been a doctor in the first place.” Harry won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1992. With a career that’s included the hit shows TV Burp and You’ve been Framed, to his latest 80-date tour, he’s never regretted changing direction..
👉 Plus, in the UK, a man can expect to live to 79, and women, 83 years of age. Dr Hilary is joined by a man who believes he can live until 150 and thinks you can too. He’s Doctor Edouard Debonneuil, COO of the London Longevity Clinic. In a fascinating conversation Doctor Debonneuil discusses how he believes it is possible that one day we will live forever. He shares the top three things you can do to live longer, how he can accurately estimate someone’s biological age to within a few years, and how he hopes to live to 150.
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👉 Gloria Hunniford OBE was the first woman on Radio 2.
In a wide-ranging interview, Gloria discusses the loss of her daughter, Caron, from breast cancer 20 years ago, and how Caron spent her final years in the sunshine, in Australia. Plus, she reflects on the death of her husband, Steven, in August last year.
Gloria also discusses her pre-diabetes, her diagnosis, and how she’s learned to handle the condition.
👉 Plus, there are now 4.6 million people in the UK with a diagnosis of diabetes, up from 4.4 million from last year and an all-time high. Dr Hilary hears from Colette Marshall, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK.
Colette explains how an estimated 6.3 million people in the UK are living with ‘prediabetes’, which, if left untreated, could develop into type 2 diabetes.
There’s advice on the symptoms, risks, and complications, plus news of the latest, exciting developments in medical research.
For more information and advice, go to www.diabetes.org.uk
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👉 Our first celebrity guest of the year is Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer, from ITV's The Chase.
Shaun won Mastermind in 2012. His specialist subject was FA Cup Finals. Shaun is also a barrister and discusses how he manages to balance two careers, working in television and the law courts. Plus, hear how he invests in his health with a daily workout including a thousand crunches every morning (spoiler alert – it used to be two thousand!)
👉 Plus, keeping fit and healthy in your own home if you only have ten minutes a day.
We're joined by Dr Hilary's wife, Dee, with some simple exercises you can do without leaving the house.
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👉 From Piers Morgan's story about curing long Covid by flying around the world, to the advice given to Gyles Brandreth by the late Duke of Edinburgh on using "the appliance."
👉 Rory Cellan Jones, the BBC's former technology correspondent speaks movingly about living with Parkinson's Disease, and Esther Rantzen answers questions put to her by her daughter on her campaign for assisted dying.
👉 Plus, there's Richard Madeley, Tony Blackburn, Christine Lampard, Matthew Kelly and John Culshaw’s hilarious impression of Sir Kier Starmer.
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This episode is brought to you by Drinkaware
How much alcohol is too much? Plus, journalist Sarah Vine
Almost two-thirds of us will drink more alcohol over Christmas than at other times of the year, according to a new survey from the alcohol-harm charity drinkaware. 18-34-year-olds are twice as likely to feel pressure from friends to have a drink during the festive period. My guest is Karen Tyrell, CEO of drinkaware, the charity which aims to reduce alcohol harm.
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Plus, Sarah Vine, Tabloid Columnist of the Year and one of Britain's most influential journalists, shares the story of her journey with the weight loss drug, Ozempic.
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