The Listening Project Omnibus

Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.

Radio 4,329 episodes

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Adventures in Parenting
Being a parent is a rollercoaster ride of love, acceptance, and responsibility.
18 Mar 2018,15 mins
Being True to Yourself
Taking control of your life, your death, and the infinite blue of the ocean.
11 Mar 2018,15 mins
Conversations With or About Mum
Stammering, death and motor neurone disease are all shared in this poignant selection.
04 Mar 2018,14 mins
Men of Ulster
Men who have used their creativity to reflect their experience of their homeland.
25 Feb 2018,15 mins
Living in the Best of Times
Love, age and periods.
18 Feb 2018,15 mins
Feeling at Home
Where you feel welcome and understood.
11 Feb 2018,15 mins
Reflections on the World of Work
Fire-fighter or musician, aquarist or factory worker.
04 Feb 2018,15 mins
Coming Clean
Three exceptionally honest and revealing conversations.
07 Jan 2018,15 mins
Meanings in Life
Three conversations about the things that give life meaning.
31 Dec 2017,15 mins
Inspiration
Stained glass, friends who listen, late-in-life-love, and mother-daughter closeness.
24 Dec 2017,15 mins
In Recovery
Recovery from PTSD, addiction and everyday life.
17 Dec 2017,15 mins
Why We Choose the Jobs We Do
Life experience can direct our career path.
10 Dec 2017,15 mins
We Aren't Always the Same Person
Identity is more than how you look or sound, or where you live.
03 Dec 2017,15 mins
The Power of Dance
Whether it's ballet or contemporary dance, the joy of movement can boost self confidence.
26 Nov 2017,15 mins
Children in Need
Life as a young carer or with terminal cancer or just facing challenges when growing up.
19 Nov 2017,15 mins
Challenging Perceptions of Disability
Down's Syndrome, type 1 diabetes and learning disabilities do not need to be life-limiting
12 Nov 2017,15 mins
Men on Work, Food and Friendship
The trials of management, the joys of foraging, the rewards of long-term friendship.
05 Nov 2017,15 mins
A Child's Perspective
Redheads, football, Eastern Europe and siblings with Down's - a child's eye view.
29 Oct 2017,15 mins
Female Friendship
You can rely on your women friends, whether they are new or long-standing.
22 Oct 2017,14 mins
Abused in Childhood
Abuse by family or by those meant to care for a child is never forgotten.
15 Oct 2017,15 mins
Mothers and Daughters
Sharing the stage, a faith or the experience of being an incomer.
08 Oct 2017,15 mins
Facing Forward
Planning funerals and dealing with marriage where one partner falls ill.
01 Oct 2017,13 mins
Principles That Guide Us
Lives affected by political or religious belief or social pressure.
24 Sep 2017,15 mins
Health Matters
Life-changing accidents, kidney donation and life as a junior doctor.
17 Sep 2017,15 mins
Together and Apart
Starting at uni, dealing with the empty nest, and long-distance love.
10 Sep 2017,15 mins
Perspectives on Disability
Conversations about living with disability - your own or your child's or your parent's.
03 Sep 2017,15 mins
The Things That Bind Us
Hair, film and identity can all bring us together.
27 Aug 2017,15 mins
The Fun and Freedom of Times Past
Memories of unencumbered travel, riotous good works and Londonderry at the weekend.
30 Jul 2017,15 mins
Fire in the Belly
Whether it is human rights or veganism that puts it there, or the need to avoid gluten.
23 Jul 2017,15 mins
A Question of Faith
Different beliefs and different faiths in conversation.
16 Jul 2017,15 mins