Boggled Docs

Send a text This week Nik is joined again by Dr Tara George, Derbyshire GP and Trainer, TPD Chesterfield GPSTP and podcast host of 'Bedside Reading'. They discuss the wonderful remake of 'All Creatures Great And Small' on Channel 5- a beautifully shot, heartwarming show that we all need in our lives right now. Amongst other things, they discuss what it's like to be the new...

Send a text This week Nik is joined by Dr Dave Hindmarsh who is an Army Veteran GP with an interest in education. They discuss the Apple TV + blockbuster of a show "For All Mankind": imagine a world where the global space race never ended, what would that alternate reality look like? What can we learn from observing it? What are the parallels between the astronauts and their families fea...

Send a text This week, Nik’s joined by Dr Claire Kaye: executive coach specialising in career development and a former portfolio GP. They talk about the hottest drama on TV at the moment 'This is going to hurt' from the BBC. Has anything changed since any of us were on the wards? Only the first 3 episodes of the drama  are discussed this time! They discuss how we lose ourselves & our...

Send a text This week, TV and radio broadcaster, author and medical journalist Dr Philippa Kaye joins Nik to talk about the portrayal of Women's health on the small screen, using the 'Sex And The City' reboot ' And Just like That' as a starting point. They discuss good and bad examples that the Boggled Docs listeners have flagged up. Who has seen 'The Queen's Gam...

Send a text This week, West London GP Dr James Thambyrajah is back to talk to Nik about the Netflix movie tick, tick...BOOM! What can we learn about relationships, burnout and the most precious commodity: time.  There's also the usual look at the health headlines and the week in daytime TV. James’s song choice: Requiem J Dilla  https://open.spotify.com/track/1AarrQPpMlRTcvlbrraoAK?si=nRML9w_o...

Send a text This week Nik is joined by Dr Karen Harrison Dening, head of research and publications at Dementia UK. She is also a Professor of dementia nursing. Karen has over 40 years experience in nursing, most of those being in dementia care in a variety of settings and contexts. They discuss the film 'The Father' starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman : is this the best screen rep...

Send a text This week, Nik is joined by Dr Ben Lovell- twitter legend, an associate professor of medical education and a consultant in acute internal medicine at UCLH, where he is also the postgraduate lead for acute medicine.   They discuss the reboot of "Sex And The City", HBO series "And Just Like That..." The conversation covers how even supportive parents and families can...

Send a text This week Shropshire GP Dr Charlotte Hart joins Nik to discuss the trials and tribulations of the fantastic Netflix show 'Sex Education', which gives us all a greater understanding of what the younger generation are having to deal with in this age of social media. They look at lots of different themes including shame, and how it can be used to control people. There's als...

Send a text This week, Chesterfield GP, GP Trainer and training programme director Dr Naren Senthil Nathan is back to talk to Nik, this time about the Netflix documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible'. They discuss the fearless and inspirational Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja as he embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven mo...

Send a text For the first episode of  the new year, we look back at some of our episodes from last year and consider what they can teach us in terms of life goals for 2022.  Twitter: @BoggledDocs Instagram: @BoggledDocs #BDdose #BDRadar Send us a voice note: https://www.speakpipe.com/BoggledDocs Email: boggleddocs@gmail.com Links: https://linktr.ee/BoggledDocs DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcas...

Send a text Thank you to all the wonderful guests who have come on the podcast this year. In the second of two parts, Nik will count down the most listened to episodes of the year and play you a 5 minute taster clip to help you decide which one to listen to first, or listen to again! Can you predict who will be at number 1? Twitter: @BoggledDocs Instagram: @BoggledDocs #BDdose #BDRadar Send us a v...

Send a text Thank you to all the wonderful guests who have come on the podcast this year. Over two parts, Nik will count down the top 10 most listened to episodes of the year and play you a 5 minute taster clip to help you decide which one to listen to first, or listen to again! Can you predict who will be at number 1? Twitter: @BoggledDocs Instagram: @BoggledDocs #BDdose #BDRadar Send us a voice...

Send a text This week, Hampshire GP Dr Fiona Ritchie joins Nik for a festive episode to find out what CPD they can get out of 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'. It turns out rather a lot! Their conversation covers loneliness, child bereavement and even Lewy body dementia. There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and the week in daytime TV . Fiona song choice  ABBA- As go...

Send a text This week, West London GP Dr James Thambyrajah is back to talk to Nik about the award winning comedy on Apple TV+ 'Ted Lasso'. How does a comedy show deal with being lonely at Christmas? Surprisingly well! There's also the usual look at the health headlines and the week in daytime TV. James’s song choice:  BoHo Days from ‘tick, tick… BOOM!’ soundtrack  https://open.spoti...

Send a text This week Nik is joined by Clare Bullen the Head of Clinical Services for England, Wales and  Northern Ireland at Child Bereavement UK. They discuss the new screen adaptation of Matt Haig's book "A Boy Called Christmas' which deals with child bereavement.  How do we talk to children and young people when a parent or loved one has died? How do we find the words to help th...

Send a text This week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary "Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism". They talk about how society can create a lot of  problems for autistic people. They also talk about masking and why there can be a gender related difference in time to diagnosis. There's the usual lo...

Send a text This week Nik is joined by North Birmingham GP and training programme director Dr Pim Dhahan to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race UK. They discuss the many issues raised throughout the most recent season and those that have gone before.  It doesn't matter if you are team Kitty, team Ella or team Krystal, this is a spoiler free episode! We also have the usual medical news headline...

Send a text This week Dr Rachael Watson from Abergavenny joins Nik to talk about how after being a GP for 30 years, she packed it all in to open her own bakery school, where she is now treating patients for chronic pain. Who better to talk to us about the impending final of 'The Great British Bake Off', and also her inspiring story? We also have the usual look at the medical news headlin...

Send a text This week our guest is Dr Veronica Grant , a Derbyshire GP and RCGP Veterans Champion. She joins Nik to talk about the BBC drama 'Danny Boy' and how actively serving in the military or being a veteran can impact on both our patients and their families.  We also have the usual look at the medical news headlines and the week in daytime TV. Veronica’s song choice: https://open.s...

Send a text This week Chesterfield GP, GP trainer and training programme director Dr Naren Senthil Nathan is back, this time talking about the Netflix documentary 'Untold: Breaking Point'.  He discusses how striving for perfection whilst in the glaring spotlight of the world tennis stage led to a breakdown for an internationally renowned player. What can we all learn from this? We also h...

Send a text This week, West Midlands GP, GP trainer and BBC Breakfast GP Dr Mohit Mandiratta joins Nik for a spoiler free chat about Squid Game on Netflix. What can we learn from the hottest drama around at the moment? Are you too old to play children's games?! We also  have the usual round up of the medical news headlines and what's been on daytime TV. Dr Mohit Mandiratta on twitter:  h...

Send a text This week Gloucestershire GP Dr Sara Wood joins Nik to discuss the BBC series 'Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing' to explore why men are so bad at opening up about their health issues, and what we can do to help. There's also the regular medical news headlines and daytime TV sections. Social media: @Boggleddocs on Twitter and Instagram, please use #BDdose You can a...

Send a text For the start of season 2, Derbyshire GP and trainer  Dr Tara George is back, this time talking about the new movie of the musical  "Everybody's Talking About Jamie".  We talk about finding our feet in the world, how cruel teenagers can be, coming out, and the effect of an absent parent on young people. As you'd expect there's laughter and tears! We've als...

Send a text This week West Berkshire and BBC Breakfast GP Dr Rachel Ward joins Nik for the last episode of the season.  They are both surprised to find that BBC comedy series 'Motherland' has  rather a lot of CPD to be found within it. Issues discussed include breast cancer, caring for elderly relatives and just trying to keep going when everything around you is falling apart! We also ha...

Send a text This week Nik is joined by Derbyshire GP Dr Tara George to talk about the recent BBC drama 'Three Families'. They explore stigma and discuss the stories of the three families featured in the drama as they cope with loss and being alone, in the context what it was like to live in  Northern Ireland before their abortion law was lifted in 2019. There's also the usual look a...