On 19 October 2025, we will be the featured charity on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal, sharing with listeners why we need to invest more funding into Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) research. These rare neurological diseases currently have no treatment, and research is extremely underfunded.
But with your help, we can change that.
During the appeal, listeners will be encouraged to donate to PSPA and the funds raised will go towards life-changing PSP and CBD research that can bring us closer to:
- Faster, more accurate diagnosis
- Immediate treatment to improve quality of life
- Consistent care standards across the UK
Double Your Impact
To help make any donations go further, a kind PSPA supporter will match fund up to £50,000 raised through the PSPA BBC Radio 4 appeal!
Find out more about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), as well as our BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal , and how you can support PSPA from 19 October.
WHAT IS THE BBC RADIO 4 APPEAL?
BBC Radio 4 delivers a weekly programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations. Each week, a different charity is featured, with presenters giving insight into the difference the charity makes and how listeners’ donations can help.
The presenters taking part in each appeal give their time without payment.
PSPA will be the featured charity from 19 October, through to 25 October.
HOW ARE PSPA INVOLVED IN THE BBC RADIO 4 APPEAL
We’re delighted to have been chosen as a BBC Radio 4 Appeal charity and have been allocated a week in October 2025 to showcase our work.
To help raise funds for PSPA’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal, we will share how research provides families with hope, and how increased investment can move us closer to establishing life-changing breakthroughs in research including:
- A fast and accurate diagnosis – ending years of uncertainty families face
- Immediate treatment – helping improve the quality of life for people diagnosed
- Consistent care standards – ensuring people receive the care they need wherever they live in the UK
In our Radio 4 Appeal, PSPA Trustee, Jon Garrard, will share his personal story about his dad, Chris, being diagnosed with PSP disease. Jon will talk about why funding PSP research is so important to him, and how donations to the PSPA BBC Radio 4 Appeal will help us reach our research goals.
For more information on Jon’s experience, download the latest edition of PSPA Matters, where he talks about his dad and taking part in the PSPA charity appeal.
HOW CAN I SUPPORT PSPA’S BBC RADIO 4 APPEAL?
You can support our BBC Radio 4 Appeal and help fund rare neurological disease research in three ways:
- Listen to the appeal on BBC Radio 4 between 19-23 October
- Donate to the appeal between 19 and 25 October to support PSP and CBD research.
- Share our BBC Radio 4 Appeal with your friends and family
Learn more about when the appeal will be aired and the different ways you can donate below.
WHEN OUR APPEAL AIRS
The PSPA BBC Radio 4 Appeal will air on the radio three times during our featured week. The dates and times are listed below:
- Sunday 19 October at 7.54am
- Sunday 19 October at 9.25pm
- Thursday 23 October at 3.27pm
You will also be able to read about Jon and our appeal to donate to PSP & CBD research, on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal page.
HOW YOU CAN DONATE
You can donate to PSPA’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal between 19 and 25 October online, by post, or by telephone.
Details of how to donate can be found on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal web page from 19 October 2025.
Alternatively, you can donate directly to PSPA’s Understood Research Appeal, and support ongoing PSP and CBD research.
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR DONATIONS
A generous PSPA supporter has stepped forward to help donations to our BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal go even further.
This supporter has agreed to match fund up to £50,000 raised through the appeal.
This incredible opportunity will help us maximise the impact of the appeal, helping us get closer to reaching our research goals.
