BBC Radio Podcasts from Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
Inside MI5 with an autistic intelligence officer
A rare insight into the working life of an autistic MI5 intelligence officer
Why did 2,000 Essex mental health patients die?
Relatives speak at inquiry into mental health patient deaths in Essex
The 40-year-olds who are in bed by 5pm
Why does the quality of life for some people with learning disabilities decline at 40?
Alison Lapper on life, art, parenting and grief
Artist Alison Lapper reflects on her life - and the life of the son she lost.
Paralympics 2024: The Prosthesis Menders
The final part in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Paralympics 2024: The gold edition
The second in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris
Paralympics 2024: Where do you keep your medal?
The first in a series of special episodes recorded at the Paralympic Games in Paris
Preparing for the Paralympics with sweat Hoovers and heat chambers
Preparing for the Paralympics with sweat Hoovers and heat chambers
Stephen Fry: The mental scars of Ukraine's war
How is the war in Ukraine impacting the country’s mental health?
Live at the Edinburgh Festivals: Adam Hills and Dan Tiernan
Comedians Adam Hills and Dan Tiernan join Emma and a live audience in Edinburgh
Live at the Edinburgh Festivals: Matt Forde and Abby Cook
Political comedian Matt Forde and Blue Peter’s Abby Cook join Emma in Edinburgh
“Therapists are scared of getting it wrong on race”
Why some people from ethnic minority groups benefit less from counselling.
Accessible housing: ‘I lived in a hotel for 17 months’
Disability activists demand more accessible housing.
‘I was desperate’: The ads for unlicensed ADHD meds getting banned
The move to ban adverts for unlicensed ADHD meds and bestselling author, Jack Jordan
‘It felt really unfair’: The disabled migrants turned away from Australia
The challenges of relocating Down Under for disabled people and their families
Disability hate speech in football
Access All examines ableist abuse amongst sports fans
Election Q&A: Employment, cost of living and Carer’s Allowance
Employment, cost of living and Carer’s Allowance – the election topics you asked for
Election interviews: The Green Party, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru’s disability policies
We speak to the Green Party and Plaid Cyrmu and hear about Reform UK’s plans
Election interviews: The Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party’s disability policies
We speak to Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Marion Fellows from the SNP
Election interviews: The Labour Party’s disability policies
We speak to Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour Party
Election interviews: The Conservative Party’s disability policies
We speak to Mims Davies, from the Conservative Party
Election Q and A: mental health, children and housing
Election topics suggested by our audience: mental health, children, housing and COVID.
Election: Why is it so hard for blind people to vote in secret?
Why is it still so difficult for blind people to cast their vote in secret?
Election Q+A: PIPs, social care and voter ID
Invisibility, ID and social care – the election hot topics you wanted to know more about
Living with a disability in Gaza and Ukraine
The challenges of living with a disability in a war zone
Will AI be helpful or ableist towards disabled people?
What Chat GPT-4o means for disabled people; plus Emma learns hairstyling
Paralympics boss Dave Clarke: the unwitting trailblazer
Dave Clarke joins us as he prepares to lead Paralympics GB at this summer’s Games.
Mims Davies MP: “My dad was disabled for twenty-five years”
The Minster for Disabled people, Health and Work speaks to Emma Tracey.
Liz Carr talks to us about her new documentary about assisted dying
Actress Liz Carr shares her thoughts on assisted dying as she launches a new documentary
PIP Consultation: Vouchers instead of money?
A look at the radical proposals from government for changes to PIP, plus access to exams
Life in a mental health unit when you shouldn't be there
As the general election nears, the podcast combs through proposed Tory benefits cuts
Access All’s 100th episode
It's Access All's 100th episode, featuring Rose Ayling-Ellis and a look behind the scenes
Outrage at ableist ‘prejudice’
Samantha Renke talks ableism after a podcast clip goes viral. And actress Ashley Storrie.
Disability academic Tom Shakespeare: Why I've started writing novels with a disabled hero
Emma Tracey talks all things disability - and novel writing - with Tom Shakespeare.
Bradley Riches: autism, Celebrity Big Brother and me
Bradley Riches: how I managed my autism in the Big Brother house.
UK government questioned on commitment to disabled people’s rights
UK government in front of UN on their commitment to disabled people
What was in the budget for disabled people?
Emma Tracey and guests ask what provision was in the spring budget for disabled people
I can’t work without my ADHD meds
People who’ve struggled to do their jobs during the ADHD medication crisis speak out.
I’m a disabled student about to leave college, what next?
National Star student, Laith, talks to Access All
Bryony Gordon and the conjoined twin ‘warriors’
Journalist Bryony Gordon talks about her new book, Mad Woman
To holiday or not: Can Direct Payments be used for short breaks?
Nathan saved his Direct Payments to pay for a break, but the council wants its money back
The Disability Action Plan Explained
What's in it and how did we get here?
Mollie from The Traitors
The disabled star of the BBC One reality show joins Emma in the studio
Michael Owen: “I'd swap eyes with my son if I could”
The former England striker and his son James, deteriorating sight and the game of futsal
Drugs Shortage: Why Can’t I Get My Tablets?
One of the UK’s top pharmacists explains all
What’s the BSL sign for ‘Throuple’?
How a collection of new signs were created to better reflect the LGBT community
'I've lost thousands because of my ADHD'
From lost glasses to misinterpreted credit card conditions...
Best of Access All 2023
Nikki and Emma look back at a year of interviews with disabled stars
The Minister Before Christmas
The people waited and, lo, she did arrive
Climate Change: As seen by disabled people in peril
Two disabled Pacific islanders on life as the sea rises
The musical instrument you can play with your fingers, legs or eyes
Designed for disabled people, the Clarion gets recognition for the skill needed to play it
My first year as a disabled astronaut
Paralympian turned spaceman John McFall tells us the story so far
Who in the Whoniverse is Ruth Madeley?
The actor on her adventures through space and time, in a wheelchair.
The Harry Potter stuntman on his life-changing accident
The Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes on his life-changing accident
Power to the (Disabled) People
A lawyer and a volunteer talk about the financial risks of pursuing a discrimination case
Why vision impaired people struggle to pay by touchscreens
Why paying with a card and a PIN is now less accessible for some people.
Disability Hate Crime: What’s really going on?
Incidents of disability hate crime fall, but why aren’t people happy about that?
Minister for Disabled People talks to Access All
From a chat with the Minister for Disabled People to Married at First Sight
How do wheelchair users weigh themselves?
When wheelchair users want to weigh themselves they have to first find accessible scales
Are disabled people forgotten in climate disaster plans?
How do we include disabled people in preparations for extreme weather events?
Disability charity takes 'murderous' swipe at government
The government's new awareness campaign faces backlash
‘My worry is my care will be cut and I will end up in a care home’
Bristol City Council consults on ending independent living for some disabled people
Robot guide dogs to help blind people
Influencer Lucy Edwards tries out an AI replacement for assistance dogs for blind people
Disability benefits: How they could change
What could the government's proposals on the Work Capability Assessment mean for you?
Gail Porter: 'Has anyone here been sectioned?'
TV presenter Gail Porter gets personal on comedy, mental health and hair loss
‘I know what madness is, and this is the good kind’
The Access All team head to Scotland for their first live show!
Interview Special: Victoria Canal and Tommy Jessop
Musician Victoria Canal hits the big time, but still struggles with imposter syndrome
After the honeymoon
When education ends, where do people with complex disabilities find their home?
‘You’ve been ablesplained!’
Get to know the annoying younger brother of mansplaining
One disabled air passenger, two tickets
Why do some disabled people have to pay double for a plane ticket?
The sea shanty star and anxiety attacks
The Wellerman singer and TikTok phenomenon, Nathan Evans, opens up on Access All's podcast
‘I’m just a nerd living in a care home in North Yorkshire’
Disabled Swifties try for tour tickets and the legal “nerd” living in a care home
Ellie Simmonds: 'Who actually am I?'
The Paralympian on being adopted as a baby
‘Lewis Capaldi has done so much for the Tourette’s community’
TV presenter Aidy Smith talks Tourette’s after Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury show
Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘We all need the feeling of belonging somewhere’
The actor and Strictly star pops in to chat about her new documentary, Signs for Change
Festivals: 'It was just a complete nightmare from start to finish"
Download Festival receives many complaints about access and safety
It’s in your Best Interests to listen to this
Writer Jack Thorne drops by to talk about TV drama Best Interests
‘It was petrifying’: The family left on the side of the M1
The Smart family’s car broke down, but no recovery service turned-up
Life's an accessible beach
Which country is making hundreds of beaches accessible?
‘I hit the fire alarm and evacuated the airport’
Rosie reveals how bipolar took over after a break-up with her boyfriend
The Lost Boy
Noah, star of Disney's new Peter Pan and Wendy film, pays a visit
‘There weren't any ramps back in 1953’
So many ways to access the Coronation, but not so many when it comes to planes
The disabled woman who hired a sex worker
Aged 43, Melanie booked an escort to experience sex for the first time
Strike a pose
Vogue cover star Sinéad Burke with some hot inclusion
Magic money
Can Fergus the magician guess what Nikki is thinking?
Is ChatGPT a disability ally?
The AI chatbot plays the disability card and tells a human it's 'visually impaired'
'I haven't had a door on my bathroom for years'
The dangers and discomfort of an inaccessible home
TV’s Sophie Morgan’s “rage” over Blue Badge car theft
Loose Women’s Sophie Morgan on how parking badges should go digital
What’s happening with disability benefits?
The disability minister speaks exclusively to AA about the Budget
Goodbye Judy, and thank you
Celebrating the remarkable life of disabled rights activist, Judith Heumann
Strictly's Amy Dowden: "I was seen as a risk"
Navigating the dance profession with Crohn's disease
Comedian Rosie Jones on imposter syndrome and ableism
The popular comedian talks about how you can’t hold yourself back
When Access All took over Newscast
Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey step into the Newscast studio
ADHD and the trend of diagnosis by TikTok
How a hashtag has helped and hindered people.
'Wonderstruck': The author who learned to read again
Author Thomas Leeds lost his memory in a road accident and had to learn to read again.
Disabled people are up, carers are down
The stats are in and there are fewer disabled people than expected
GP: 'The whole NHS now is a big bin-fire'
How the current health care crisis is affecting disabled people
The people who train their own guide dogs
With long waiting lists for guide dogs, we meet the people who train their own
Access All Christmas Special - Best Bits of 2022
Your favourite Access All podcast moments from 2022 in one place
Access All Christmas Special – The Governess Anne Hegerty
From ‘The Chase’ auditioning process to becoming a household name
Mental health: The festive survival guide
How to protect your mental health over the Christmas holidays.
Look who’s audio describing you
Nikki and Emma meet Georgina Rose, audio describer often heard on BBC TV
The mystery of the missing disability minister… solved!
Nikki and Emma meet the new Minister of State for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove
One giant leap for disabled people?
The European Space Agency announces the world’s first disabled astronaut – he’s a Brit!
What's in the Autumn Statement for disabled people?
Nikki Fox gets the lowdown on what the Autumn Statement means if you're disabled
Ellie Simmonds: “Strictly gave me confidence”
Five-time Paralympic gold medal winner, Ellie Simmonds, talks Strictly
‘How Taylor Swift helps me to tell the time’
BBC Reporter Rose has dyscalculia, which means she has trouble making sense of numbers
'I'm visually impaired, but cancer information wasn't accessible'
The RNIB chair and her horror at being unable to access information for cancer treatment
“People have turned off their fridges to save money”
The impact of record inflation on disabled people
From three carers to none
Wheelchair user Natalie lost her entire care package because of rising fuel costs
The mystery of the missing disability minister
Super sleuths Nikki Fox and Emma Tracy, look at who the new disabilities minister might be
Anne Hegerty: ‘Quizzing is easy, household tasks are the hard bit’
Queen of quizzing, Anne Hegerty, on being autistic and dealing with vampires
The battle for BSL
Deaf people are taking the government to court - we hear why
Family of six share a one-bed flat while new house is made accessible
The council says it could be another 12 months before work is completed on the new home.
'Wet wipes and dry shampoo get you a long way'
Baroness Jane Campbell reveals her 'fear' about the lack of PAs working in the UK
‘Half my income goes on energy bills’
We look at some of the proposed solutions to the problem so far
The summer catch-up
Nikki and Emma play their favourite and unheard clips from the podcast so far
The integrated games
Should the Paralympics and Olympics be combined?
Locked away in Ukraine’s orphanages
Thousands of disabled people live in Ukraine's orphanages - but many aren't even orphans
'My leg amputation was the best day of my life'
Para-swimmer Alice Tai elected to have a below-knee amputation
‘I was stuck in my flat for 12 days in the searing heat’
Adam’s stuck in his flat for 12 days and attitudes towards disabled people revealed
Staying cool in heatwave hell
Disabled people reveal their top tips on getting through the UK heatwave.
The actress and the stolen photos
Actress Melissa Johns on reclaiming her body after nude photographs were leaked online
'Dad had to carry me up stairs to the LGBT party'
The realities of being a disabled LGBT student
Hitting the mosh pit in my wheelchair
Martin Dougan talks festivals, and Chris McCausland on being a blind spy
"100 miles from home, no one could visit me”
Nikki Fox talks to mental health patients sent 'out of area'
Wobbling up that hill
Is Kate Bush, Nikki Fox's personal physiotherapist?
Escape plan
Fear after high rise fire evacuation plans are rejected by the government
"It's happened again" - Frank Gardner left on a plane
Left on a plane waiting for assistance, we ask why it keeps happening to wheelchair-users
'I was scared the guide dog would be electrocuted by the live wire'
The shocking stories of blind people falling off railway platforms
Being gay and autistic at Eurovision
Eurovision contestant Sheldon Riley says that being neurodivergent and LGBT "was tough”
‘I used a hairdryer to warm my daughter’s feet’
Nikki Fox meets the families making difficult energy decisions
Ukraine War: 'I think of my wheelchair more than myself now'
When escaping Ukraine, Tanya took her tyre pump instead of her favourite dress.
The Power of Snow
Many in ParaGB are injured military veterans – why is snow so good for rehab?
The lowdown on being disabled in China
The Winter Paralympics are in Beijing – here’s a lowdown on disabled life in China
‘I often get sepsis, if I get Covid my days are numbered’
Three clinically vulnerable people react to the government's plan for living with Covid
Do accessible sex toys exist?
We explore the world of accessible (and inaccessible) sex toys
Kate and Holly: Covid finally strikes after all that shielding
Kate's symptoms are life threatening - but what about Holly who has no immunity?
Kate and Holly: Covid hits after two years of shielding
'Everything we've worried about has suddenly happened'
Mentally Interesting: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman
Rianna says the colour of her skin makes it harder to get mental health support
Mentally Interesting: What loneliness is
Feeling alone and forming relationships.
Mentally Interesting: Anxiety or heart attack?
When mental and physical health collide
Mentally Interesting: 'Something to take care of'
Celebrating pets, with positive mental health stories and cute pictures
Merry Ouchmas: The festive special 2021
The Ouch team reflect on their favourite podcasts from an extraordinary year
Little Miss Burden
Playwright Matilda Feyisayo Ibini on growing up black and disabled in London
'It was magical' - the first disabled crew to fly in zero-gravity
Meet the first disabled crew to fly in zero-gravity
What’s climate change got to do with disability?
Heatwaves, hurricanes and sea levels - what’s climate change got to do with disability?
Mentally Interesting: Bananas for mental wellbeing?
Good solutions for mental ill health at work
'We found our first Paralympian at the supermarket'
Willpower, belief and hustling - how the Aruba Paralympic team came about
‘I had a complete breakdown at the track’
Two of our female Paralympians share their journeys to Tokyo 2020
The family taking rivalry to a new level in Tokyo
The McCowan family taking rivalry to a whole new level at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo twice: A gold medal in wheelchair what?
Caz Walton was 17 when she competed at the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and won gold
The lowdown on being disabled in Japan
With the Paralympic Games taking place - here’s the lowdown on being disabled in Japan
‘A love letter to people with disabilities’
Meet Eddie Ndopu, one of the people behind WeThe15.
“I backed into the wall at 200mph”
After a crash at 200mph left him paralysed, Sam is learning to race again.
How do you make the Love Island villa accessible?
What would need to be done to make the Love Island villa fully accessible?
'I've lost all of the independence I worked so hard for'
Is July 19th going to 'free' disabled people?
‘My harassment got worse when I picked up my white cane’
Why are disabled women so much more likely to experience harassment?
Do we really want to start hugging again?
The new challenges our high-risk family have as lockdown eases
Mentally Interesting: ‘I don’t get a holiday from myself’
Travel and countryside are the mental health talking points in our latest podcast
‘I was told I was a curse on my family’
Domestic abuse and disability: Part two
‘I wasn’t allowed to look out of the window’
Domestic abuse and disability: Part One
Mentally Interesting: I couldn’t hold my baby
A postnatal mental health crisis left Seaneen feeling ‘robbed’.
Do we get a 'lockdown dog' to help our disabled child?
Parents Kate and Holly consider whether their adopted toddler needs animal assistance.
‘Friendly fire’ in my brain led to me being wrongly sectioned
Lucy Dawson on how “friendly fire” from her immune system led to her becoming disabled.
‘I really wanted to give Mum and Dad a hug – it was awkward’
After months apart how does it feel when you can see but can't touch loved ones?
Lockdown: The anniversary no one wanted
Reflecting on a year in lockdown with Nikki Fox.
Did I think of myself as gay and disabled 10 years ago?
The census causes Kate and Holly to consider their identities
'We adopted a disabled child during the pandemic'
Podcasters Kate and Holly on the high points of the last year
'Dating & Disability - how to navigate the agencies'
Can disabled people find success with dating agencies?
'The school phoned, Scout's hurt'
The post lockdown return to school ends with a bump.
Mentally Interesting: My grief
Thoughtful Conversations about grieving and mental health
'There's a difference between home-schooling and emergency education'
Starting nursery and back-to-school fears after isolating
Let’s add partner guilt to disability lockdown woes
Kate's body aches so she can't always be there for her wife.
'I didn’t even know what bisexual was'
The unique challenges that come with having a learning disability and being LGBT
‘I’m having a rest in the car, with no one screaming my name’
Snow, vaccines and parenting in pain.
The day of the jab
Before, during and after Holly's Covid vaccination
Mentally Interesting: The bum-kicking machine
That feeling of shame and how to avoid it
I sat outside Gran's funeral
Shielder Holly could not accompany her wife into the crematorium.
'Waiting for the vaccine is like waiting on a kidney'
Holly has been shielding for 11 months and frustration is growing
Katie and Harvey Price on growing up and moving out
The disabled 18-year-old and his mum on communication, care and fulfilling potential.
Being disabled in the third lockdown
As Lockdown returns so does our Isolation Diaries podcast
The Mental Health Act and Me
Raf and Ashley share their stories of being detained under the Mental Health Act.
Parenting in a pandemic, with a learning disability
Actress Donna Lavin on WFH, screaming at walls and struggles with masks.
Mentally interesting: Loss
Meet our new duo who talk about the awkward stuff so you don’t have to
The Ouch Quizmas Special 2020
The Christmas quiz featuring festive dilemmas and the big disability news of the year.
‘I need to remind myself to talk to people’
Loneliness levels in the UK are at their highest – so how are disabled people coping?
‘Well Defined Chaos’
The 1800 Seconds on Autism podcast is back
The DDA and Me
Nikki Fox speaks to young and old disabled guests around the podcast table.
CripTales: Thunderbox
It is 1968 and a disabled woman is pregnant. What next?
CripTales: The Real Deal
Liz Carr’s character thinks her neighbour is a benefits cheat.
CripTales: Audition
Disabled actor Mat Fraser relives his best and worst auditions
'I was howling with pain and there was blood everywhere'
Frank Gardner on personal life, Arabian adventures and the nitty gritty of disability.
‘I couldn’t hear my voice’
Morgan Fox became deaf overnight and now runs Ireland’s first pro cycling programme.
There’s Covid On Campus
How are disabled uni students coping now Covid-19 is on campus?
‘There’s no right way to be a student’
Starting Uni and managing a disability? Hear from graduates who lived and loved it!
‘I miss the office banter’
Many of us are working from home, but given the choice – would you return to the office?
'Remember when we were stockpiling toilet roll'
Highlights from our much loved Isolation Diary series.
'It is possible to be tired and in pain and happy at the same time'
People with chronic illness give advice to those with extreme fatigue after Covid-19.
The schoolgirl who broke her neck and became a racing driver
Nathalie was 16 when she broke her neck - years later she became a career racing driver
'Did anyone else miss sex during chemo?'
Online dating whilst recovering from cancer in a pandemic.
Shielding Limbo
The couple staying home until everyone wears masks in public.
Maskcast: “If I’m struggling, be kind”
A deaf, blind and autistic take on wearing and removing face coverings
'My house became a bit like rehab’
How one young recovering alcoholic stayed sober during lockdown.
Alex Brooker: ‘I’m the most comfortable I’ve ever been with my disability’
The Last Leg host on fatherhood, identity and being competitive
A&E in lockdown: Scout fractures her arm
'It's horrible being her Mum, waiting outside whilst my baby is in hospital.'
‘Imagine that, disabled and black!’
The paralysed duo tackling gun violence and discrimination through Hip Hop
A blood test out of the car window
Kate and Holly have done 12 weeks of isolating
Meet the 'Vulnerables': Jamie Hale
Octavia Woodward chats with the trans and disabled performer.
'Naughty Robot!'
Will an automated vacuum cleaner make life easier for Kate?
‘When the pandemic started, my panic attacks stopped’
Ouch favourites, Mark and Seaneen, talk mental health during this pandemic.
Meet the 'Vulnerables': Baroness Jane Campbell
Baroness Jane Campbell reveals why she hates the term 'vulnerable people'.
'I can't believe we're arguing about this!'
High emotions, robot helpers and eggs
When Cabin Fever met 1800 Seconds on Autism
Robyn and Jamie from the 1800 Seconds on Autism podcast, join the Cabin Fever team.
'We should all be allowed to say "this is really hard"'
Lack of exercise and support causes Kate physical pain
‘I returned to nursing the day the pandemic was declared’
Twelve years after being sectioned, Hannah chose a tough time to return to nursing.
'I feel a lot of pressure to keep Holly alive'
Kate's isolation diary continues with guilt, DIY and picky eating.
'I hope they'll make masks with cut-outs for lips'
The challenge of lip-reading during coronavirus
"It would be tempting fate to pack a hospital bag"
Isolation is ... DIY haircuts, NHS texts and CBeebies
'Me and the guide dog went into lockdown so I adopted a cat'
From San Francisco to Perth - what's the lowdown on lockdown for the disabled community?
'We're all a bit wonky'
Week four: Frustrations, freak outs and yet more Frozen
Styling out coronavirus with diabetes and tie-dye
The Diabetic Duo talk coronavirus, emotional blood sugar levels and tie-dye loungewear.
'Decontaminating our cans of beans one by one'
“Is it just us who disinfects food deliveries?”
"We're temporarily cancelling your career"
What do you do if coronavirus temporarily stunts your burgeoning career?
'Suddenly you get this text...'
Kate and Holly turn back the isolation clock, while their neighbours serenade them
Coronavirus has its red letter day
Fun and frank disability chat to get you through the days of Covid-19.
Kate and Holly’s isolation diary
Kate and Holly went into isolation early, but how are they coping?
Welcome to The Cabin Fever Podcast
Fun and frank disability chat to get you through the days of Covid-19.
Disabled and out of money in North Korea
After Jite had rare MS treatment he decided to mark it by heading to North Korea.
‘We accidentally posted a video about diabetes, and it went viral’
The diabetic best friends who accidentally became social media stars
The new boy on Sex Education and the magician with OCD
Sex Education's George Robinson and magician Fergus Flanagan chat fame, OCD and magic.
Liz Carr: Silent Witness star reveals film role
Liz talks about her first big budget Hollywood movie, grief and representation
How not to tell someone they have Parkinson's
Dave Clark on being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the most "horrible" way
Tom, The Greatest Dancer and cystic fibrosis
Tom's into round two of The Greatest Dancer but how does he manage his cystic fibrosis?
"I was expecting mediocrity ... you blew me away"
If you think 'disability doesn't have talent' just listen to this
Getting a fashion fix as a disabled model
Disability and fashion: Giving people something to stare at
Adult women don't want 'Daddy's little princess' written on their T-shirts
Influencer Sinead Burke talks to Ouch about fashion and equality
'I have exploding head syndrome'
How migraines are much more than a headache for comedian Rachel Creeger.
How brave and powerful are you?
How brave and powerful are you?
The secret life of a teenager with MS
Bella reveals what it's like to live with MS as a teenager.
Why fat guide dogs can be taken away
The unforeseen consequences when a guide dog visits the vet
Jellyballs (Storytelling live part 2)
Joe Wells on the one time that eye contact was OK for him
This love story between two comedians with cerebral palsy will melt your heart
The best eavesdrop on a conversation you'll hear all week
Dear Janine - Please can I borrow your nipples?
The lost battery which nearly sparked a terror alert to the woman who's lost her nipples.
Dear Mr Dead Head
We chat to Elektric Apple – the theatre company where everyone has a learning disability.
The boffins who solve disability problems
From supportive body suits to a beeping football - what gadget do you need?
Living while dying
Lucy Watts is living her best life while planning for the end.
Trust me, I’m a disabled doctor
Limb loss, dyslexia and mental health difficulties - and that's just the medical staff.
'We bought a pub for our 12-year-old son'
Ben, 12, uses a wheelchair - he also loves live music, so his parents bought him a pub.
The rising stars of Eurovision who pulled out of the final
Why did The Shalva Band, a group of disabled musicians from Israel, quit Eurovision?
The challenge of being a teacher with Tourette's
Natalie is a primary school teacher and also has Tourette's syndrome.
'I realised not everyone has to be a Paralympian'
Artists Jackie Hagan and Conor A join BBC Ouch at the I'm Here, Where Are You? festival
What’s the beef with McDonald’s paper straws?
Getting rid of plastic straws is a simple way to reduce waste...unless you rely on them
Sex, with these hips?
Ever been lost in the moment only to realise your hips are about to dislocate?
The artist who believes he’s a zombie
Martin O'Brien has lived beyond two life expectancy points and now calls himself a zombie
Deaf Poets Society (Repeat)
Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus, winner of a Ted Hughes Poetry prize, talks to BBC Ouch.
This disabled comedian is a Jerk
American comedian Tim Renkow reveals all about his new TV series - Jerk.
The gig emergency that made music accessible
Suzanne Bull reveals how an accident at a music festival led to a Queen’s Birthday honour
Disabled People Are Hot
Why has the hashtag #DisabledPeopleAreHot suddenly gone viral?
My daughter has my disability and that’s OK
Actor Jack Binstead knew there was a chance Daisy would have brittle bones like him
Why the hashtag #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow went viral
Why the hashtag #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow resonates with some and gets others thinking.
'I will drop you in awkwardness'
The disabled person's sassy guide to surviving annoying encounters
‘I slid down the banisters and fell on my head’
Thriller writer Liz Nugent on the legacy of a childhood accident and her bestsellers.
Christmas repeat: The date saboteur and the make-up store terror
A 15-hour escape from a wedding and facing a department store with depression.
Christmas repeat: Passionately kissing your ‘mum’ to prove a point
A passionate kiss with 'Mum' and an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction
The dilemmas of Quizmas
Frank Gardner, Gary O’Donoghue and Touretteshero play a game of disability dilemmas.
'I pushed Kelly Fletcher off the stool'
Christmas roundtable special with pianist Derek Paravacini and YouTube star Lucy Edwards
Stories about pooing in a bag
Three people shoot the breeze about using their stoma bag
'Disabled people make the best entrepreneurs'
Chocolate art, music making and a clever solution for frequent flyers using wheelchairs.
“We made conversation while my daughter licked the pavement”
Why I wrote a sitcom about life with my learning-disabled daughter.
Bake Off Briony’s kitchen hacks and Kitch the rapper
Bake Off’s Briony, Cold Feet’s Ruth Madeley and a performance from Kitch the rapper.
What happens when the beat drops?
Beatboxing may be a surprising new form of speech therapy
‘Be my friend because we’re both disabled mums’
What's life like for disabled mums when they return to work after maternity leave?
'Alex Jones will kill me if I tell you...'
Alex Jones, learns a "mortifying" lesson at the Invictus Games which her co-host spills.
‘How a plan to reveal my new boyfriend ended with a fractured spine’
Bethany had just started her PhD when she fell down some stairs and fractured her spine.
'You can't go there, you're disabled'
I've felt more disabled in the UK than anywhere else in the world says comedian
Making sign language more beautiful
What's better - a finger point or a meaningful gesture?
"Echoes put me off": How blind people choose a new home
If it's not the decor that grabs you, then what does? How blind people choose a new home
The date saboteur and the make-up store terror
A 15-hour escape from a wedding and facing a department store with depression.
The date saboteur and the make-up store terror
A 15-hour escape from a wedding and facing a department store with depression.
Passionately kissing your 'mum' to prove a point
A passionate kiss with 'Mum' and an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction
My son jammed his leg in a wheelchair
Three comedians talk about their parenting wins and fails as disabled Dads.
OCD: It's not just about washing your hands
Three women discuss their experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder
How not to teach your girlfriend about being deaf (Repeat)
Gianluca got it all wrong when he tried to teach his girlfriend about being deaf.
The bike crash which made me forget English
A cyclist is left confused after a crash causes her to lose the ability to speak English.
If the shoe fits...
Why is it so difficult for disabled people to buy and wear shoes?
Archbishop on daughters, disability and mental health
The Archbishop of Canterbury and two of his daughters on disability and mental health
'Do we drown or rocket to the surface?'
Rich Osborn thought he had the perfect summer job as a scuba diving instructor in Cyprus.
'My Doctor refused to treat me if I went for gold'
What would you choose - a gold medal or a long life?
The disabled comedian who turned down Britain's Got Talent
Disabled comedian Rosie Jones: "Britain's Got Talent approached me too, but I said 'no'."
Tell your story at Edinburgh Fringe
BBC Ouch is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and wants you to go too.
Tell your story at Edinburgh Fringe
BBC Ouch is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and wants you to go too.
How do you learn trapeze if you’re blind?
How did Amelia Cavallo master the art of trapeze as a blind performer?
Bibliotherapy: A novel take on mental health
One of the simpler ways we can maintain our own mental health
Turning to snow to meet my mother
Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden turned to winter sports to get to know her birth-mother
Life in the dark shadow of Mini-Me
Meet the man who says Hollywood films incite violence against people with dwarfism
From Russian orphan to Team USA
Tatyana McFadden's won 17 Paralympic medals, but life was far from easy.
Hellblade: Psychosis story ‘mirrored mine’
Danny has psychosis and explains what hearing voices is like.
Electronic voices: How Hawking let me talk too
Comedian Lost Voice Guy believes the professor paved the way for speech synth users
Ouch takeover: Inspirational speakers
Inspire: VERB: Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something
Off-piste at the Paras #9: Ghost town
Before the dismantling of Pyeongchang, GB won gold
Off-piste at the paras #8: Scott Meenagh: Losing my legs in Afghanistan was "a bad day at work"
Scott Meenagh: the paralympian who lost his legs on "a bad day at work" in Afghanistan.
Off-piste at the paras #7: Ice-hockey
The sport where the crowd’s cheering reaches 103 decibels – we’re at the ice-hockey.
Back to school
BBC Ouch goes back to school in a School Report Takeover.
Off-piste at the Paras #6: The fixers
Meet the people in the pit stop who mend wheelchairs and prosthetics
Off-piste at the Paras #5: Snowboard Monday
Why should snowboarders think twice before drinking water?
Off-piste at the Paras #4: Snowboarder Ben Moore
How often do tales of hitchhiking end with hopes of a Winter Paralympic medal?
Off-piste at the Paras #3: First day
GB win silver and we find out about the complicated timing method
Off-piste at the Paras #2: Opening ceremony
How did the ceremony go? And who's in the park?
Off-piste at the Paras #1: We're here!
Who's holding the GB flag? And has the wrong kind of snow fallen?
“It’s like PMS but a hundred times worse…..”
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) affects around one in 20 women in the UK.
Grange Hill, Voodoo and chronic pain
How do you deal with chronic pain? Do you search for an answer or try to manage it?
Cooking up the Winter Paralympics
GB’s Chef de Mission, Penny Briscoe talks to BBC Ouch ahead of the Winter Paralympics.
How I met my disabled partner
Three non-disabled women discuss the ins and outs of their relationships
The guide dog with the dashcam strikes again
Kika's secret recordings shed light on how people treat her owner
Love me, love my wheels?
In the month of love, we expose the less known side of canoodling for disabled people.
I changed my life by moving online
Youtuber Stef Sanjati talks about her Waardenburg syndrome and being transgender.
Do you get caught in the Faff Zone?
When procrastination becomes a mental health matter
Is it harder for disabled people to lose weight?
Get the lowdown on wheelchair spinning classes and awkward hospital moments.
A game of Disability Dilemmas
Inappropriate presents, Celebrity Mastermind fails and dating dilemmas in a festive quiz.
Have you heard the one about....?
Comedian Chris McCausland talks about being blind ahead of his debut at the Apollo.
The Curious Case of Miss Fanny Fust
The young learning disabled woman in 1787 who was forced to marry a man for her fortune.
'Nothing feels real a third of the time'
How Borderline personality disorder affects Chris and why he wants to raise awareness.
Let's replace disability with letters like LGBT (repeat)
If you replaced the D-word with an acronym, what would it be?
The Robyn, Jamie and Lion Show: Obsession
The two hosts discuss their own 'special interests' as adults on the autistic spectrum
ME - The movie
Jennifer Brea has ME, and says her 'battery' is only ever 40% full.
'I knew that going deaf would kill me'
America’s Got Talent deaf contestant Mandy Harvey reveals her battle to sing again.
Who is Jared O'Mara?
The Labour Party has suspended MP Jared O'Mara, but who is he?
Do blind people care about colour?
A light hearted look at what colour means, or doesn’t mean, to blind people
'I'm wearing a tight T-shirt so I know where I end'
Listen to our Autism Takeover show with Robyn, Jamie and Lion
Can 'sex robots' help disabled people?
From "sex robots" to gaming and sign language - disabled people get creative.
Why I shouldn't meet others with cystic fibrosis
Charles, 22, sings about life with the condition
Gay and disabled
The gay scene can be inaccessible for someone who “wobbles and spasms”.
Behind bars with a mental illness
Ria set light to her house when she was in it, and found herself in custody
Love, sex and cotton buds (replay)
How one girl learnt about the birds and the bees at a boarding school for disabled kids
The woman who experiences pain as red and rectangular
Rachel reveals how she can see and hear her own pain
Drunk people ask the most awkward questions
Lost Voice Guy uses an iPad to speak and is an expert handler of awkward questions.
Storytelling Live: Tales of the Misunderstood
A badly timed dislocation and the wheelchair user who stunned a praying nun by walking.
Rationing energy - and other chronic illness life hacks
Tips for managing day-to-day life with pain, fatigue and limited energy.
Gin, sushi and disability
The visually impaired refugee with a world class degree and a gin and sushi habit.
“I saw you on stage, you’re definitely bipolar”
When psychologists watched a comedian perform they ended up diagnosing him with bipolar.
What happens to my disabled son when I die?
Mark hopes his 'death plan' will keep son Steven out of an institution
Dr Hannah: 'I often get to emergencies first because of my speedy wheelchair'
Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on crowdfunding her wheelchair and working in a busy hospital.
Growing up with disabled parents
Two grown-up kids who have a different kind of independence
The only MP who wears a t-shirt in parliament
Meet Jared O'Mara, the only male MP who doesn't have to wear formal shirts in the Commons
Alternatives to the job interview
The chief exec of Mencap on how more people with learning disabilities could be working
Why one deaf man didn't vote until his 40s
Plus, parliaments disabled MPs and how hashtag #CripTheVoteUK performed.
When going blind is funny
Comedian Tom Skelton turns his personal sight loss story into a show
To Switzerland or not
Mental health, MS, and private Facebook groups for disabled people.
Deaf Poets Society
Poet Raymond Antrobus on playground taunts, deaf identity and what sounds he can hear
‘Is that all you’re having?’
Podcast: Why office treats and commenting on people’s lunch choices can be unhelpful
'My brain injury turned me into a teenager'
Dave Mercer had been married three years when a brain injury changed everything.
Are people with learning difficulties allowed to vote?
With the general election imminent, Ouch's podcast investigates access to voting
Richard III: "A disabled guy gets cast as the disabled guy"
A colourful conversation with Mat Fraser who's about to play Shakespeare's king in Hull
Let's talk about mental health ... but then what?
Two 'mental healthers' hijack Ouch to discuss this week's big news.
The love triangle which ended in a police cell
The love triangle which ended in a police cell
How not to teach your girlfriend about being deaf
How not to train your girlfriend about being deaf
My brother taught me how to laugh
Georgie's brother played a prank on her - and taught her how to laugh again.
Behind the scenes
Two playwrights and a musician give behind-the-scenes access to their works.
From mental health meltdown to finding love
John Servante, who has depression, found love after a chance argument over an audition.
The man taught to have sex by lesbians
After Mik became impotent he had to learn new ways of getting intimate
‘My date was derailed by dyspraxia’
‘My date was derailed by dyspraxia’
I have a long-lasting relationship … with my psychologist
comic Sofie Hagen on the relationships she has with her therapist, friends and food
Sign language on the radio
“chop your left palm and say alp” and other sign language insights.
‘I had six children to get pregnancy right’
Meet the autistic mum teaching others on the spectrum how to survive the school run.
I wash my clothes in fizzy pop
Meet the mum who washes her clothes in cola to help her skin condition.
Making It Work
Three disabled entrepreneurs share wisdom and practical tips for building a business.
Retail Therapy
It's time for the weekly shop.
Not so Undercover Boss
Meet the mental health chief who was hospitalised for depression
The Kika Effect
How film taken by a guide dog’s wearable camera went viral and raised public awareness.
Who is Doug Paulley?
The wheelchair v buggy case winner on life in a care home and fighting discrimination.
Blind man's fog
Everything gets slippier when it snows but how else can it affect you if you can't see?
"I can't say Kanye West"
The comedian who gets names wrong, and the distance runner with epilepsy.
Punk therapy
'Rocking out' as an alternative to the day centre.
Living on the edge
We meet disabled people living in the Canadian Arctic and the Australian outback.
'So boring!'
Training confessions of a Paralympian
Happy 'disability day' everybody!
How one woman crowd-funded a "ramshackle cabaret" to celebrate December 3
The power of suggestion
Hypnosis helps Stuart Thompson manage chronic pain caused by Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Blind mums and counting steps - repeat
Being a blind mum and the difficulties of getting fit if you're disabled.
Disabled hip-hop fight
In a 2010 hip-hop fight we introduced you to a disabled rapper, but where is he now?
Sisters together forever
How having a disabled sibling can change your life
Seizures and shopping
The epileptic fits resulting in a shopping spree.
Read all about it
Join in with the disability headlines quiz on BBC Ouch's podcast
Coming Out
Why are celebrities choosing now to talk openly about their mental health?
Pigs and the asylum
Residential care, in its different guises, seems to have similarities.
Facebook salad
Matt King works at the big social network, and helps make it accessible.
How do blind people interpret emoji's? - Repeat
What do emoji's sound like to blind people?
Concealing Disability
New research by charity Scope says 38 percent of us do it, but why?
I Need to Sit Down
Transport for London are trialing a badge for people with invisible disabilities.
Jack Carroll: 'I'm not properly disabled'
The 17-year-old comedian with cerebral palsy on politics, school and osteopathy
The One-Legged Man Show
Nils lost his leg when shot in a Thailand pub and turned his experiences into theatre
"You couldn't make it up"
Blind comedians on the unusual things people say to them
Are puppets disabled?
Meet Fred, the cloth puppet who is bringing disability issues to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Skydiving for benefits - archive
The podcast where Kiruna did a parachute jump, and was rejected for DLA
Bedside Manner
What simple things could make a disabled person’s time in hospital easier?
Diabetic like the PM
Prime minister May has type one diabetes, so how does that affect daily living for her?
Access all Pokemon
Some creatures in new gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go aren't within reach if you're disabled
Driverless and sightless
Will blind people be allowed to drive autonomous cars?
Funny people
"There's these two comedians, one with cerebral palsy, one with bipolar."
Yoga after paralysis
Tiffany Joiner's Instagram posts are enjoyed by disabled "yogis"
Walking on stumps
Oscar Pistorius's courtroom appearance raises questions about disability and dignity
Love, sex and cotton buds
How physical relationships can be quite different if you are disabled
"I love a bit of shock value"
Meet one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy and Don't Take My Baby actor Ruth Madeley.
'Me before euthanasia'
Mik Scarlet explains why the film of the Jojo Moyes book has caused a stir.
'My wheelchair makes me a human'
George Fielding has a cappuccino coloured chair which suits his 'young but old' image
Training to use a guide dog isn't always a walk in the park
They're amazing, but new owners need to put in the work and may get the occasional bump
'What's for dinner?'
Three disabled food connoisseurs discuss cooking when you're disabled
Access all areas
What are the pros and cons of accessible venues?
Hairy situations
The problems of styling your hair and beard when you’re blind or can’t reach your head.
Would you ditch your disability given the chance?
We try to imagine who we’d be, minus our disabilities.
Would you buy chocolate if its label warned you how much exercise you'd need to burn it off?
Would labels on sweets suggesting exercise targets work for disabled people?
10th anniversary show
Looking back on the first decade of Ouch's podcast, its comedy and its talk
Tales from the train
The team share personal stories about journeys on public transport
Vegetable, vegetable or vegetable?
We rewind to 2007 and a game of Vegetable, vegetable or vegetable?
Sex and money
The people 'turned on' by disability, and the writer who says capitalism is disabling
On this special day
The team discuss those big awareness days like International Wheelchair Day or Autism Day
Fiction containing disabled characters - do you embrace them, or 'read 'em and weep'?
We share our thoughts on fictional disabled characters who have caught our imagination.
Your disability anniversary
Do you mark the day you became disabled? The team discuss, with guests.
'Charging the battery': coping with a disability and a mental illness
Open and frank stories of coping with mental illness and a disability, and strategies.
... like an LGBT for disability
Would it be better to use an acronym instead of 'disabled' if it works for others?
Using chopsticks with your toes
Mat Fraser and Liz Carr on the best way to 'access' food - archive from Nov 2010
A colouring book for blind people
Not an immediately obvious gift for someone who can't see but could it work?
Disabled mums and sign names
The extra risks of being a disabled mum, and the sometimes offensiveness of sign names.
The questions kids ask
What happens when your child starts to question or be embarrassed by your disability?
Would you live next door to a ‘handicapped’ person?
The Ouch team plays a game of 1980s dilemmas.
Stare at the bear in the chair
How London commuters reacted to a disabled toy
Ouch 'Christmas dinner' special
Kids, crackers and is it OK to be given a disability related prezzie?
"You walk funny" - repeat
How the Ouch team get along. Plus, internet dating, do you tell people you're disabled?
That white cane ban story
Lily-Grace Hooper, 7, was told by her school that she can't use her white cane
Tangles with trains
Stepping off a platform into thin air and other disability travel hazards
Choices and rights: The story of the Disability Discrimination Act
How the DDA was born, living with a secret disease and the Minister for Disabled People.
Are disability related Halloween costumes offensive?
Is it offensive to dress up as a mental patient, Oscar Pistorius or a blind stereotype?
How do blind people interpret emojis?
Apple has released 150 brand new emojis. How do blind people read them?
The disabled man who held a stranger's hand on a bus
This week a picture of a disabled man hugging a stranger on a bus went viral. We discuss.
Brothers, sisters and disability
We talk about the relationships between disabled and non-disabled siblings.
I was not meant to be able-bodied
A woman in America has chosen to go blind. We discuss.
John Lennon mocking disabled people causes a stir
Footage of John Lennon mocking people with learning disabilities caused a stir online.
"You don't look disabled"
The Alec Shelbrooke MP incident and when people assume you're not disabled.
Inside Ouch – What is ‘normal’?
How should we use the word ‘normal’? Also, the assisted dying debate.
'Standing out' as a disabled foreigner in Japan
Travel, stigma, work and mental illness as a disabled person in Japan.
Blind mums and counting steps
Being a blind mum and the difficulties of getting fit if you're disabled.
Disabled models and security checks
Are disabled models still a novelty? And the travails of security checks at airports.
Inside Ouch: Special Olympics and the inspiration question
A look at the recent Special Olympics. Also, being inspired by other disabled people.
Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte on showbiz and disability
The monthly talk show comes from Los Angeles, home of the (disabled) stars.
Summer loving with a disability
Inside Ouch gets very British as we discuss how the weather can affect a disability
Don't miss the thought bus
Mindfulness classes at school. Also, should disabled people have the right to die?
Tattoos and touching faces
Why are people getting semicolon tattoos?
Politics, prose and protest music
Disabled former MP Anne Begg on losing her seat, a blind beekeeper and more.
Aesthetics and prosthetics
When it comes to disability is it best to look “different” or “normal”?
Flying guide dogs
Disability acronyms and guide dogs on planes.
Losing a leg, and being mugged
What happens after you have an amputation?
Not 'tears of a clown'
We explore the links between comedy and mental health with funny people Felicity Ward,...
Wear your label
This week: the new fashion line which wants you to disclose your mental health by -...
New disability minister and angry notes on cars
This week we discuss post-election news. Plus, the disabled woman who received an note...
Gigging, stuttering, men's mental health
This month: Podcaster and rapper Scroobius Pip talks about his speech impediment and...
Not disabled in a parallel universe
After Prof Stephen Hawking said Zayn Malik is still in One Direction in an alternative...
Who will buy me a wheelchair?
Using donation sites to buy whizzy wheelchairs and what the world is saying right now...
"You walk funny"
A glimpse under the bonnet at how the Ouch team get along, and do you disclose your on...
talk show: Driving, prison, being a man
Meet the man who was in prison three years ago and now hopes to reach the Rio Paralympics.
#GiveBenAJob
After a Twitter campaign secured a man with Down’s syndrome his first paid job, the...
Inside Ouch: Disability, douze points
There are at least three disabled entries in this year’s Eurovision song contest.
Inside Ouch: IS release video featuring two deaf fighters
Deaf blogger Charlie Swinbourne on how the community has reacted to an Islamic State...
Talk Show: Stump art, disabled models, black canes
On this month's show: The blind man who swapped his white cane for a marching band.
Inside Ouch: Who can use accessible loos?
They’re in the news this week but what are disabled people’s biggest gripes? And...
Oscars, acting and singing on the tube
Is it really like "blacking up" if a non-disabled actor plays a disabled role? Plus on...
Blind fashion, role models and jobs
This month: blind people and fashion, guerrilla ways to get a job and disabled role...
talk show 114: Christmas quiz
On this month's show - comedian Chris McCausland, filmmaker Dolly Sen and broadcaster...
show 113: Did you say ‘inspiration porn’?
On this month's show - comedian Stella Young doesn't want to be considered an just for...
show 112: Green juice vs bacon rolls
On this month's show: The nutriciously popular blogger who swapped medication for a...
show 111: Religion and politics
We look at Guide Gods, a show about how different faiths think about disability.
show 110: Being mean
Have you ever got mad with someone trying to help you? Comedian Laurence Clark has, is...
show 109: Tetra belly
Do disabled people have a ready-made excuse not to diet or exercise if they have We to...
show 108: Adopt an activist
The disability protest group Direct Action Network (DAN) is 25 years old.
show 107: Mental vacuum
Meet The Vacuum Cleaner, also known as artist and activist James Leadbitter.
show 106: The care home crusader
The man in his 30s who lives in a care home and takes companies to task for disability...
show 105: Biswas not Tiswas
Our citizen journalists report on animals and cures. Meet the student whose path when...
show 104: Purple people
Heather Mills is out of the Winter Paralympics. Are The Undatables really undatable?...
show 103: Bah humbug
On this month's show: Three real life Grinches, Paralympian Hannah Cockroft talks on...
show 102: Not The Truman Show
Video-blogger Jonny says being open is good, the disability autobiography quiz and the...
show 101: Disability 'mate' crime
The Last Leg's Alex Brooker on how he almost became a Paralympian himself.
show 100: Sex and relationships special
How does a young man go about losing his virginity when his arms and legs don't work?...
show 99: Hops and halos
Ever heard of the invalid stout sold a hundred years ago to cure disability? Also, the...
show 98: The new girl
This month: Cerebal palsy beer brings freshness to disability awareness.
show 97: Can disabled people be powerful?
This month: The online list of disabled people with influence, good and bad graduation...
Ouch! show 96: Sledge hockey, stick men and welfare
We discuss how benefit cuts could affect the economy, how campaigning on social media...
Ouch! show 95: Things that make you go ouch!
In this show the chat ranges from Nazi anti-disability propaganda to benefit reform be...
Ouch! show 94: Sex workers, Radio One MS reveal and Special Olympics
Was it tough for DJ Scott Mills's sidekick, Beccy, to reveal to Radio One listeners by...
Ouch! show 93: What cochlear implants hear...
This month: Is it helpful when celebs reveal they have mental health difficulties? Do...
Ouch! talk show 92: Staying stylish, blind busking
See England through the eyes of American Muslim comedian with cerebral palsy, Maysoon...
Ouch! #91, 12 Nov 12: Taser, tablets, travel
The blind man mistakenly tasered by police and superstorm Sandy are the stories under...
Ouch! #90: Punk, tics and Paralympics
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson reflects on the success of the Paralympics and explains...
Ouch! disability talk show #89: Paralympics-a-go-go
How did the Games originally start? What happens when you put 200 wheelchair athletes...
Ouch! #88: Paralympic dreams and 'Stupid people'
'Short' comedian Imaan Hadchiti doesn't suffer fools, the Paralympic cyclist Rachel in...
Ouch! #87: Planning holidays, and military rehab
A mum of two children with learning disabilities and a travel mad powerchair user tell...
Ouch! #86: Becky from Glee, Paralympics president, exams
Meet Lauren Potter who plays Becky, the Down's syndrome cheerleader in Glee.
Ouch! disability talk show #85: Boccia, breakdance, TV
Is it the year of disability on TV? The intriguing rules of the little-known sport and...
Talk Show 84: Chocolate Dyslexic Paralympic
Features a disabled chocolatier, two members (one male, one female) from the GB rugby...
Ouch! podcast extra: Paralympian Lee Pearson
An extended interview with the colourful dressage star: Earning a living can be tricky...
Talk Show 83: Revving up with Lewis Hamilton's disabled brother
Racing driver with cerebral palsy Nic Hamilton, brother to formula one's Lewis, drops...
Ouch! Podcast Extra: would you date a disabled person?
What are the pros and cons of dating someone with a similar or very different to your...
Ouch! Talk Show 82: Ruby Wax finds her people
Comedian Ruby Wax pops by to talk about her new social networking site for people with...
Ouch! Talk Show 81: Gill Hicks, Francesca Martinez and Toby Mildon look forward to 2012
What do a double amputee 7/7 survivor, a Grange Hill star turned comedian and a / have...
Ouch! Talk Show 80: Christmas Quiz
After Tiny Tim, who was Charles Dickens' other big disabled Christmas character ...
Ouch! Talk Show 79: Warwick Davis likes caravans
We're joined by Warwick Davis currently of Life's Too Short fame. Find out about the a...
Ouch! Talk Show 78: Did he just say 'crip'?
When is it ok to say 'crip' or the M word that Ricky Gervais used recently, Paralympic...
Ouch! Podcast Extra: Mat Fraser in Japan
Mat Fraser is live on the line from Japan. Includes disability only wrestling and how...
Ouch! Talk Show 77: Japan, mental health in pictures, Paralympics
How disabled peole are faring after the Japan disasters earlier this year, mental fun...
Ouch! Talk Show 76: What to watch at the Paralympics, disabled twins, life changing injuri
Wheelchair-using model Shannon Murray and recently paralysed blind adventurer Mark Mat...
Ouch! Talk Show 75: say it again... and again
How many times can you legitimately ask someone with a speech impairment to repeat Our...
Ouch! Talk Show 74: Laurence Clark is a health hazard
"We used head pointer gadgets before you ever did", Laurence Clark's Edinburgh Fringe...
Ouch! Talk Show 73: Jazz and Bev from Small Teen Bigger World
Who should we ban from accessible loos? Plus the star of Small Teen Bigger World, and...
Ouch! Talk Show 72: social media and what's wheelchair tennis?
The Quadfather - aka world no. 2 quad tennis champ Peter Norfolk - joins us to explain...
Talk Show 71: pizza champs and Glastonbury
Dublin based social entrepreneur Caroline Casey joins us and we take a look at the at...
Ouch! Talk Show #70: difficult job choices, disability documentaries, Captain Angelo
Which job would you put your disability politics aside for if the price was right? and...
Ouch! Talk show 69: first dates and learning disabled radio
Being subjected to disability abuse while on a first date. Might there be drugs in our...
Talk Show 68: Funny, not funny
A fascinating and sometimes bizarre discussion between three disabled comedians to us...
Talk Show 67: going back in time, parking, music
If you could go back in time, what would you tell your 16 year-old disabled self? for...
Talk Show 66: the young ones
It's a disabled teen takeover. Alastair Campbell gets grilled by 19-year-old Hannah.
Ouch! Talk Show 23 Feb 11: Sibling rivalry
Are your parents leaving more money to you in their will because you're disabled? Plus...
Talk Show 64: Twisted Valentine.
Some bad love between our two presenters when Mat asks Liz if he can ask her 'carer' a...
Talk Show #63: are you a brown footer?
Mat Fraser reveals himself as a brown footer, Rob talks dating websites and musician...
Talk Show 62, January 2011: health & fitness
Two disabled fitness experts join Liz Carr and Mat Fraser to discuss keeping fit.
Talk Show 61, Dec 2010: Cuts, protests and predictions
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and BBC Disability Affairs correspondent Peter White the...
Ouch! Talk Show 60: early Dec 2010 - Christmas lunch, games and a play
Our Christmas lunch show features: a dodgy alphabet game, Santa Claus and the play Tim...
Ouch! Talk Show 59, mid Nov 2010: news, the fish police
Rudeness, the bright side of disability and learnie band The Fish Police.
Ouch!Talk Show 58 - early November 2010
Garry Robson previews DadaFest, the world's biggest disability arts festival, Emma the...
Ouch!: Talk Show 57, mid October 2010
Has anyone on the team ever doubted a friend's level of disability? How can you, the...
Ouch! Talk Show 56 - 1 of 2 shows this October
Is it easier to be a disabled man or a disabled woman? Debenham's wheelchair usin' us...
Ouch! Talk Show, Sep 2010: Reasons to be cheerful
What dodgy photo of Liz appeared on the internet? Why did Simon only get charged half...
Ouch! Talk Show #54 - August 2010
The Blind Football World Cup is held in Hereford this month, ahhh bet you didn't know...
Ouch! Talk Show 53 - July 2010
We talk to Frank Gardner, the BBC correspondent who became disabled after being shot...
Ouch! Talk Show 52 - June 2010
From laser surgery for access reasons to laughs at the expense of Paralympic mascot a...
Ouch! Talk Show 51 - May 2010
Accessible kitchens gone bad, disabled Come Dine with Me, music and our Vegetable or...
Ouch! Talk Show 50 - April 2010
It's our 50th show! WE take a trip down memory lane to see what we've been doing these...
Ouch! talk show - March 2010
Razor sharp chat which goes beyond disability and into: disabled foster parents, fat...
talk show - February 2010
Simone Milani and Paul Jacobs, two of the contestants from BBC3's brand new disability...
talk show - January 2010
Guest interview with Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend who has an impressive list of and...
Talk Show - December 2009
Join the usual Ouch taem and friends for disability childhood memories of Christmases...
Talk Show - November 2009
Periodically shaky comedian, Paul Betney and disabled German rapper with a conscience,...
Talk Show - October 2009
Stereotypes and hermaphrodites dominate the conversation this month plus an interview...
Podcast 43 02 Sep 09
New wheelchair usin' EastEnder David Proud, touretting rapper Zillwood and how to your...
Podcast 42 06 Aug 09
Great discussions this month. The link you never knew was there between being disabled...
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This month it's all about summer fun. Listen to our Clothes Clinic phone-in; your by...
Podcast 40 04 Jun 09
How accessible is Japan? What are wristbows and snapbacks? Meet Scott Watkin, the new...
Podcast 39 07 May 09
Seaneen Molloy, a top mental health blogger, is the subject of a new Radio 4 play Dos...
Podcast 38 02 Apr 09
Random thoughts on disability life from bizarre access at the post office to the harsh...
Podcast 37 05 Mar 09
Liz Carr and guest presenter Gary O'Donoghue discuss blind people falling onto railway...
Podcast 36 05 Feb 09
Hollyoaks' new star, Kelly-Marie Stewart, joins Mat and Liz to chat about making her 4...
Podcast 35 09 Jan 09
Thalidomider Sue Kent massages one of the team, with her feet. Rob Crossan breezes in...
Podcast 34 04 Dec 08
Featuring the Christmas party quiz, Luke Hamill (that new disabled actor in Casualty),...
Podcast 33 06 Nov 08
Meet the 16 year-old disabled actor who plays Walter Jnr in gritty US TV drama Bad'...
Podcast 32 07 Oct 08
Big Brother housemates Mikey and Darnell join Mat and Liz for October's show.
Podcast 31 11 Sep 08
Schooldays, getting stared at, guerilla parking bay wardens and dead assistance dogs.
Podcast 30 07 Aug 08
Delicate conversation on sex and personal hygiene, an interview with stars from a new...
Podcast 29 03 Jul 08
Studio guests are Britain's Top Missing Model judge Lara Masters, and the first about...
Podcast 28 05 Jun 08
Presented by Kiruna Stamell and Mat Fraser. Changing the rules of disability talk, to...
Podcast 27 08 May 08
We're in New York City! Presenters Mat Fraser and Liz Carr meet the astonishingly and...
Podcast 26 03 Apr 08
Guest host Kiruna Stamell joins Mat Fraser for April's podcast, featuring disabled UK...
Podcast 25 06 Mar 08
An Australian-themed edition, as globe-trotting host Liz Carr checks in from Sydney,...
Podcast 24, Feb 08
This month, joining Mat Fraser and guest host, actress Julie Fernandez, are two stars...
Podcast 23, Jan 08
This month's show, broadcasting across the virtual airwaves from BBC Broadcasting in...
Podcast 22, Dec 07
This month's show is a very special festive extravaganza recorded in front of a live...
Podcast 21, Nov 07
Mat and Liz discuss the controversial case of disabled teenager Katie Thorpe, whose is...
Podcast 20, Oct 07
Mat and Liz talk to blind psychic Sharon Neill, who also helps out our presenters with...
Podcast 19, Sep 07
Liz Carr is joined by guest presenter Laurence Clark in a show featuring Holly Lane's...