Here's a sneak peek at what Prof Mark Whiteley had to say when he dropped into the clinic to talk to Maryam and Fiona about the fascinating subject of veins, although Mark already knows Fiona inside-out after treating her 'leg snakes'.

But we also hear about how one-in-three females in the UK are being misdiagnosed with chronic pain due to a lack of understanding of how veins and their intricate nature work.

Listen to this to wet your appetite for the full episode next week.

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