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Introducing our exciting new ‘Ask the Expert’ series, where you, the MND community choose the topic, ask the questions, and get the chance to engage live with world leading MND experts. The most voted for topic for this session was ‘Identifying the Causes of MND’, so we asked Professor Kevin Tal…

Doddie and Jill are joined by former South Africa international turned winemaker Schalk Burger, EPCR Chairman and Sporting Wine Club founder Simon Halliday and mouth artist and former Saracens academy player Henry Fraser in this episode. Together they discuss how the idea for the new wine, Doddie'5…

Doddie and Jill are joined by former Scotland international Kenny Logan to discuss the partnership between the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and the British & Irish Lions and fundraising plans for the summer, with much excitement around the release of a new red wine and gin as well! Plus, we hear…

Doddie and Jill are back and chatting all things Six Nations and British & Irish Lions as well as catching up on how the big man is after an eventful time of things recently. Scotland legend Scott Hastings and My Name'5 Doddie Foundation's medical strategy lead Sean McGrath join in as well as w…

The big man’s back with buckets of festive cheer to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and with a hugely positively outlook for the New Year as well. Doddie and Jill are joined by the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation’s medical strategy lead Sean McGrath and two prominent campaigning MND patients in Dave Se…

Jill and Doddie are joined by head of palliative care for the Scottish Borders and trustee of the Foundation Dr Annabel Howell, MND Scotland advocacy worker Carla Belkevitz and Head of National Care at MND Association Pauline Matheson-Marks for the latest Dodcast. The big man shares how he's d…

Doddie and Jill are joined by the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation's medical strategy lead Sean McGrath and Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi of King’s College London to discuss clinical trial design, biomarkers, gene therapy and stem cell research, as well as complementary therapies, and there is a real sense…

Doddie's back and so are the family as he, Kathy and son Hamish tell us what it's been like living with MND in lockdown on the farm. There's an air of positivity as we look ahead to future episodes on the latest research and developments in the search for treatments and Doddie's former team-mate Ca…

Doddie's back and wife Kathy also joins the Dodcast as Jill Douglas checks in for a short episode to discuss self-isolating on the farm in lambing season and the importance of wine deliveries. Doddie calls for Health Secretary Matt Hancock to include all MND patients on the very vulnerable list whe…