Podcasts

Dr Clare Jacobson, a Specialist Clinical Psychologist at a London hospital’s Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service, explains what her role involves and shares some practical tips anyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis can use to support their mental health.

136 people ran the TCS London Marathon 2026 to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity. We are hugely grateful to every single one of them. Some of our volunteers chatted to some of those runners in this inspiring listen. There’s a feature about some of this year’s runners and details of how to register for the 2027 event on our website.

Professor Susan Short explains how Access to Clinical Trials for Brain Tumours (ACT-BT) aims to lift the burden off the individual and speed up access to research studies and trial therapies for adult brain tumour patients.

Serious illness is a serious business. But can laughter sometimes be, if not the best, then a bit of medicine? Host Andy Tudor asks our supporter, the actor and comedian Miles Jupp. They had the same diagnosis of a meningioma brain tumour.

On Thursday 5th March 2026 the Rare Cancers Bill received royal assent. Find out what motivated a very new MP to get behind this particular cause; how 40 different organisations collaborated to make it happen and what happens next.

Tyler explains how his team is working to turn part of a brain tumour’s immune system – myeloid cells – into an effective army of immune agents that can both kill tumour cells and attract new recruits.

Mat is one of our Future Leader fellows. Based at Cardiff University, he’s a ‘passionate immunologist’ whose work involves modifying T-cells to try to improve brain tumour patients’ immune response.

Marcus Loney-Evans, Head of Policy and Campaigns at The Charity, makes the economic case for a National Brain Tumour Strategy. You can read the full report in our policy library.

The Brain Tumour Charity’s report into the financial impact of a brain tumour diagnosis lifts the lid on the cost to the economy and to individuals – like Kimberley, who’s living with a brain tumour and Rhiannon, who’s caring for her son following his treatment.

Hosts Anna and Andy mark two years since Dr Michele Afif became Chief Executive at The Brain Tumour Charity by asking about her early life, her previous careers in medicine and law – and a few more questions that we crowdsourced from our listeners.

We hear from four of our Involvement Champions : Rebecca, Oriana, Claire and Mark. Then our host Anna Blyszko – a former Young Ambassador herself – quizzes The Brain Tumour Charity’s Involvement Manager, Rachel Roberts, about exactly what our Involvement Network aims to achieve.

The Brain Tumour Charity had more runners taking part in the London Marathon this year than ever before! So Involvement Champion Imelda Turnock spoke to two of them about their reasons for running. And from gamifying your fundraising to incentivising donors, Andy Tudor gets the lowdown on maximising your fundraising from our man at JustGiving, Sam Gurry.

We hear from five women who were all treated at the same hospital for the same meningioma diagnosis but who only met through one of The Brain Tumour Charity’s online peer support groups.

“On the cusp of change…!” today, Anna and Chandos quiz Anna Jewell and Cameron Miller about how the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce was set up, what it’s achieved and what its latest campaign is about. Then, Andy meets Frankie Davies whose mum Sue’s story throws that campaign into sharp relief.

In this episode Anna talks to Anna Solth and Victoria Wyes about their experiences of being neurosurgeons and women in the field of neuroscience. They share their passion for neuroscience and the work they are doing now and their plans for the future.

In this episode, we talk to Alex, Katie and Martin. At 20 Alex was diagnosed with a rare paediatric brain tumour DLGNT with limited treatment options his mum Katie did her own research into how best to help Alex, finding help and support internationally.

In this episode, we talk to Liam Young about his recovery from his brain tumour.

In this episode we talk to Bethan and Gbenga Adelekan who’s son Ravi was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was just 6 years old.

In this episode Anna and Chandos talk to Ben Rimmer, a research assistant at Newcastle University and the work they are doing on the quality of life of people diagnosed with low grade glioma’s.

In this episode Will Garrett talks about the death of his dad when he was just 11 and how this has shaped his life.

In this episode Chandos talk with two of our Children and Families and Young Adults Workers Amy Watts and Jessie Poole about the support that is available to families who have children under 18.

(Trigger Warning) In this episode – Benj talks about the impact of his daughter Ivy’s diagnosis and coming to terms with the changes this has brought to both Ivy and their lives as a family.

We hosted our first ever Masquerade Ball. Anna and Chandos, explain why events like this are so crucial to young people whose lives have been affected by a brain tumour diagnosis.

(Trigger Warning) In this episode – Benj talks us through every parent’s worst nightmare, from the moment he and his wife Sarah were told their 4 year old daughter Ivy had a mass in her brain to where they are now as a family 18 months later.