Who's Tom & Dick

Send us a text Season 2 Episode 42 Welcome to the Who's Tom & Dick the Podcast! Today, we’re back for episode II of our interview with the lovely Griff Rhys Jones to continue his fascinating stories and tales in Radio, TV and Theatre. A celebrated comedian, actor, and writer, Griff has been a beloved figure in British entertainment for decades. Known for his sharp wit and infectious charm, he’s starred in iconic shows like "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and "Three Men in a Boat." Beyon...

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

Send us a text Season 2 Episode 41 Welcome to the Who's Tom & Dick the Podcast! Today, we’re thrilled to have the legendary Griff Rhys Jones joining us. A celebrated comedian, actor, and writer, Griff has been a beloved figure in British entertainment for decades. Known for his sharp wit and infectious charm, he’s starred in iconic shows like "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and "Three Men in a Boat." Beyond the screen, Griff is also an avid traveler and a passionate advocate for t...

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Send us a text Season 2 Episode 40 The Boy's are back in town having a good old chat and catch up. Both Martin and Patrick have been poorly, so a health update is discussed including back issues and cracked feet including some remedies and treatments , rightly or wrongly. A couple of weeks ago the boy's discussed "Things your Mother use to say" which was received well by our listeners, so Patrick has been doing some digging and research and looked into old tales and old wife tales from the pa...

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 39 The boy's are back in Martins sunny Garden today and discussing mens Mental health. Men are not good when it comes to their mental health, the just always seem to soldier on through the good and the bad. Men's mental health is a significant issue, with men facing challenges like higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, and lower rates of accessing mental health support, often due to societal expectations and stigma. The Boy's discuss anxiety, depress...

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 38 We are delighted to welcome this weeks guest Angharad Binder(Public Health Nurse) in the agricultural sector, delivering the Rural Communities Cancer Project with Farming Community Network (FCN) & Macmillan in the South East of England. Resources (‘Nip it in the Bud’ campaign) People in rural communities often have more advanced cancer when they are diagnosed and are 5% less likely to survive than people in urban areas.​ Farmers often won’t get checked ...

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 37 It's British summertime at long last and what a great week this has been for sunshine. Today we have another special guest Jessica Baker who suffers from an Eating Disorder, Jessica now in her mid fifties has been struggling with this since she was nine years old. Jessica tells us open and honestly how she has coped with this eating disorder over the years telling us her highs and lows, yo-yoing with her weight made it difficult at times to cope with her ap...

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 36 Its a chance for the boy's to get together again today and have a chat. Although Martin gave us an update on his Cancer this week we delve into his current treatment "Immunotherapy" and its possible side effects. Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. You might have immunotherapy on its own or with other cancer treatments. Immunotherapy is a standard treatment for some t...

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 35 DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid Today the boy's are back out on the road talking to their guests Wes Cardy and his very good friend Jan. Wes and Jan are in a singing group called "Cardy and Coke" and have been very successful over the years singing and writing songs for themselves and celebrities Ken Dodd and Daniel O'donnell. Wes was born during the second world war and was fathered by an American over here in the UK as a serviceman, working at the local airfi...

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2025

Send us a text Episode 33 - Season 2 Multiple sclerosis (MS) We are well and truly into spring here in the United kingdom, as the sun shines outside Martin & Patrick have another special guest Dominic Shadbolt. Dominic has Multiple sclerosis (MS) and is soon to embark on an extraordinary journey across Canada of some 8,000 KM / 5,000 Miles to raise awareness and money for MS Brain Health initiatives. A coast-to-coast cycling expedition across Canada with the ambitious goal of raising $1 m...

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2025

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 34 It's been a while since the boy's Martin & Patrick had a chat and a catch up, so this episode they've decided to do just that. As we are all aware Martin got the bad news in August last year that his Cancer had spread and he would have to face another 6 rounds of Chemo during the winter and over Christmas. With this round of treatment now complete it was time to visit the Cancer clinic and have a scan to see if the treatment had been successful, with t...

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

Send us a text Episode 32 of Season 2 Another special guest today Tom Richard who has Hirschsprung's Disease and runs his own Podcast called "The Hirschsprung's hour with Tom Richard" and can be found on all Podcast platforms. Today Tom tells us all about Hirschsprung's Disease, he was diagnosed with as a newborn baby, and how it nearly took his life. Tom's tells us openly and honestly his story, his life growing up with this disease, how he managers it today, what the future holds and...

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 31 In the ring withParkinson's disease The boys are out on their travels again but this time they are visiting a Centre set up for people battling Parkinson's Disease through a Boxercise session. Parkinson's disease is a progressive brain condition that affects movement, balance, and coordination. It's caused by the death of nerve cells in the brain, which leads to symptoms that can worsen over time. After years of progress, a disease that was once cons...

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 30 We are firmly in the new year of 2025 and today the boys have another special guest Sue Hughes. Sue is a specialist in the plant based wonder treatment successfully used all around the world Aloe vera. Aloe vera is a succulent plant of the Genus Aloe. It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions. An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but also grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid...

Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 29 Another celebrity guest today as the boys sit down with the wonderful Lee Mack. Lee Gordon McKillop was born 4 August 1968, known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor and all round entertainer. Another great interview with Lee where he is honest and and open and gives us a few exclusives about his life, his work and his close friendship with Sean lock and of course Bobby Ball. Lee was born in Southport, Lancashire. He lived abo...

Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2025

Send us a text Sir David Jason - Part 2 Season 2 Episode 28 The much awaited Part 2 of our Interview with the wonderful Sir David Jason. We've had so much feedback we thank you so much for your kind words and hope you enjoy Part II of this British Comedy Legend. Sir David John White was born on 2nd February 1940 and is known professionally as Sir David Jason. Sir David is an English actor best known for his role as Derek (Del Boy) Trotter in the BBC British sitcom "Only Fools and Ho...

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025

Send us a text Sir David Jason - Part 1 Season 2 Episode 27 Well what can we say, today the boys are in the company of a Knight of the realm, Sir David Jason. This interview has been on the cards for several months but finally the Boy's get to meet this Legend of Theatre and TV. Sir David John White was born on 2nd February 1940 and is known professionally as Sir David Jason. Sir David is an English actor best known for his role as Derek (Del Boy) Trotter in the BBC British sitcom "...

Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 26 Well January and February slots are getting full with some exciting guests so Martin & Patrick thought they would fit in one with themselves. The Boy's are on the road again and this episode has been recorded in their hotel room in Aylesbury the night prior to an interview with another exciting celebrity guest. Onto todays episode, the boys bring us up to date with their respective illnesses Heart Disease and Stage 4 lung Cancer. Cancer is a large g...

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

Send us a text Episode 25 Well as the boy's move into an exciting new year and today we are very luck to have special guest Jim Bunch. Jim Bunch joins us today and tells us all about his battle with Cancer, diagnosis, treatment and major surgery which has left Jim with a Stoma bag. Jim has kindly agreed to tell us today all about his experiences, his day to day life and the changes he's had to make with his new Stoma bag. A stoma bag is a bag that collects waste from a stoma, which is an ...

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 24 New Year new show and we kick this episode off with another very special guest the UK's "King of Bling" Mr Bobby George. Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is now an English television presenter and former professional Darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and h...

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2025

Send us a text Season 2, Episode 23 Well where has all that time gone, 52 episodes in the can and still going strong. No guests today, just the boy's looking back on such a amazing year Podcasting and selecting a few of their podcast favourites. Several wonderful guests have appeared in the last 12 months including Martins wish to gain a celebrity, well thats been topped with a number of celebrities. It's not only celebrities that makes this podcast what it is, Martin & Patrick are s...

Transcribed - Published: 27 December 2024

Send us a text Episode 22, Series 1 Well its the last episode before Christmas and the Boys have another guest to see us into the festive season and this week its non other than Super hero Mr Motivator (Derek Evans MBE). The boy's always talk about PMA (Positive mental attitude) well Mr motivator has this in bags full. Derrick Errol Evans MBE (born 15 November 1952), better known as Mr Motivator, is a Jamaican-born British fitness instructor. He rose to fame in 1993 through appearances on ...

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

Send us a text Series 2, Episode 21 Today the boys have another special guest Federico Barbarossa who is hoping to make a documentary on Homophobia especially in the popular seaside town of Brighton England. Using his personal experiences Federico is hoping to pitch his documentary to mainstream TV here in the UK, having already recorded many interviews with friends, special guest and local business owners. We address today Homophobia in Brighton and generally in our communitie...

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024

Send us a text It's already Episode 20 of Season 2 as we roll into winter 2024. Again this week the boy's are lucky to have two Guests Bethany Keime and Charlie Kirkman, both have different heart conditions, Bathany and twin sister Hannah both suffer from Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy whilst Charlie has Arrhythmia. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause. The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the inte...

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2024

Send us a text Series II - Episode 19 Tday the boy's are back out on the road and this time they are exploring assisted living in the community was we all approach our senior years. Today the boy's visit Nowton Park Retirement Village Nowton Court is a beautiful manor house located in the grounds of Nowton Park in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Nowton Court is truly unique. The staffs passion is to ensure that the residents remain as independent as absolutely possible – enjoying ...

Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2024

Send us a text Season II - Episode 18 A very special guest today, we welcome a friend of Patrick going back 12 years to their meeting in the Racing Scene. Patrick met todays guest during his racing carer back in the day Pete Diamant a fellow competitor in the popular Mini Challenge national race series. Pete was diagnosed in April 2021 with Stage 4 Renal (Kidney) cancer and started IppiNivo Immunotherapy some six weeks later. Some later complications whilst receiving this treatment ...

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2024

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 17 This week our celebrity guests continues with the Legendary Matt Lucas of stage, Screen and Film fame. Matthew Richard Lucas is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain and Come Fly with Me. Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show Shooting Stars, in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009 keeping the scores whilst playing the drums...

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

Send us a text Series II Episode 16 After the last few weeks of exceptional guests, the boys felt it was time to have a chat and update each other on all things health. Patrick has a new diagnosis following some visits to a specialist Ear nose and throat consultant and the results of an MRI scan, to see what it all reveals. Martin to has been for a scan and finds his Magnesium levels are way down, so he has some extra treatment on top of his Chemo this week. Martin's also been on his indu...

Transcribed - Published: 8 November 2024

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 15 The boy's love to cover different stories and this one certainly is just that. Gender Reassignment. We are so lucky this week to be discussing this subject with the one and only Kellie Maloney. Kellie Maloney is an English boxing manager and promoter, and television personality. Kellie managed Lennox Lewis, who won the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, between 1989 and 2001. This made Maloney the first Briton to manage a British heavywe...

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2024

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 14 This weeks episode is all about Stroke's a subject we have yet to cover. What is a stroke, In medicine, a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue. Strokes can be caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain but in todays case it was a Subarachnoid hemorrhage that was the cause. Today's special guest Lesley Atherton tells us her story and her road to recovery in remarkable time purely to her grit and dete...

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 2024

Send us a text Season 2 - Episode 13 Well we can hardly believe it ourselves but we launch episode 13 of season two today. This week Martin and Patrick just have a chance to natter and martins been doing a little research on Smart watches, fit watches and wearables used for monitoring your health. A number of devices are ion the market which can measure steps, pulse, blood pressure, heart rate and even oxygen levels and ECG but just how accurate are they, should they be trusted and can the...

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2024

Send us a text Episode 12 Season 2 Another amazing guest joins the boy's and what a story he has to tell. Life in the Armed forces Suicide Complex Greif Adjustment Disorder Complex PTSD Trevor Bygate, 48, joins Martin and Patrick for an informal chat about his time in the Armed Forces and how he received the devastating news that his Daughter Chloe had taken her own life in 2014 when she was just 19. It led to him being medically discharged with complex post-traumatic stress disorde...

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 2024

Send us a text Episode 11 Sorry this episode was delayed by seven days due to our special last week where Martin updated us on his Cancer and his new battle. Today the boys interview a very special guest in Jeff Boland. Jeff once an active firefighter on the front line helping people and saving lives found the pressures very hard at times and found an outlet in a lite drink with colleagues after a busy and sometimes stressful shouts. Before long the drink had taken control and Jeff became...

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2024

Send us a text Episode 10 of Season 2 This episode replaces the episode that was due out today featuring our Guest Jeff Boland who has suffered from Alcoholism, Kidney replacement and triple bypass surgery. This episode will now be broadcast on Friday 4th October 2024 Today's episode follows Martin's recent visit to the hospital for is 3 month (quarterly) check up, the results are not quite what Martin expected. Please have a listen as Martin updates us fully and what the near future hold...

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2024

Send us a text Episode 9 - Series (Season 2) After three weeks of wonderful guests Martin & Patrick are on there own for a catch up. Martin still doing well on his new Cancer treatment heads back for his 3 monthly check up and CT Scan. Its also good news as for the first time in nearly two and a half years Martin applies for a new Job, can you guess what it is yet all will be revealed. A new feature this week is guest Ian Trushell who is currently battling Stage 4 Bowel Cancer which h...

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2024

Send us a text The Lost Roller Today is Legend Music day and the boy's have yet again another very special guest, Nobby Clark from "The Bay City Rollers" fame Original lead singer and founder member of The Bay City Rollers Real name: Gordon Fraser Clark, born Edinburgh 10th September 1950. His early success in the 1960’s and early 1970’s as lead singer and founder member of The Bay City Rollers, saw him performing lead vocals on the band’s early hits: Keep on dancing; We can make music; Ma...

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2024

Send us a text The Robin Cancer Trust We have been very spoilt recently with some wonderful guests and we continue again today as we speak to founder and CEO Toby Freeman of "The Robin Cancer Trust" Since 2012, The Robin Cancer Trust have reached tens of millions of people online, engaged with hundred of thousands of people in the community, and delivered life-saving educational talks to over 100,000 young adults in schools, colleges & businesses across the region. ​The Robin Cancer Tru...

Transcribed - Published: 6 September 2024

Send us a text Something a little different this week. The Boy's are very excited to follow up a recent Podcast where a brief discussion on the near death experiences took place covering issues such as reincarnation, ghosts, spirits, the afterlife. Today we welcome a very exciting guest TJ Higgs, a renowned medium, psychic, author, mentor and public speaker for over 25 years. So interesting is the subject matter today our episode this week has been extended to give us a chance to understan...

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2024

Send us a text Episode 5 Season II And this week its our special guest Scotland International Professional Rugby league and Rugby Union player Harvey (Harv) Burnett. Harvey was Diagnosed with Cancer in his early 20's just as he was reaching the peak of his professional career in sport, a devastating blow at such an early age Harvey tells us openly how the diagnosis immediately impacted on his health, life and exciting career. Harvey started as a junior for the Elmbridge Eagles, and ...

Transcribed - Published: 23 August 2024

Send us a text Season II Episode 4 This week the boys are back at the local Pub (Bar) to record a casual Podcast and catch up generally on the summer months. Martin brings us all up to date on his recent travels and an encounter with the local wildlife, while trying to enjoy a day at the seaside. We have an update on Martins Cancer and his new challenge with weight loss and an update on the findings of his recent Diabetes examination, and new drugs suggested. The UK is going through a bit...

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2024

Send us a text Already into Episode 3 of Season 2. We are pleased today to have our Guest Norman Hume, martin and Patrick have Known and worked with Norman for 30 years, Martin's childhood Dentists assistant was Norman's wife Anne. Norman has finally (after the second attempt) agreed to come onto the podcast and tell us about his very rare illness diagnosed as a young boy and the complaints he suffers with today. Norm has a rare illness called Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Norman also has s...

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2024

Send us a text Episode 2 of Season 2 and the boys are already hot on the trail of celebrities. This week Martin and Patrick are overwhelmed to be interviewing one of this Countries (UK) Mega-Star's Mr Jimmy Tarbuck OBE (Tarby). Jimmy's first television show was "It's Tarbuck " on ITV in 1964, though he had been introduced on Sunday Night at the London Palladium in October 1963 by Sir Bruce Forsyth. He then replaced Forsyth as the last original host of the show from 1965 until it was axed in...

Transcribed - Published: 2 August 2024

Send us a text Series / Season II Well we can hardly believe it, we are kicking off Season 2 (Series 2) with a bang. Martin and Patrick get together for a chat and a discussion all around; The after life Ghosts Spirts Ouija boards Mediums Psychics Reincarnation A very interesting discussion (Both serious and humorous) around the part Mediums and Psychics can play after someone has lost someone close. Afterlife is there such a thing? reincarnation does it really exist? There are so many ...

Transcribed - Published: 26 July 2024

Send us a text This is the Final episode in this series (Series 1), and yes we have completed 42 episodes since our very first back in September 2023. We finish on a real high as Martin tells us all about his recent Cancer tests (Martin has Stage 4 Lung Cancer), including the 4 weekly MRI scan recently completed. It was nearly 12 Months that Martin laid in Hospital with things looking very beak. Looking back we revisit Martins Highs and lows from the point of diagnosis to his update and r...

Transcribed - Published: 12 July 2024

Send us a text Today is Episode 41 Yes we cannot believe it ourselves 40 episodes completed, today we look back on some of the popular episodes that stand out for Martin and Patrick. From Episode 1 "The beginning" released on 29th September 2023, Martin and Patrick have had some extremely interesting guests, interesting subjects and a lot of fun along the way. Heading towards the end of Series 1, the boys feel blessed that the podcast has been so successful both here in the UK and ac...

Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2024

Send us a text Episode 40, wow where has this time gone. Today the boy's go down the local boozer to meet a local man this week to give us an insight into the of physio. Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future. It takes a holistic approach that involves the patient directly in their own care. Physiotherapy is treatment to restore, maintain, a...

Transcribed - Published: 28 June 2024

Send us a text This week we have a real treat as the boys travel down and into Kent. Our special guest today has had 3 number-one hit singles, appeared in the Eurovision contest twice coming second, and then First in 1981 with "Making Your Mind Up". Our very special guest this week is Cheryl Baker of the 80's Pop Group "Bucks Fizz" This is a wonderful interview staged in Cheryl's back garden during one of the sunny days recently and we are also joined by Cheryl's lovely dog Cuba. Cheryl d...

Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2024

Send us a text Cancer Research "Race For Life 2024" The boy's come live from Cancer Research Race for Life 2024 in Bury St Edmunds England. Patrick is running on behalf of Martin in the 5K race for Cancer Research UK's annual fundraising event. While Patrick slogs his way around the circuit, Martin will be making his way around the event speaking to different people supporting and participating this year. No matter how cancer affects us, life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK'...

Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2024

Send us a text This is a first for the boys, an outside broadcast using their new Nomono equipment in the car on the way to BBC Radio Essex, We call this Episode "Cardiac Karaoke" after the famous James Corden Series of carpool karaoke with his special guests. Patrick & Martin have no special guests, however, they are in the car and one has cardiac issues so we couldn't resist the links. It is a light-hearted episode this week where the boys chat about all sorts of things and som...

Transcribed - Published: 7 June 2024

Send us a text A Day at Mama B's - Special Cancer, especially Breast cancer is the order of the day today at "Mama B Cancer Wellbeing Days" and what a day it was, It was truly inspirational to both Martin and Patrick and a privilege to be allowed behind the closed doors of Stephen John’s Salon. Owner Steve Trowles set up the group after many years of supporting women needing wigs due to their treatment. He said: “I met these women and they opened up to me. I would then have the next ...

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2024

Send us a text Welcome to this week's episode and we really cannot believe this is number 34 The boys are taking a break from health matters this week as another guest arrives in the Studio. This week its ex-professional football player Steve Wright (Charlie). Steve spent his professional career in the football league mainly playing for Colchester United in the UK. Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) 1977–1982 | Colchester United | 117 | (3) 1982 | HJK Helsinki | 9 | (1) 1982–1983 | Braintree T...

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2024