Scotcast

My life with Tourette’s

Oct 2, 2025 · 28 min · 27.7 MBExplicit
0:00-28:49

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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: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Photo credit: Eoin Carey

Additional material: STUDIOCANAL