Physicians' Gallery

Physicians' Gallery

This fortnightly podcast from the Physicians' Gallery at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh presents stories from medicine, past and present

Episodes

April 24, 2025 32 mins
In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ms in the history of medicine: milk, mercury and menopause. _______________ Follow us on: Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/physiciansgallery.bsky.social Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support our work, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Tea...
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In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ls in the history of medicine: lying-in lobotomy and lead. _______________ Follow us on: Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/physiciansgallery.bsky.social Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support our work, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________...
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In this episode, Daisy, Olivia and Charlotte explore some Ks in the history of medicine: Keyser’s pills, kelp and kidney stones. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The T...
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February 14, 2025 32 mins
In this week’s episode, Daisy, Olivia and Laura hit the Hs: halitosis, hemlock and hysteria. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: Olivia Howarth (@oh_archiv...
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February 13, 2025 32 mins
In this episode, Daisy and Olivia tackle some of the Js in the history of medicine: juniper, jet lag, and jealousy. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: Oli...
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February 13, 2025 28 mins
In this episode, Daisy and Olivia discuss some Is in the history of medicine: insomnia, itch, and iron. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: Olivia Howarth...
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In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia tackle some Gs in the history of medicine: glass delusion, gangrene and Godfrey’s Cordial. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate ______________...
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January 17, 2025 27 mins
In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia chat about the Fs – forceps, food and flatulence. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The...
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January 3, 2025 21 mins
In this episode, Daisy and Olivia evaluate the Es: electric eels, emetics, and eggs. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: Olivia Howarth (@oh_archives) - Res...
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In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia chat about the Ds – dancing plague, digitalis and disability. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate ________...
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December 6, 2024 28 mins
In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia chat about the Cs – condoms, cataracts and coffee. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: Oli...
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November 22, 2024 28 mins
In this week’s episode, Daisy and Olivia chat about the Bs – beavers, birthmarks and bathing. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate _______________ The Team: O...
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November 8, 2024 29 mins
In this week’s episode, Daisy, Charlotte, and Olivia chat about the As – anaesthesia, autopsies and antidotes. _______________ Follow us on: Twitter - @RCPEHeritage Instagram - @physiciansgallery TikTok - @physiciansgallery Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery Sign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletter To support heritage at the RCPE, please donate: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate __________...
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October 25, 2024 13 mins
In this talk Dr Marisa Haetzman discusses her bestselling writing as one half of the creative duo known as Ambrose Parry. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/ambrose-parry-fact-fiction Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery
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October 11, 2024 21 mins
In this talk Prof. Erica Fudge discusses the interlinks between human and animal medicine in history. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/wild-tame-animals-history-exhibition-launch Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery
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September 27, 2024 23 mins
In this talk Dr Claire Jones explores the writing of birth control advocate Marie Stopes before the Second World War. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/marie-stopes-her-writings-and-their-impact Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery
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September 13, 2024 45 mins
In this talk Dr Camilla Mørk Røstvik presents the sanitary bin in its historical context for the first time, and argues that it reveals changing attitudes towards menstruation, the environment and bathroom politics. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/history-menstruation-and-sanitary-waste-management Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Faceb...
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August 30, 2024 21 mins
In this talk Dr Dan O'Brien discusses the history of funerals and coffins. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/after-life-history-death-exhibition-launch-0 Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery
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August 16, 2024 47 mins
This lecture explores some famous historical body parts, through the eyes of author Suzie Edge. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/vital-organs-history-worlds-most-famous-body-parts Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery
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August 2, 2024 53 mins
In this talk Dr Jessica Sharkey considers why Henry VIII is buried in relative obscurity, why Edward VI was cast as a sickly Lord Fauntleroy and why Elizabeth I refused to be married to her winding sheet. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/sad-stories-death-kings-end-tudors Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/Physicia...
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