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Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

Emma Tracey

Booking Overview

This is a monthly disability and mental health interview programme featuring disabled public figures, authors, performers, clinicians, researchers, advocates, and accessibility specialists alongside reported stories. Credible pitches would include experts with lived experience, senior charity or accessibility leaders, mental health professionals, researchers, and high-profile disabled creatives; booking difficulty is medium because the show combines accessible expert guests with recognizable public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 646

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 5.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast.support@bbc.co.uk

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Host

Emma Tracey - BBC journalist and presenter specializing in disability and mental health reporting.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Lived experience of disability or mental health conditions; recognized creative or media work; professional expertise in mental health, accessibility, disability policy, or inclusive services; or leadership within a relevant charity or advocacy organization.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Established media, arts, or entertainment careers, Research or clinical leadership, Charity or advocacy leadership, Development of accessible or inclusive services and events

Recent Guest Discussions

Richard Osman - Visual Impairment, Panic At Airports, Television, Creative Problem-solving, Artificial Intelligence, And His Novel We Chase Shadows.

Harriet Edwards - Holiday Clubs And Camps For Disabled Children And The Need For A National Framework Of Support.

KT Tunstall - Sudden Hearing Loss, Vertigo, Disability In Performance, And Her Theatre Show The Singer.

Daneka Etchells - Disability Representation In Theatre And Experiences Of Medical Gaslighting.

Tom Wentworth - Disability Representation In Theatre, Autism, And Experiences Of Medical Gaslighting.

Recent Topics

Health, Disability, Mental Health, Accessibility, Neurodiversity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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"We met and fell in love at a mental health unit"

September 30, 2026

For most people, a mental health unit is the last place they’d expect to find love.But Hannah and Sean’s love story began at The Cassel Hospital in London. They met while being treated for borderline personality disorder.The couple tell us about supporting each other in married life, how the hospital worked with them on their relationship as part of their treatment and how they've learned they cannot fix each other. The conversation touches on the difficult subject of suicide.We meet Saihan, ...

Richard Osman on his latest novel and why the world is blurry to him

September 02, 2026

Bestselling author and TV presenter, Richard Osman, is visually impaired due to the eye condition, nystagmus, and, as a result he tells Access All, “the world is just blurred to me”.In this wide-ranging chat with Emma Tracey, Osman describes why his visual impairment sends him into panic mode at airports and why, when it comes to his TV career, he focuses on how people feel when watching a programme, not what they can see.He also talks about the hunch he has that disabled people could come in...

“It was like being drunk”: KT Tunstall on hearing loss and vertigo

August 05, 2026

International hit-maker KT Tunstall wasn't sure what to do when she woke-up mid-tour to discover she had lost her hearing and had vertigo. Soon after she turned to her brother for support. He has been deaf his whole life, and jokingly told her he would “take out his tiny violin” for her which, she says, helped to put her hearing loss into perspective.KT’s hearing loss remains. The Scottish singer-songwriter is back with a theatre show called The Singer which she wrote the music for. It chart...

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Frequently asked questions

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Access All: Disability News and Mental Health
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How do I get in touch with Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health is hosted by Emma Tracey. Its publicly listed email is podcast.support@bbc.co.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?

The publicly listed email for Access All: Disability News and Mental Health: podcast.support@bbc.co.uk.

How many listeners does Access All: Disability News and Mental Health have?

Podseeker estimates Access All: Disability News and Mental Health reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Lived experience of disability or mental health conditions; recognized creative or media work; professional expertise in mental health, accessibility, disability policy, or inclusive services; or leadership within a relevant charity or advocacy organization. Common among recent guests: Published books; Established media, arts, or entertainment careers; Research or clinical leadership. Recent guests include Richard Osman, Harriet Edwards, and KT Tunstall.

How hard is it to get booked on Access All: Disability News and Mental Health?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Access All: Disability News and Mental Health cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Disability, Mental Health, Accessibility, and Neurodiversity. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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