Taking The Dis!

In this episode, the Taking The Dis! team face a random wheel of questions. They ponder what would be their perfect day, who they would want to play them in a film about their lives and what they would do if they were invisible for a day. There is much hilarity along the way as they answer a bunch of weird and wacky questions!

Barbara Cox Lovesy is a nutritionist, author and naturopath who has travelled the world to learn about different ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She joins the team to chat about her upbringing in Canada, where she was an ice skating champion, and her subsequent adventures across the globe. A decade spent in Japan has shaped many of the lessons she teaches today and she treats the team to a matcha tea ceremony and shares stories of her time in the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. The Taking The Dis! team question Barbara on ways they can improve their own nutrition and how she has helped disabled people with her findings over the years.

Daniel Baynton is the Chief Internal Auditor at Quilter plc. but alongside his day-to-day work, he is helping drive the company's mission to welcome a diverse and inclusive workforce. Spurred on by his son's disability, Daniel is passionate about ensuring disabled people are able to see a way forward for themselves in the working world. Daniel welcomed the Taking The Dis team to Quilter's offices in Southampton for a chat.

Taking The Dis! is back for 2026 and we start the year with a brilliant guest - the incredible Laura Roberts. Laura is the legal director of Liberty Leasing and she joins the team to chat about how she has fought her way to the top of a male-dominated industry and how she can be an inspiration to young disabled people who are at the start of their career path.

Ruby Bishop is on a mission to make PE and education more inclusive in mainstream schools. Her lived experience of being excluded has fuelled her determination to make sure no young disabled person feels the same way in the future. The British wheelchair tennis player has launched a campaign in a bid to make educators sit up and take notice. Ruby's story is gathering momentum and has been heard in parliament. She joined Charlie and Lewis to chat about what she wants to achieve.

Youth Ambassador Lexie has worked tirelessly to improve her communication skills, with the help of speech and language therapist Caroline Casula. As part of Disability History Month, the pair - who got to know each other at Treloar's School and College - sit down to chat about the advancement in technology that enables people with disabilities to communicate more efficiently. Huge thanks to Beck London for their amazing support with this project.

Youth Ambassador Sophia is reunited with her surgeon, Caroline Edwards, as part of Disability History month. The pair discuss the operations Sophia has undergone, how treatment for cerebral palsy has developed and they tackle the tricky subject of adult care for people living with the condition. Huge thanks to Beck London for their amazing support with this project.

Youth Ambassador Callum has been catching up with Dr. Pinki Munot - the specialist who first diagnosed him with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis - as part of Disability History month. You can hear their full conversation - full of insight, laughs, and powerful reflections on Callum’s journey. Huge thanks to Beck London for their amazing support with this project.

Between asking Javeno McLean to be a guest on Taking The Dis! and the inspiring personal trainer arriving at our live show at Mercedes-Benz World, he was crowned a winner at the 2025 Pride of Britain awards. He joined Callum and Milo on stage to talk about what inspires him to help disabled people push themselves further and he gives the boys a lesson in how to talk with more confidence and back themselves to achieve whatever they want to in life.