In the first half, Dr Alastair Lamb discusses the problem with prostate cancer and what it is that needs to be addressed, his previous research and future plans for research. In the second half, he talks about clinical activity; robotic surgery, changing the paradigm of how patients are selected for surgery, and the use of media to get the message across. Dr Alastair Lamb is a Senior Fellow in Robotic Surgery and Honorary Consultant Urologist at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.