The Julian Wharam Podcast

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Great entertainment every time! Featuring Julian's take on the latest surveys, stories and events with a few giggles too. Season 4 features a personal journey through 'Living With Eye Cancer', which aims to strike a chord with whatever adversity you might face.

  1. 7h ago

    What you couldn't see: Hate Crime Awareness Week 2026 - Living With Eye Cancer #9

    A few months ago, shortly after receiving my white cane, I experienced two incidents of disability-related abuse from complete strangers. The words themselves are not important. What surprised me was the impact. As somebody who has spent decades working in education, leadership and entertainment, I didn't expect a few comments from strangers to affect me. Yet they did. For a time, they damaged my confidence and made me question whether I wanted to go out alone at all. In this special episode for National Hate Crime Awareness Week, I reflect on what happened, the support I received from Victim Support, and the important lesson hidden beneath these experiences: We rarely know what someone else has had to overcome simply to arrive where they're standing. A personal story about sight loss, disability, resilience, kindness and the power of being seen.

    What you couldn't see: Hate Crime Awareness Week 2026 - Living With Eye Cancer #9

  2. 6d ago

    The Person Behind the Patient with Joanne Frye: Living With Eye Cancer #8

    What happens when a successful television career, a busy family life and a future carefully mapped out are suddenly interrupted by cancer? In this episode of Living With Eye Cancer, I sit down with Jo Frye, Chair of Ocular Melanoma UK, for a candid and deeply human conversation about identity, resilience and life after diagnosis. Before becoming one of the UK's leading advocates for people affected by ocular melanoma, Jo spent almost four decades as a television make-up artist. Her career brought encounters with George Michael, Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, Hillary Clinton and more. Together we discuss: • Working in television for nearly 40 years;• Ocular melanoma and the impact of treatment;• Living with sight loss and Stage IV cancer;• Scanxiety, uncertainty and resilience;• Family, relationships and support networks;• Patient advocacy and Ocular Melanoma UK;• Beauty, confidence and identity after cancer;• Finding purpose and meaning when life changes direction. Along the way there are stories that will make you laugh, moments that may move you, and reflections on what really matters when the future becomes uncertain. Above all, this is a conversation about the person behind the patient. 🎙️ Hosted by Julian Wharam #OcularMelanoma #EyeCancer #CancerPodcast #PatientAdvocacy #SightLoss #LivingWithEyeCancer #OMUK #RareCancer #CancerSupport #Stage4Cancer

    The Person Behind the Patient with Joanne Frye: Living With Eye Cancer #8

  3. Sep 14

    * The courage to adapt, with Adam Claxton: Living With Eye Cancer #7

    When life takes an unexpected turn, how do you find a way forward? In this episode of Living With Eye Cancer, I sit down with Worcester's Adam Claxton to discuss his journey through acute myeloid leukaemia, relapse, severe infection and recovery. What begins as a conversation about running soon becomes a powerful exploration of resilience, uncertainty, hope and the courage to adapt when plans change. Adam shares the lessons he's learned through some of life's toughest challenges. A moving and inspiring conversation for anyone facing cancer, sight loss, illness or other life-changing circumstances. 🎧 Listen now and discover why resilience is not always about pushing harder, but about finding a new way forward. * Interview originally broadcast on Radio Wyvern, Worcestershire, UK, 12-09-2026.

    * The courage to adapt, with Adam Claxton: Living With Eye Cancer #7

  4. Sep 14

    * Waiting without a solution: Living With Eye Cancer #6

    One of the hardest realities of living with cancer is that not every problem arrives with an obvious solution. In this deeply personal episode of Living With Eye Cancer, I reflect on a period of uncertainty as I navigate ongoing sight loss, medical investigations and the uncomfortable reality of waiting for answers that may not arrive quickly. For those of us living with cancer, the challenge is often not treatment itself, but the limbo that surrounds it. Waiting for scan results. Waiting for appointments. Waiting for clarity. Waiting for life to begin moving forward again. This episode explores what it means to live in that uncertainty, how identity can become tied to independence, and why resilience sometimes means continuing without a clear roadmap. If you've ever found yourself caught between the life you expected and the life you're learning to live, this conversation is for you. Because sometimes the greatest challenge isn't finding an answer. It's making peace with the fact that, for now at least, there isn't one.

    * Waiting without a solution: Living With Eye Cancer #6

  5. Aug 10

    * The cost nobody sees: Living with Eye Cancer #5

    This one begins with Worcester's Race for Life and somehow ends with me standing on a baby while boarding a bus. In between lies a conversation about sight loss, rehabilitation, invisible disability, supportive partners, recovery, resilience and the price we sometimes pay for the things other people only see us successfully achieve. If you've ever found yourself quietly carrying more than the world realises, this episode might be for you. #LivingWithEyeCancer #OcularMelanoma #SightLoss #InvisibleDisability #CancerSurvivor #RareCancerAwareness #Resilience #Podcast #RaceForLife2026 #CancerResearchUK

    * The cost nobody sees: Living with Eye Cancer #5

  6. Jul 16

    * The one where I started to see: Living with Eye Cancer #4

    "My sight is getting worse. And yet I've never seen the world more clearly." That sounds impossible. I thought so too. In Episode 4 of Living with Eye Cancer, I reflect on a revelatory morning spent beside the River Severn. A morning that changed the way I think about sight, awareness, recovery and what it means to truly experience the world around us. There are no miracle cures here. Just riverbanks, wildlife, passing strangers, a spectacular swan, an overconfident fishing net and a moment of genuine clarity. If you've ever found yourself rushing through life, this episode might just encourage you to slow down and notice what's been there all along. #LivingWithEyeCancer #OcularMelanoma #EyeCancer #SightLossAwareness #VisualImpairment #RNIB #OcularMelanomaUK #DisabilityAwareness #Rehabilitation #Mindfulness #NatureHeals #Worcester #TheRiverSevern #PatientVoice #Resilience

    * The one where I started to see: Living with Eye Cancer #4

  7. Jul 2

    * And then something changed... Living with Eye Cancer #3

    What happens when life doesn’t break… but it doesn’t quite work anymore either? In this next chapter of Living with Eye Cancer, Julian reflects on the gradual shifts that led to a completely new way of seeing — literally and figuratively. Through honest storytelling, practical insights, and a touch of humour, this episode explores what it means to live with uncertainty, adapt in real time, and find a way forward when the path isn’t clear. If you're figuring something out in your own life, this one might resonate. #LivingWithEyeCancer #OcularMelanoma #OMUK #OcularMelanomaUK #CancerSurvivor #LifeAfterCancer #ChronicIllness #LivingWithUncertainty #ChronicIllnessJourney #InvisibleIllness #Adaptation #Resilience#VisionLoss #VisualImpairment #SightLossAwareness #BlindnessAndBeyond#Podcast #MentalHealthPodcast #HealthPodcast #PersonalStory #RealTalk #YouAreNotAlone #KeepGoing #OneStepAtATime #ProgressNotPerfection

    * And then something changed... Living with Eye Cancer #3

  8. Apr 19

    * Three years since diagnosis: Living with Eye Cancer #2

    Three years after an eye-cancer diagnosis, I have recorded a warm, sharply honest episode about what happens after treatment; when life looks “normal” but feels different. With splashes of humour (including a few run-ins with furniture) and tenderness, I talk through my feelings about scanxiety, shifting friendships, identity, and the small rituals that help you stay steady when the future won’t sit still. If cancer has touched your life, or you’re carrying any invisible weight, this episode seeks to offer company, perspective, and practical anchors you can take into the rest of your week. #eyecancer #choroidmelanoma #livingwithcancer

    * Three years since diagnosis: Living with Eye Cancer #2
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Great entertainment every time! Featuring Julian's take on the latest surveys, stories and events with a few giggles too. Season 4 features a personal journey through 'Living With Eye Cancer', which aims to strike a chord with whatever adversity you might face.

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  • Creator
    Julian Wharam
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Julian Wharam
  • Show Website
    The Julian Wharam Podcast