You, Me and the Big C

You, Me and the Big C
Presentation
Hosted by	Deborah James (2018–2022) Lauren Mahon (2018–2023) Rachael Bland (2018) Steve Bland (2018–2023) Various (2023–)
Genre	health and fitness podcast
Language	English
Updates	Monthly
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
No. of episodes	103
Publication
Original release	March 2018 (2018-03)
Ratings	4.8/5
Related
Website	bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0608649

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.

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

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

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

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "2018 ARIAS: Winner and Nominees". Audio and Radio Industry Awards. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
8. "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.
9. 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.

External links

• Official website
• You, Me and the Big C on Twitter