PODCAST · health
Bedside Manners
by Dr Oscar Duke
This is a podcast about what happens when life and medicine collide – and how people overcome, adapt and thrive in the face of life’s health challenges. Each week, Dr Oscar Duke (GP on BBC Morning Live and author of How to Be a Dad) is joined by a guest who opens up about the challenges they’ve faced with their health – from chronic conditions and everyday health hurdles to life-altering surgeries – and how those experiences shaped their life’s achievements and path to success. Guests will also be discussing some of the incredible and surprising bedside manners they’ve encountered along the way, as well as bringing along burning questions about their conditions, answered by top specialists and leading medical experts to explain the science, bust myths and offer guidance. Follow Oscar on Instagram @droscarduke Spons
Episodes
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Andrea McLean on the Menopause
This week on Bedside Manners, Dr Oscar Duke is joined by broadcaster and bestselling author Andrea McLean for an honest conversation about her menopause journey. After years of living with endometriosis, Andrea underwent a hysterectomy and had her ovaries removed at 46, bringing on a sudden...
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Dr Punam Krishan on Breast Cancer
From the Strictly ballroom to a breast cancer diagnosis, Dr Punam Krishan’s life changed dramatically in the space of a year. In this deeply personal episode of Bedside Manners, the GP, broadcaster and author joins her friend and colleague Dr Oscar Duke to share what happened when she became the...
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Hilary & Michael Whitehall on Ageing
Dr Oscar Duke is joined by Hilary and Michael Whitehall for a candid, funny and surprisingly revealing conversation about getting older. From the realities of changing bodies and shifting priorities to staying curious, connected and healthy as the years go by, the Whitehalls bring their trademark...
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Keegan Hirst on Heart Failure
In this episode of Bedside Manners, Dr Oscar Duke is joined by rugby star Keegan Hirst to talk openly about heart failure — from recognising the warning signs and understanding the diagnosis to managing life after treatment. Keegan shares his personal experience of living with heart failure, the...
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Gabby Allen on Scoliosis
Dr Oscar Duke is back for a second season of Bedside Manners. This week, Gabby Allen, the Love Island star, fitness professional and SAS: Who Dares Wins contestant, joins Dr Oscar to discuss being diagnosed with severe scoliosis at 11 and undergoing major spinal surgery. She shares the impact on...
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Leanne Quigley on IVF, premature birth and parenting twins.
Dr. Oscar Duke welcomes Leanne Quigley—former British Army officer, logistics expert, and triumphant winner of The Traitors season three—to share her extraordinary journey through IVF, premature birth, and neonatal intensive care. Leanne reveals how the most intense battle of her life unfolded…
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Jenny Powell on Perimenopause, Adenomyosis, and Life After Surgery
TV and radio presenter Jenny Powell joins Dr Oscar Duke for an open, honest conversation about perimenopause, chronic pain, and major surgery – and what it takes to keep going when your body starts changing faster than you can keep up. Jenny reflects on the invisible symptoms of perimenopause…
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Mark Mardell and Sir Nicholas Mostyn on Parkinson's, Movers and Shakers
When BBC broadcaster Mark Mardell and High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn were diagnosed with Parkinson’s, they didn’t just face a life-altering medical condition — they helped start a movement. In this episode of Bedside Manners, they sit down with Dr Oscar Duke to talk about the early signs…
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Julia Bradbury on Breast Cancer and the Power of Nature
TV presenter and nature lover Julia Bradbury joins Dr Oscar Duke to share her breast cancer story. She opens up about discovering a lump while filming in Costa Rica, the delays and doubts of early diagnosis, and the moment she heard the words: “It’s cancer.” She shares the emotional impact of...
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Ade Adepitan on Sport, Stigma and Sacrifice
Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan joins Oscar for this week's episode. From his early life in Nigeria and contracting polio just one dose before full vaccination, to becoming a sporting hero and TV personality, Ade shares a powerful story of resilience, family sacrifice, and…
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Rosie Smith & Lorraine Kelly on Two Generations of Motherhood
As Rosie Kelly Smith prepares to welcome her first child, she and her mum, TV legend Lorraine Kelly, sit down with Dr Oscar Duke for a candid conversation about motherhood. Recorded last year, the conversation captures a personal and honest exchange in the weeks directly before the birth.…
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Chloe Meadows on Breaking Stigma Around Ulcerative Colitis
In this episode of Bedside Manners, Dr. Oscar Duke sits down with Chloe Meadows—who rose to fame on The Only Way is Essex—as she breaks her silence on living with ulcerative colitis, a chronic bowel disease she once kept hidden. Chloe opens up about it all: the confusing early symptoms…
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Aljaž Škorjanec on Strictly, Sunbeds and Psoriasis
BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaž Škorjanec – a 19-time Slovenian champion in Ballroom, Latin, and Ten Dance – joins Dr Oscar Duke to share the story behind his meteoric rise. Amid the world of steps, sequins, and spray tans, Aljaž has also been managing life with psoriasis – a chronic...
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Paul Whitehouse on Dodgy Hearts and Dodgier Fishing with Bob Mortimer
Fast Show comedian Paul Whitehouse joins Dr Oscar Duke to share the personal healing journey behind his hit BBC series, Gone Fishing, with Bob Mortimer. Paul recalls how a sudden hospital visit for an abscess led to a life-threatening operation where part of his colon had to be removed. It was...
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Miriam Margolyes on Ageing, Onions, and Matters of the Heart
BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes joins Dr Oscar Duke for the first appointment of the Bedside Manners podcast. Describing a childhood growing up as the daughter of a GP, Miriam shares how passing wind and earwax were common dinner-time topics. But as someone who has reached a considerable...
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Welcome to Bedside Manners
The first episode of this brand new series with Dr Oscar Duke drops on Tuesday 20th May – follow and subscribe now!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast about what happens when life and medicine collide – and how people overcome, adapt and thrive in the face of life’s health challenges. Each week, Dr Oscar Duke (GP on BBC Morning Live and author of How to Be a Dad) is joined by a guest who opens up about the challenges they’ve faced with their health – from chronic conditions and everyday health hurdles to life-altering surgeries – and how those experiences shaped their life’s achievements and path to success.
Guests will also be discussing some of the incredible and surprising bedside manners they’ve encountered along the way, as well as bringing along burning questions about their conditions, answered by top specialists and leading medical experts to explain the science, bust myths and offer guidance.
Follow Oscar on Instagram @droscarduke
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Bedside Manners currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Bedside Manners about?
This is a podcast about what happens when life and medicine collide – and how people overcome, adapt and thrive in the face of life’s health challenges. Each week, Dr Oscar Duke (GP on BBC Morning Live and author of How to Be a Dad) is joined by a guest who opens up about the challenges they’ve...
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Bedside Manners is created and hosted by Dr Oscar Duke.
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