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Series 2
8. Love
India examines the pressures of unconditional love and learns how love can be learned.
24 Dec 2025,·28 mins
A Christmas Games Special
Mike Bubbins joins Adrian for stories from players, creators and collectors of games.
20 Dec 2025,·56 mins
Christmas tips from the Autism Dads and Katie Ghose
The joys and challenges of the festive season for a child with SEND
22 Dec 2025,·34 mins
6. The Reunion
Jake and Debbie travel to Helsinki for Debbie and Natasha's first meeting in 50 years.
30 Sep 2025,·42 mins
5. Families of the Future
Some thoughts on alternatives to traditional, nuclear family structures.
28 Nov 2025,·14 mins
The Promise
8. Land of the Long White Cloud
Laura embarks on a quest to change New Zealand citizenship law.
20 Feb 2025,·23 mins
Katrice Lee: A Father’s Story
4. Living in Hope
Richard Lee shares the reality of everyday life and key milestones that have been marked.
27 May 2025,·17 mins
5. Shipwreck and Marriage
117 days have passed since Maurice and Maralyn were cast adrift and hope of rescue faded.
07 Feb 2025,·14 mins
7. Days of Hope
Abi Morgan's memoir concludes as summer seas point to new hope and promises for her family
27 May 2022,·15 mins
Episode 10
Sean Bean explores how wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations.
10 Aug 2020,·14 mins
5. Rembrandt
When parenting journeys are flipped upside down after a diagnosis
16 May 2025,·14 mins
Planning for the future
Fiona Mills and Cheryl Wilkinson discuss parental pressures and relationships.
02 Mar 2022,·43 mins
Episode 5
Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
02 Aug 2024,·14 mins
10. Case Closed?
‘Emily’ and ‘Alex’ find out if they can say goodbye to the social workers
05 Oct 2020,·11 mins
"Are You The Nanny?"
What happens when you don't have the same beliefs or background as your stepchildren?
06 Jan 2022,·26 mins
Series 6
What Happens Next: Part 2
Sally and Nick return with more of their favourite family history items from past series.
11 Oct 2011,·30 mins
EP10 “Don’t be scared.”
The goodbye and good luck – final episode of series 1
27 Dec 2019,·33 mins
12. Moving
He’s still here all the time. Yet he’s not. And a diary has more in it than expected
28 Dec 2020,·32 mins
8. Fangirling All the Way
Can our obsessions go too far?
08 Feb 2023,·29 mins
Holidays
Every parent deserves a holiday, but is it really a break with the kids in tow?
30 Dec 2020,·31 mins
Misgendered at my wedding
Why one transgender woman had to be referred to as ‘husband’ on her wedding day.
12 Jul 2023,·17 mins
15. Lovely Bit Of Shagpile
We’re turning the tables and Charlotte’s husband, Jonathan Powell, is interviewing her.
04 Jul 2024,·37 mins
Series 16
Should my child go to university?
Should we be encouraging our children to go to university? Is it really worth it?
17 May 2023,·43 mins
Teens vs Parents Quiz
Mimi plays quiz master as teens go head to head with their parents in a sex ed quiz.
26 Sep 2020,·16 mins
Suzy and Shelly
Suzy discusses the emotional highs and lows of caring for her disabled sister Shelly.
12 Oct 2014,·27 mins
Lockdown with JB Gill
Dave and Shane are joined by singer, farmer and father of two, JB Gill.
28 Jun 2021,·56 mins
78. Are we grown ups yet?
The sass and silliness of the final two series in one handy podcast
06 Aug 2020,·56 mins
The Naughty Verse
There's a school hymn throwback this week!
31 Jul 2025,·19 mins
Homeschooling during Covid-19
Expert advice about teaching your kids during the Covid-19 lockdown #Parentland
23 Apr 2020,·36 mins
Futureproof Parenting feat Amanda Lamb
We discuss how we equip our kids for the future Lucy and Lerryn discuss
26 Mar 2025,·30 mins
