Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
Radio 4,·1152 episodes
Nigerian friends talk about post-natal depression and early motherhood in a new country.
24 May 2019,·4 mins
Friends talk about their different backgrounds and their different political styles.
Friends recall their shared experience of new motherhood and parenting.
22 May 2019,·4 mins
Friends look back at how their faiths and their communities have affected their lives.
17 May 2019,·4 mins
Friends and flatmates talk about their gender and sexuality, and their Christian faith.
Good friends living in Belfast talk about how art can give meaning to lived experience.
15 May 2019,·4 mins
Two former colleagues compare notes on their working lives as BAME policemen.
10 May 2019,·4 mins
Mother and daughter’s boyfriend talk about how first impressions can often be so wrong.
Mother and daughter talk through some classic modern parenting conundrums.
08 May 2019,·4 mins
Two friends who met because of dogs talk about dogs trained in search and recovery work.
03 May 2019,·4 mins
Two young Dads talk about the fragility of their own and each other’s mental health.
Friends on how working in the arts has helped them to discover what their strengths are.
01 May 2019,·4 mins
A couple talk about the different ways they each had of dealing with the death of a baby.
26 Apr 2019,·4 mins
A couple talk about the challenges of having a baby born with a heart defect.
Friends and fellow carers of adult children talk about the things they have in common.
24 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Cousins talk about what it's like to suffer serious sight issues.
19 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Two 17-year-old girls talk about what it's like to be HIV positive. Fi Glover presents.
Friends talk about how a state-of-the-art wheelchair can change your life.
17 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Professional storytellers on how they learnt to cope with illness through their craft.
12 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Friends talk about growing up in Dundee and about their love of the 'Dundonian' language.
A 12-year-old girl talks to her counsellor about how she sees her future panning out.
10 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Friends who met through their shared love of running. Fi Glover presents.
05 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Father and daughter talk about their life-long passion for boxing. Fi Glover presents.
Friends travel back in time to when they first met as student nurses. Fi Glover presents.
03 Apr 2019,·4 mins
Friends talk about weddings and engagements in the family and about learning to let go.
29 Mar 2019,·4 mins
Friends talk about losing a baby which was due on the day Britain is scheduled to Brexit.
Two friends in their 30s compare notes on the different paths their lives have taken.
27 Mar 2019,·4 mins
Lynsey and Graham talk about being born the wrong gender and whether to transition or not.
22 Mar 2019,·4 mins
LGBTQ activists and friends Patrick and Dominic share their memories of early adult life.
Good friends Alanah and Shannon share stories of being bullied in childhood.
20 Mar 2019,·4 mins
