You, Me and the Big C is a British podcast about life with, treatment of and other topics relating to the disease cancer. The podcast was originally hosted by three former or current cancer patients; Deborah James, Lauren Mahon and Rachael Bland. Since Bland's death from cancer in September 2018, the podcast had also been occasionally co-hosted by her widower Steve Bland. James died from cancer in June 2022, leaving Mahon as the only surviving original host.
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| Genre | health and fitness podcast  |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Monthly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| No. of episodes | 99 |
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| Original release | March 2018 |
| Ratings | 4.8/5 |
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| Website | bbc |
In January 2023, it was announced that Bland and Mahon would be leaving the podcast.[1] In September of the same year, the first Legacy Podcast was made available. Each episode is hosted by different people and covers various aspects of cancer.[2]
Contents edit
The podcast is designed to have a light-hearted feel to it. Former presenter Rachael Bland stated in an interview with The Guardian newspaper: "We wanted to create a space where you feel like you're sitting down with girls like you, having a cup of tea, talking about it like it's EastEnders."[3]
Reception edit
The podcast reached number one in the UK podcast charts on 4 September 2018, after Bland announced that she only had days to live.[4]
In September 2018, it won Best Podcast at the Northern Blog Awards.[5]
In October 2018, the podcast was awarded Best New Show at the Audio and Radio Industry Awards.[6][7]
In March 2019, the podcast won Podcast of the Year at the TRIC (Television and Radio Industries Club) awards.[8]
In 2022, it won Podcast Champion at the British Podcast Awards.[9]
References edit
- ^ "You, Me and the Big C podcast: Hosts 'ready to hang up headphones'". BBC News. 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Mahon, Lauren (24 September 2023). "About The Legacy Podcasts". BBC. You, Me and the Big C: Putting the can in cancer. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (10 June 2018). "You, Me and the Big C: 'When you talk about cancer, you normalise it'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Rodger, James (4 September 2018). "You, Me and the Big C tops podcast chart after tragic Rachael Bland news". birminghammail. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "The Northern Blog Awards 2018 Winners". A Monthly Subscription for Content Creators. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Rachael Bland's cancer podcast wins posthumous award". BBC News. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "2018 ARIAS: Winner and Nominees". Audio and Radio Industry Awards. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Full list of winners from the 2019 TRIC Awards". Press Association. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Lambert, Guy (23 July 2022). "Deborah James: You, Me and The Big C podcast wins top award". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.