The OT Podcast is hosted bimonthly by OT’s clinical experts, Dr Ian Beasley and Ceri Smith-Jaynes. Every episode the duo will meet (over Teams) with a well-known expert in their field in order to shine a light and share insight with listeners on some of the key areas affecting the profession.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
29%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe OT Podcast is hosted bimonthly by OT’s clinical experts, Dr Ian Beasley and Ceri Smith-Jaynes. Every episode the duo will meet (over Teams) with a well-known expert in their field in order to shine a light and share insight with listeners on some of the key areas affecting the profession.
Recent episodes include "The Kirsteen Newman episode" (16 September 2026, 36 minutes), "The Louisa Wickham episode" (7 July 2026, 38 minutes), and "The Professor Rachel Pilling episode" (14 May 2026, 48 minutes).
The OT Podcast publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for The OT Podcast is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The OT Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The OT Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The OT Podcast are Therapists & Other Health Practitioners. The OT Podcast has a science audience.
The OT Podcast is a science show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #24
In the 24th episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to Kirsteen Newman, head of dispensing advancement at Specsavers. Kirsteen qualified as a dispensing optician in 2009 and has enjoyed a variety of roles over the last 17...
Episode #23
In the 23rd episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to Louisa Wickham, a consultant vitreoretinal surgeon at Moorfields Private Eye Hospital, chief medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and...
Episode #22
<p>In the 22nd episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to ophthalmologist, Professor Rachel Pilling.</p> <p >Rachel became a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in 2010 and was...
Episode #21
<p >In the 21st episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to Richard Stead, consultant ophthalmologist and glaucoma lead at Newmedica.</p> <p >Richard reflects on his journey from training as an optometrist to specialising in...
Episode #20
<p>In the 20th episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to Sarah Farrant, an optometrist and independent practice owner. </p> <p>Sarah Farrant is the owner of two independent practices in Somerset, is an expert in...
Episode #19
<p>In the 19th episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to Dr Peter Hampson. </p> <p>Optometrist Dr Peter Hampson made his way into optometry via dispensing optics. It was a thirst for education, combined with a quest for...
Episode #18
<p>In episode 18 of The OT Podcast, we speak to University of Bradford academic, Dr Lindsay Rountree. Optometrist and academic, Lindsay, studied optometry at the University of Cardiff, graduating in 2007. After working...
Episode #17
In the seventeenth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak with educator and all-round contact lens and dry eye enthusiast, Dr Byki Huntjens. This episode of The OT Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Alcon...
Episode #16
<p>In the sixteenth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to ophthalmologist and co-founder of Ocumetra, Professor Ian Flitcroft, about his research hobby becoming his main focus, his love of analogies, and writing...
Episode #15
<p>In the fifteenth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to ophthalmologist Sunil Mamtora about his appreciation for the slit lamp, investigating artificial intelligence, and working with community optometry.</p>
Episode #14
<p >In episode 14 of The OT Podcast, we speak to Professor Bruce Evans, visiting professor at City St George’s, and London South Bank University. For 25 years, Bruce owned his own independent house practice in Essex...
Episode #13
<p >In episode 13 of The OT Podcast, we speak to Professor Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience who in 2015 received a CBE in recognition of his services to science. We talk to Russell about the...
Episode #12
<p >In episode 12 of The OT Podcast, we speak to consultant, Allon Barsam. We talk to Allon about his career as an ophthalmologist; from the moment of clarity that set him on the pathway to ophthalmology, to his...
Episode #11
<p >In episode 11 of The OT Podcast, we speak to CEO of Hakim Group, Imran Hakim. We talk to Imran about his career as an optometrist, inventor and serial entrepreneur, and find out about his journey to establishing the...
Episode #10
<p>In episode 10 of The OT Podcast, we speak to director of the Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo, Professor Lyndon Jones. We talk about Jones’ career path from DJing to...
Episode #9
<p >In episode nine of The OT Podcast, we speak to Dame Mary Perkins about her career in optics and the founding of Specsavers, as it marks its 40th anniversary this year.</p>
Episode #8
<p>Optometrist and owner of BBR Optometry, Nick Rumney, talks about education with The OT Podcast hosts, Dr Ian Beasley and Ceri Smith-Jaynes.</p>
Episode #7
<p >In the seventh episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to optometrist, entrepreneur and leadership coach, Peter Greedy</p>
Episode #6
<p>In the sixth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to optometrist and head of eye care and vision at SeeAbility, Lisa Donaldson, about how people with learning disabilities can access good quality eye care.</p>
Episode #5
In the fifth episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to optometrist and founder of Okko Health, Dr Stephanie Campbell, about artificial intelligence and how it may change optometry.
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Optometrist, practice owner, BCLA President, TFOS ambassador for the UK, British Contact Lens Association
visiting professor at City St George’s, London South Bank University, Huntington University
Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford, Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford
Professor, Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE)
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