The Listening Project

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

Radio 4,1152 episodes

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Richard and Saeed - Breaking barriers and growing communities
Friends talk about their unlikely friendship and their love of working in the community.
03 Jan 2020,4 mins
Lee and Steven - Returning to Heaven
Friends united in their joy at returning home to the wonders of the Welsh valleys.
01 Jan 2020,4 mins
Julie and Ann - I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
Half-sisters talk about how one of them came to know who her birth father was.
27 Dec 2019,4 mins
Layla and Keigan – Seeing you once a year isn't enough
Friends aged 11 and 8 talk about how close they are and how much they miss each other.
27 Dec 2019,4 mins
Steph and Caitlin - A Forever Family
Mother tells teenage daughter the story of how she came to be joyfully adopted.
25 Dec 2019,4 mins
Christmas Special
Fi Glover presents the Christmas Special with the writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day.
25 Dec 2019,57 mins
Nyree and Greg - Hour by hour, you just get through
Brother and sister on adulthood and how they coped when she had post-natal depression.
20 Dec 2019,4 mins
Florence and Caroline - Go back where?
Kenyan cousins talk about how important it is for African migrants like them to integrate.
20 Dec 2019,4 mins
Jemima and Sophy - Passage of Time
Close friends in their 20s share their thoughts on adulthood and the passage of time.
18 Dec 2019,4 mins
David and Tom - I didn't have the confidence to go to school.
Mentor and mentee talk the benefits of a support service for young people.
13 Dec 2019,4 mins
Timandra and Janet - Flying the nest
Daughter quizzes mother about why higher education for her children was important to her.
13 Dec 2019,4 mins
Mimi and Chloe - The most stressful point of your life
School friends talk about how stressful exams are and about growing up in Scarborough.
11 Dec 2019,4 mins
Asanga and Rose - A Bigger Bath
A couple discuss the way they've managed to have a successful long-distance relationship.
06 Dec 2019,4 mins
Margaret and Frank - Another 53 Years
Husband and wife recall how they first met and reflect on the strength of their marriage.
06 Dec 2019,4 mins
Matt and Alison - I'm just used to being in a relationship
Good friends compare notes about the why being in a relationship is important to them.
05 Dec 2019,4 mins
Angela and Bernadette - Connecting to the Spirit World
Mother and daughter who believe the psychic power to contact the dead runs in the family.
29 Nov 2019,4 mins
Kirsty and Conor - Realising who you are
A revealing chat between friends about a crisis of faith and the experience of coming out.
29 Nov 2019,4 mins
Carl and Neil - Face Age
Friends chat about appearance and the app which shows how your face will look as you age.
27 Nov 2019,4 mins
Mark and Glyn - For Better or Worse
Husband and husband talk frankly about what it's like living with Multiple Sclerosis.
22 Nov 2019,4 mins
Helena and Abdul - Becoming British
Friends who met at a language class talk about their unlikely and enduring friendship.
22 Nov 2019,4 mins
Anabel and Edwina - A Great Gift
Mother and adopted daughter on constantly being asked specific questions about adoption.
20 Nov 2019,4 mins
Ann-Marie and Lauren - The toughest experience I'll ever have to go through
A bereaved teenager and her bereavement counsellor on life before and after counselling.
15 Nov 2019,4 mins
Mother and Daughter - I’m So Proud of You
Mother and teenage daughter who wish to remain anonymous discuss life with perinatal HIV.
15 Nov 2019,4 mins
Jenny and Eliza - Chocolate or Books?
Mother and young book-loving daughter talk about the Read for Good scheme.
13 Nov 2019,4 mins
Karolina and Richard - How Are We Friends?
Colleagues talk about how they became unlikely friends through the workplace.
08 Nov 2019,4 mins
Mark and Faye - Trainer and Trainee
A palliative health consultant in conversation with a registrar in palliative care.
08 Nov 2019,4 mins
Sarah and Vicky - Time on the Taps
Sisters share stories and laughs about their adventures in hairdressing.
06 Nov 2019,4 mins
Will and Colin - Crabs and lobsters
Grandfather and grandson talk about their life in fishing.
01 Nov 2019,4 mins
Sarah and Georgie - Being yourself
Mother and young daughter who has ADHD talk about the importance of being yourself.
01 Nov 2019,4 mins
Chuck and Michelle - The proudest moment of my life
Daughter talks to her American father about his American ways and about the family.
30 Oct 2019,4 mins