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Phil & Simon Show - a new podcast

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It seemed inevitable that one day there would be a podcast of Phil Friend and me chatting about all things disability. Phil and I have been having such conversations for nearly twenty years, until now, unrecorded, whilst working, travelling or just hanging out together. We have different backgrounds, we are different generations, have divergent politics and different comfort zones. We both share a commitment and passion for equality, fairness and inclusion of disabled people and have spent many years working to achieve it or at least some progress. The great thing about our discussions are that we know one another so well and respect each other so don't have to pull any punches now. Sometimes we're considered, sometimes we shoot from the hip. We can make each other laugh and still, after all this time, make the others jaw drop with a single comment. There's two shows out already. We'll continue to make a show each month until we run out of things to say. Which mea

Masterchef is over, here comes Ouch Talkshow

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Masterchef might be over but  BBC Ouch  keeps things simmering nicely. It's a noisy, fun show packed with chef tips, buying the best ingredients and smart work arounds if you want to cook but have a disability. Guests are amateur chefs Flash Bristol (holding the eggs), Ian Macrae (intimidatingly with a knife) and professional chef Ronnie Murray (less alarmingly with a pepper mill). Bon appetite! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03t9t57 In the studio, back wrow, L-R Kate Monaghan, Ronnie Murray, Ian Macrae, front row Simon Minty, Flash Bristow.