The You, Me And The Big C podcast is to record a special episode celebrating the legacies of its former co-hosts Dame Deborah James and Rachael Bland. The series, which launched in March 2018, has won acclaim for its candid discussions about the practicalities of living with cancer, from hair loss to dealing with finances.
Presented by Lauren Mahon and Bland’s widower Steve, the one-off episode will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Radio Theatre, London. It will feature conversations with friends of the podcast who have been affected in different ways, such as Dame Deborah’s brother and sister, researcher and oncologist Sacha Howell, cancer patient Jay Mclaughlin, and Leanne Pero, who has recovered from the illness.
You, Me And The Big C began in 2018 with Mahon presenting alongside columnist and deputy head teacher Dame Deborah and BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Bland. Dame Deborah, known by her social media handle Bowelbabe, died last June at the age of 40, five years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
