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Radio Scotland,02 Oct 2025,28 mins,

My life with Tourette’s

Scotcast
Contains strong language.

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In 1989, John Davidson (pictured in 2025) was on TV screens as a sad and lonely teenager in the documentary 'John's Not Mad'. John tells us what it’s like to have his life and journey with Tourette’s syndrome turned into a feature film, I Swear, and of his pride in Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. Get in touch: [email protected] Photo credit: Eoin Carey Additional material: STUDIOCANAL

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