Jill Douglas MBE

The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan

Spiritland Creative

Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Personal, Interview, Mentalhealth, Gabbylogan, Menopause, Advice, Journal, Education, Wellbeing, Self-improvement

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jill Douglas MBE has been part of some of the biggest sporting events on television for the last three decades, and this week she joins Gabby to reflect on how this Scottish farmer’s daughter became a self confessed newshound, then somewhat unexpectedly found herself presenting Rugby Special - and hasn’t looked back since! They discuss some of the secrets to longevity in an industry that was obsessed with youth, and how in midlife, Jill is more motivated than ever to keep doing the job she loves. Jill speaks about her longtime friend, former Scottish rugby player Doddie Weir; how his diagnosis of motor neurone disease sharpened her own focus, and the charity they helped build together before his death (My Name’5 Doddie Foundation). MND is most commonly diagnosed in midlife, so Professor of Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at King’s College London, Ammar Al-Chalabi, also joins to discuss some of the misconceptions about the disease and some advancements that have been made thanks to fundraising in recent years.

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0:00.0	Picture this, you're at the beach this summer and the only Wi-Fi available is from Tony's phone.
0:05.8	You could just ask him if you could use it.
0:08.0	Tony sounds like a nice approachable person. Like an uncle. Uncle Tony! Oh forget it, you wouldn't have the social bravery to ask anyway.
0:16.0	Nobody does.
0:17.0	No EU roaming fees this year means no awkward hunt for Wi-Fi.
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1:01.0	Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub
1:04.0	podcaster Alex Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair.
1:08.7	Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are in fact birthday twins. A few days later Alex and
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