Right Side of the Brain

Send a text Avita Jay talk about her work as an actor and her experiences of stroke, her father dying of a stroke when Avita was fifteen.   Theatre includes: The Empress, Falkland Sound, The Comedy of Errors, The Winter’s Tale (RSC); Jinnistan (Òran Mór, Traverse); Favour (Bush Theatre); The Lovely Bones (Birmingham Rep); Billionaire Boy (NST Theatre/UK tour); The Secret Garden (York Theatre Royal...

Send a text Originally from Portsmouth, Adam trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. He has worked in many shows across the West End and UK including Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, The Prince of Egypt, Sweeney Todd to name a few.  With surviving at stroke at the age of 38, Adam is incredibly proud of his 'journey' so far, which finds him back at the Sondheim Theatre in...

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Send a text Sarah manages the Greater Manchester Neurorehabilitation & Integrated Stroke Delivery Network, which she helped establish in 2015. Previously, Sarah spent much of her career within the NIHR Clinical Research Networks in senior management roles both in Greater Manchester and in London.    Cillian is a qualified Occupational Therapist with experience of working in several inpatient s...

Send a text Edmund Hubbard is an independent arts consultant and a trustee for InterAct Stroke Support.  He talks about his life and the circumstances of his stroke with Nirjay Mahindru.  Details about his consultancy work can be found at  www.hubbardartconsultancy.com   Support the show

Send a text In 2016, after 10 years working frontline as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Major Trauma, Dr Bahl decided to pursue her interest in Exercise and Physical activity and retrain formally in Sports and Exercise medicine.  She now shares her working hours between being a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Kings College London, working as an Adult and Paediatric SEM Consultant at th...

Send a text Jenny Benson is the Fundraising and Project Officer at Read for Good, a UK charity with the aim of motivating all children to read for fun, because loving reading changes lives. With a background in fundraising and communications, and in young people's mental health and activism, Jenny delights in sharing her love of literature and inspiring children and young people to embrace th...

Send a text Ségolène is a Performer and Vocal Empowerment Coach combining voice, language, breathwork and energy therapy to help creatives find their voice in life and in art. She's taken what she's learned from the worlds of wellness, coaching and performance to help people fuel their expression, release limiting beliefs, stagnant emotions and unlock their vocal power. Instagram: @artfu...

Send a text Marion Walker is Emeritus Professor of Stroke Rehabilitation at the University of Nottingham and a fully accredited Executive Coach. She has particular expertise in the development and evaluation of complex interventions and has published widely on moving evidence from randomised controlled trials into routine clinical care. She is a strong advocate of patient partnership and co-chaire...

Send a text Helen Daniels is a former InterAct Stroke Support Office Administrator and has recently rejoined the InterAct family as their Development Co-ordinator. Helen is a British mezzo-soprano based in Bern, Switzerland. She is a member of the Swiss Opera Studio where she is studying with Christian Hilz , and has worked with renowned directors and conductors including Olivier Tambosi and Chris...

Send a text Nirjay Mahindru in conversation with Cassandra Hugill, founder of the UCL World Stroke Day Forum and Public Engagement Manager at the Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL, discusses the importance of having lived experts voice in shaping stroke research and rehabilitation. Cassandra has been working with people with neurological conditions for the past five years, ensuring that rese...

Send a text Konstantin and Francis share their experiences of developing the hugely successful podcast Triggernometry.  Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a university “behavioural agreement form” which banned jokes about religion, atheism and insisted that all humour must be “respec...

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Send a text Torin Douglas is a highly respected former BBC media correspondent for over 25 years who has also worked for the Independent and the Times.  He is one of the founders of the Chiswick Book Festival which starts on Wednesday 7th September.  Details of the festival can be found here Support the show

Send a text Christable Flight is the founder of Silver Sunday, an event celebrating older people that occurs on the first Sunday in October. She was a Westminster councillor for 17 years.   Further details about Silver Sunday can be found at  https://silversunday.org.uk/ Support the show

Send a text Eleanor Caird is an actor that started working for InterAct during the early days of the charity, seeing the plethora of changes that has occured within the charity over the years, and was an active participant in community based projects that encouraged the creativity of stroke survivors.   Support the show

Send a text Actor Ross Foley talks about his experiences working for InterAct Stroke Support, including hospital settings, and the InterAct at Home virtual delivery service. Support the show

Send a text Professor Judith Mottram talks about her work as an Arts professor at the University of Lancaster, the relationship between Art and creativity and also arts and health. Support the show

Send a text An English actor and voice artist, born and raised in Wiltshire, UK.  Sartaj began as theatre actor in Shakespeare and contemporary productions. Performed in Scott Rudin's 2015 production of "Behind The Beautiful Forevers" at National Theatre. Other theatre credits include Royal Court, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester and Bush Theatre in UK. Has worked with Sean Connery...

Send a text Fellow podcast host Megan takes to the other side of the Mic as she is interviewed by Nirjay Mahindru.  Megan is an actor, poet, drama facilitator and highly experienced InterAct reader. Support the show

Send a text Nirjay Mahindru in conversation with actress Rula Lenska. Rula talks about her childhood, her journey within acting,  and her support for the various charities she feels passionate about.   Support the show

Send a text In conversation with former footballer and stroke survivor Nick Clarke about his stroke and how and why he set up Stroke Information . Support the show

Send a text Nirjay Mahindru in conversation with Professor of Neurology Alexander Leff from Kings College London.   Support the show

Send a text Tony Banks spent 10 years at the Stroke Association and was the head of Conferences and events.   Support the show

Send a text Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor and writer, best known for his extensive theatre work, and to a broader audience for his role as Sio Bibble in Star Wars Episodes I to III. He is also known for his role as Maester Cressen in HBO series Game of Thrones. In 1959, as a member of the Oxford University Experimental Theatre Club, he appeared in his first St...