Jacob Hawley discusses what life in lockdown means to keyworkers and creative freelancers.

This week he talks to comedian and voice of Love Island Iain Stirling about what’s keeping him busy in lockdown, and Dr Amir Khan, a GP in Leeds about adjusting to new medical practise. He also hears from Crystal Stanley, who created the Rainbow Trail in the UK about how it feels to start a nationwide trend and be mentioned by The Queen.

Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

Jacob Hawley discusses what life in lockdown means to keyworkers and creative freelancers.

In this episode, he chats to Luke, a plumbing engineer, about keeping people’s water flowing and toilets flushing. He hears about the Lockdown Theatre Festival from Olivier Award winning actor Bertie Carvel, and Virtual Collaborators, an online project from Danusia Samal. He also catches up with Dulcie Scott from Helping Dress Medics - a team of TV costume makers who are putting their skills into making high quality scrubs for the NHS.

Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

Jacob Hawley discusses what life in lockdown means to keyworkers and creative freelancers.

In this episode, he chats to Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd about what he’s doing to stay creative in quarantine, and Georgia, an Emergency Medical Technician who is driving into the unknown and tackling the pandemic head on. He also hears from Janet, who is organising socially distanced dancing to keep her street fit and healthy.

Jacob Hawley’s Job Centre is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

Jacob Hawley discusses what life in lockdown means to keyworkers and creative freelancers

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene, by heading to the bar and discussing the damaging effects of alcohol. He talks to comedians Lou Sanders and Jon Long about their relationship with alcohol, Tom Blackwood about low/no alcohol beer, Professor David Nutt about his years of research (and his wine bar) and Dr Richard Piper from Alcohol Change UK about what needs to change.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Art by Made Up

Music by Buddy Peace

Producer: Nick Coupe

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene.

This week he hears about the world of antidepressants: Are they overprescribed? How do they work? Who do they work for? He talks to his best mate Rebecca, and comedians Ahir Shah and Angela Barnes about their relationship to medication, he heads to Birmingham to hear from Emma Carrington of Rethink about her experiences working with patients on antidepressants and Dr David Healy about his research into the realities of SSRIs.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Art by Made Up

Music by Buddy Peace

Producer: Nick Coupe

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene.

This week he hears about County Lines - the practise of drugs gangs exploiting children into carrying out illegal activity on their behalf. He talks to Nikki Holland from the National Crime Agency, Sonya Jones from charity Addaction and Tanayah Sam, ex-gangster who now prevents children from following the same route he did.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Art by Made Up

Music by Buddy Peace

Producer: Nick Coupe

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene.

This week, he heads to Bradford to find out more about prescription drug abuse - people using and becoming addicted to drugs that you can get from your doctor or over the counter at a pharmacy. He hears from young people about what new drugs are coming through, talks to Dr Kevin Sabet in America about how bad the issue got over there, and Dr Tom Yerburgh in the UK about whether we have a similar issue at home. He also visits Michael Ritchie, who runs the addiction to medicine program at The Bridge Project, and Katie and Michelle - two ex-addicts who Michael has helped kick the habit.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Art by Made Up

Music by Buddy Peace

Producer: Nick Coupe

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene.

This week, he is live from the BBC 6Music Festival in Camden, talking to actor and presenter Tyger Drew-Honey about his struggle with drink and drugs, how society sees addiction, and what needs to change.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the UK drugs scene, looking at the murky world of doping and Performance Enhancing Drugs.

This week, he hears why people cheat from UK Athletics’ Ed Warner, what is being done to combat it from UK Anti-Doping’s Emily Robinson, what it feels like to compete under strict regulations from Olympic Gold Medal winning Luke Campbell and why people use Anabolic Steroids from TM Cycles’ Thomas Maw.

Jacob Hawley is a Silver ARIA-winning, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, as seen on BBC3 and heard on BBC Radio 4.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues discussed in this podcast, you can find help and support here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling

Jacob Hawley: On Drugs is a BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds.