👉 Gloria Hunniford OBE was the first woman on Radio 2. In a long career on radio and TV, she’s hosted programmes.
In a wide-ranging interview, Gloria discusses the loss of her daughter, Caron, from breast cancer 20 years ago, and how Caron spent her final years in the sunshine, in Australia. Plus, she reflects on the death of her husband, Steven, in August last year.
Gloria also discusses her pre-diabetes, her diagnosis, and how she’s learned to handle the condition.

👉 Plus, there are now 4.6 million people in the UK with a diagnosis of diabetes, up from 4.4 million from last year and an all-time high. Dr Hilary hears from Colette Marshall, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK.
Colette explains how an estimated 6.3 million people in the UK are living with ‘prediabetes’, which, if left untreated, could develop into type 2 diabetes.
There’s advice on the symptoms, risks, and complications, plus news of the latest, exciting developments in medical research.
For more information and advice, go to www.diabetes.org.uk

💬 Ask Dr Hilary. Many of you send Dr Hilary messages asking about your health—whether it’s advice on sleep, diet, mental well-being, or everyday medical concerns.
Well, now’s your chance to get answers. Each week, Dr. Hilary will answer your health and wellness questions—right here on the show. No question is too big or too small—if it’s on your mind, he wants to help.
Just send your questions to Ask@drhilaryjones.com, and watch or listen to the show.

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👉 Our first celebrity guest of the year is Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer, from ITV’s The Chase.

Shaun won Mastermind in 2012. His specialist subject was FA Cup Finals. Shaun is also a barrister and discusses how he manages to balance two careers, working in television and the law courts. Plus, hear how he invests in his health with a daily workout including a thousand crunches every morning (spoiler alert – it used to be two thousand!)

👉 Plus, keeping fit and healthy in your own home if you only have ten minutes a day.

We’re joined by Dr Hilary’s wife, Dee, with some simple exercises you can do without leaving the house.

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As we wrap up 2024, we’ve compiled some of the most unmissable moments into one episode.

👉 From Piers Morgan’s story about curing long Covid by flying around the world, to the advice given to Gyles Brandreth by the late Duke of Edinburgh on using “the appliance.”

👉 Rory Cellan Jones, the BBC’s former technology correspondent speaks movingly about living with Parkinson’s Disease, and Esther Rantzen answers questions put to her by her daughter on her campaign for assisted dying.

👉 Plus, there’s Richard Madeley, Tony Blackburn, Christine Lampard, Matthew Kelly and John Culshaw’s hilarious impression of Sir Kier Starmer.

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