Boggled Docs
Episodes
Ultra-processed food: licensed to Kill?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFor this episode, Nik is joined by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a lifestyle medicine GP, TV doctor, public speaker, health coach and personal tra...
Betrayals and team truths: group dynamics lessons from 'The Traitors' as sharp as Claudia's fringe
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik's joined again by Dr Rachel Morris, host of the 'You Are Not A Frog' podcast, former GP, coach and speaker spe...
Dopesick Deja Vu? The SSRI conversation you need to hear
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik is joined by Dr Alastair Santhouse, a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London. SSRIs are on the agend...
It's A Wonderful Life?
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik is joined by GP and illustrator, Dr Jamie Hynes. They discuss what we can learn from the film 'It's A Wonderful Lif...
Strictly Enhancing
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik is joined by GP, broadcaster, author and ambassador lead at the National Academy for Social Prescribing, Dr Radha Modgil. T...
Contraception In Crisis? Davina To The Rescue?!
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik is joined again by the Red Whale Women's Health team: Dr Lucy Cox and Dr Helen Barnes . They discuss 'Davina McCall...
When people don't know what to say- finding the right words in a heartbreaking situation
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time Nik is joined by Zoë Williamson, the Bereavement Services Team Lead: Scotland for Child Bereavement UK. They discuss the heartbr...
Inside Autistic Minds
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary series 'Inside Ou...
Dopesick: how we've all been sucked in to the opiate crisis.
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Caroline Greene who is a GP by background and lives in Cambridge. She's always had an interest in medica...
Swimming Against The Tide
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFor this episode, Nik is joined by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a GP based in Warwickshire with a very keen interest in lifestyle medicine. He&ap...
The Boggled Docs Top 10 of 2022- Part 2
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textPart 2 of our quick look back before we move forward with season 3. Thank you to all the wonderful guests who came on the podcast in 2022, ...
The Boggled Docs Top 10 of 2022- Part 1
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTime for a quick look back before we move forward with season 3. Thank you to all the wonderful guests who came on the podcast in 2022. Ove...
Who Stole Christmas?
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week the podcast is being guest edited by the ST3s from Chesterfield and the Derbyshire Dales GP Speciality Training Programme. They h...
Hear My Voice...
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis time, Nik is joined by Dr Selina Flinders who is a GP in North East Derbyshire and also the safeguarding children lead for her practic...
Roar Like A Lion
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Chesterfield GP, GP Trainer and training programme director Dr Naren Senthil Nathan is back to talk to Nik, this time about the ...
On Yer Bike!
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, GP, mentor and primary care legend Dr Steve Pratt is back! He talks to Nik about what it's like to have a proper sabbatical...
Heartflutter
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Dr Ben Lovell is back! He's a twitter legend, author, associate professor of medical education and consultant in acute int...
The Mind And Body Coach
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, North London GP Partner and GP Trainer Dr Jess Harland joins Nik again to discuss the recent BBC documentary 'Joe Wicks: Fa...
Can Red Pandas Help Start Difficult Conversations?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week the podcast is being guest edited by the ST3s from Chesterfield and the Derbyshire Dales GP Speciality Training Programme. Nik ...
Focus Your Mind On The Menopause
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by the Red Whale Women's Health team: Dr Lucy Cox and Dr Helen Barnes . They discuss 'Davina McCall: Sex,...
Frozen (shoulder)
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Nik is joined by East Lancashire GP and Red Whale presenter, Dr Mike Horsfield. They discuss the groundbreaking BBC show 'Y...
Are We In The Middle Of A Sleep Crisis?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Ian Wood and Dr Dimitri Gavriloff. Ian is a GP in Windsor, clinical director at EMIS and UK clinical lead at ...
Never Forget Who She Was
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Nik is joined again by Dr Lee David a GP and CBT therapist who works for NHS Practitioner Health. They discuss the hard hittin...
You're fired! ( Or is there another way?!)
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Rachel Morris, host of the You Are Not A Frog podcast, former GP, Coach and Speaker specializing in Resilienc...
This Is Going To Hurt Even More
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTrigger warning: this episode contains discussion about suicide.This week West Berkshire and media GP Dr Rachel Ward joins Nik to discuss t...
All Things Wise And Wonderful
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined again by Dr Tara George, Derbyshire GP and Trainer, TPD Chesterfield GPSTP and podcast host of 'Bedside Readin...
For All Of Humanity
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Dave Hindmarsh who is an Army Veteran GP with an interest in education. They discuss the Apple TV + blockbust...
This really hurts...
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Nik’s joined by Dr Claire Kaye: executive coach specialising in career development and a former portfolio GP. They talk about ...
Women's health on the small screen
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, TV and radio broadcaster, author and medical journalist Dr Philippa Kaye joins Nik to talk about the portrayal of Women's h...
Tick, tick...tick
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, West London GP Dr James Thambyrajah is back to talk to Nik about the Netflix movie tick, tick...BOOM! What can we learn about re...
The best portrayal of dementia on screen so far?
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Karen Harrison Dening, head of research and publications at Dementia UK. She is also a Professor of dementia ...
Just like that...
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Nik is joined by Dr Ben Lovell- twitter legend, an associate professor of medical education and a consultant in acute internal m...
Sex Tribulation
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Shropshire GP Dr Charlotte Hart joins Nik to discuss the trials and tribulations of the fantastic Netflix show 'Sex Educatio...
Nothing Is Impossible
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Chesterfield GP, GP Trainer and training programme director Dr Naren Senthil Nathan is back to talk to Nik, this time about the ...
Life Goals 2022 Special
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFor the first episode of the new year, we look back at some of our episodes from last year and consider what they can teach us in terms o...
The Boggled Docs Top 10 of 2021- Part 2
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThank you to all the wonderful guests who have come on the podcast this year. In the second of two parts, Nik will count down the most list...
The Boggled Docs Top 10 of 2021- Part 1
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThank you to all the wonderful guests who have come on the podcast this year. Over two parts, Nik will count down the top 10 most listened ...
A Christmas Carol, No Strings...
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, Hampshire GP Dr Fiona Ritchie joins Nik for a festive episode to find out what CPD they can get out of 'The Muppet Christma...
Lonely This Christmas?
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, West London GP Dr James Thambyrajah is back to talk to Nik about the award winning comedy on Apple TV+ 'Ted Lasso'. Ho...
How 'A Boy Called Christmas' could help with conversations about child bereavement...
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Clare Bullen the Head of Clinical Services for England, Wales and Northern Ireland at Child Bereavement UK. Th...
Embracing Autism
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary "Paddy and Christ...
Drag Race You Slay!
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by North Birmingham GP and training programme director Dr Pim Dhahan to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race UK. They...
Chronic pain: you're toast!
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Dr Rachael Watson from Abergavenny joins Nik to talk about how after being a GP for 30 years, she packed it all in to open her ow...
Fighting an ongoing battle- how we can help our heroes?
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week our guest is Dr Veronica Grant , a Derbyshire GP and RCGP Veterans Champion. She joins Nik to talk about the BBC drama 'Dann...
We all have a breaking point...
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Chesterfield GP, GP trainer and training programme director Dr Naren Senthil Nathan is back, this time talking about the Netflix ...
A life can shine, even in its final moments...
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, West Midlands GP, GP trainer and BBC Breakfast GP Dr Mohit Mandiratta joins Nik for a spoiler free chat about Squid Game on Netf...
How can we get men to talk about their health?
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Gloucestershire GP Dr Sara Wood joins Nik to discuss the BBC series 'Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing' to explor...
Everybody’s Talking About Primary Care...
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFor the start of season 2, Derbyshire GP and trainer Dr Tara George is back, this time talking about the new movie of the musical "...
You are good enough...
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week West Berkshire and BBC Breakfast GP Dr Rachel Ward joins Nik for the last episode of the season. They are both surprised to fin...
Alone is such a hard place to be
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Derbyshire GP Dr Tara George to talk about the recent BBC drama 'Three Families'. They explore stigma ...
Ultra processed foods and sugar addiction- what are we doing to ourselves?!
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by low carb GP Dr David Unwin and clinical psychologist Dr Jen Unwin to discuss the fascinating and worrying topic ...
How Ubuntu are you? A 35 minute documentary that could change your life...
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr Naren Senthil Nathan to discuss the Netflix documentary 'The Playbook. Doc Rivers: A Coach's Rules ...
Cherry, Tom Holland and PTSD
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by Dr James Thambyrajah again, and their discussion turns out to have a distinct mental health theme. The main focu...
HRT and the menopause- how confident are you?
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Dr Lucy Cox and Dr Helen Barnes from Red Whale's women's health team join Nik to discuss the recent Channel 4 documenta...
The fertility journey- all of us have our own unique experience
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Dr Jess Harland is back, and talks to us about ‘The Surrogates’ a documentary first shown on BBC3, and now available on th...
Time Of Duty- when should you speak up?
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week our guest is Nick Inge CEO of iTrust Assurance, a whistleblowing consultancy. He is also a former police officer who has worked i...
Football's darkest secret and child safeguarding
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week consultant paediatrician Dr Jamie Carter joins Nik to discuss the BBC documentary series 'Football's darkest secret&apo...
It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for.
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nottingham GP Dr Jamie Parker joins Nik to talk about the Netflix film starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, 'The Dig&a...
Would you take the plunge? What's the science behind cold water swimming and cold showers?
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Katharine McClenaghan joins Nik to talk about the documentary available on Curzon: " The Ponds" which charts a year ...
We all make mistakes... how do you cope with yours?
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textVulnerability or oversharing? Only one of them takes courage...For this episode, Nik's joined by Dr Caroline Walker: psychiatrist, the...
High society, low knowledge about contraception!
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined again by GP Abbie Brooks to discuss the most talked about show of the season! What can Regency era London seen in B...
Please stay- what can we do to reduce suicide?
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn a week when there were two high profile documentaries about suicide on TV, Nik is joined by Dr Lee David -a GP and CBT therapist with sp...
'I May Destroy You'- are you ready to help the victim of a sexual assault?
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Dr Nighat Arif, who you might know from her work as a GP and women's health specialist on 'BBC Breakfast' and &apo...
A lesson in learning disability from an unexpected source...
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik's joined by Philippa Harris, who is a learning disability liaison nurse, to discuss the BBC documentary 'Katie ...
The rest of 'It's A Sin"... La!
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJill, Ritchie, Colin, Roscoe, Ash and Gregory had such an impact on everyone who watched, that we couldn't just cover the first 2 epsi...
Conflict at first sight- Australia! What kind of therapy principles could help when dealing with toxic relationships and complaints?
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Dr Jess Harland joins Nik to talk about how we deal with complaints in primary care. For this we needed an example of conflict...
A Headspace TV show and a low carb diet... are these things that we can recommend to our patients?
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we're joined by legendary GP Steve Pratt. With a background in public health and training as a mindfulness teacher, who bett...
'It's A Sin'- is the stigma surrounding HIV still stuck in the 1980s?
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we are joined by two HIV specialists to talk about 'It's A Sin' the new Channel 4 drama from Russell. T. Davies wh...
How can listening to podcasts whilst exercising and probiotics improve your mental health?!
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Annie Keeley joins us to talk about the BBC documentary 'The Truth About...Improving Your Mental Health'. It's...
Can 30 second cold showers, massages and your gut affect your immune system?
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Dr Abbie Brooks joins us to talk about the recent BBC show " The truth about boosting your immune system" which was ...
Carb overload and the 6,000 calorie meal!!
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we're joined by GP Dr Osman Bhatti as we look at how easy it is to overindulge during the festive period and how we can help...
Bipolar disorder, brushes for intimate areas and a hoo-ha!
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we head back to simpler times- do you remember August? Oh to be able to have a conversation about hot nights, thunderstorms and f...
Last Christmas and the million pound question!
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week, in our Christmas episode, Nik is joined again by GP Fiona Ritchie to talk about "Last Christmas" starring Emilia Clark...
Naked attraction, topless bingo and the snog log!
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by doctors Tabitha Morrison and Fenella Powell, two great friends from medical school, to talk about the Channel 4 ...
Sex education, body confidence and STIs...
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by GPs Lucy Cox and Helen Barnes to talk about the Netflix drama "Sex Education". What happens when a b...
Soaps, sensitivity and a challenge...
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Dr Rachel Morris is back to talk to Nik about how doctors are getting abused during the pandemic and how the longest running so...
Screen time, sexual health and the Christmas lights that went very wrong...
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Nik is joined by GP Fiona Ritchie to talk about "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix- a powerful documentary-drama that expl...
The ripples of an illness- how primary care can help...
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week we're joined by GP Dr James Thambyrajah to talk about the first episode of the new series of Hospital on BBC2. This was film...
How can an octopus help with burnout?
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCan cold water swimming and interacting with an octopus really help with depression and burnout? This week, GP Dr Charlotte Hart joins Nik ...
Good grief! We're talking about Fleabag...
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIt's the biggest comedy show of recent years, but when you look more closely, the subject matter isn’t something that obviously lend...
What about the children?...
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week's episode is a half term special. Nik is joined by Dr Geraint Lloyd to discuss the Disney Pixar movie "Inside Out"...
What do we need to know about diagnosing MND?
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week GP Sarah Westerbeek joins Nik to discuss a news story that has caught her attention and also chat about the documentary on BBC iP...
Earlobes and heart disease? Balls and male fertility...
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this week's episode, Nik Kendrew is joined by GP Dr Osman Bhatti to discuss a newspaper story that has caught his eye- are some new...
The Launch Episode
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFrozen shoulders, smart watches, deep breathing and finger nail problems have all been in the headlines. We have a look at what "This ...
Trailer
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBoggled Docs is the new podcast for GP’s and other primary care professionals that takes the pulse of the nation by looking to the medica...