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Ken and Desmond - Lighten the Load

Friends recall growing up in Belfast, coping with mental trauma and the power of talking.

• 4 mins

Sunday Omnibus - Dealing with Mental Illness

The Omnibus edition - with three positive conversations about dealing with mental illness.

• 14 mins

Amy and Niki - a way to survive in the world

Mother and daughter talk about living with Asperger’s Syndrome and the desire to fit in.

• 4 mins

Jim and Asif - Hip-hop beats, spoken word

Friends talk about cultural differences and career choices, music and creativity.

• 4 mins

Claire and Anna - The rest of us are in hiding

Friends share their experience of cancer and the choices they made over treatment.

• 4 mins

Sunday Omnibus - Stuff that life can throw at us

Three illuminating conversations covering music and performance, Asperger's and cancer.

• 14 mins

Flora and Briony - Was I There for You?

Friends recall how their relationship survived since one of them became ill as a teenager.

• 4 mins

Harriet and Georgina - Let's act now

Environmental campaigners talk about the importance and urgency of their work.

• 4 mins

Lucy and Angela - This is a role reversal

Mother and daughter talk about where they are in their lives after a family tragedy.

• 4 mins

Sunday Edition: Eva and Gerry - Everyone dines with the devil

An engineer in the oil and gas business talks to an active member of Extinction Rebellion.

• 14 mins

Simon and Maxine - No-one speaks anymore on the commute

Two commuters talk about their morning routines and how commuting etiquette has changed.

• 4 mins

Sheila and Katy - My sister is buried in my grave

Mother and daughter leaving nothing unsaid in a joyful exchange about living and dying.

• 4 mins

Kate and Stewart - My telegram from King Charles

Student and teacher, both in their 80s, on terminal illness and the joys of Tai Chi.

• 4 mins

Sunday Edition: Mark and Darren - Strangers in conversation

A conversation between two strangers from different walks of life.

• 14 mins

Simon and Patricia - You know your onions then?

Cheese shop owner and greengrocer talk about how special their local retail ecosystem is.

• 4 mins

Nene and Adele – We just felt that connection

An asylum seeker and the director of a charity talk about how they became firm friends.

• 4 mins

Brendan and Brenda - The value of giving back

Father and daughter they look back at the things that have shaped their lives.

• 4 mins

Neil and Daisy - It's your world now

A dairy farmer and a vegan talk about the pros and cons of a meat versus plant-based diet.

• 14 mins

Debbie and Janette - Are we local yet?

Friends talk about their affinity with the place they both now live in the Forest of Dean.

• 4 mins

Marie-Suzanne and Anne - User and provider

Two palliative care nurses share thoughts on life on the receiving end of NHS cancer care.

• 4 mins

Becky and Bill - Try being me for a day

Two strangers talk about their lives and dreams and their passion for the performing arts.

• 14 mins

25/03/2020

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

• 4 mins

27/03/2020

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

• 4 mins

Billy and John - The Way The Cookie Crumbles

Two strangers Billy and John look back over the opportunities that life gave them.

• 14 mins

Phyliss and Freda - Trains and Tears

Friends recall painful memories of their childhood experience of being WWII evacuees.

• 4 mins

Harry and Clive - Men of War

Two Jerseymen who joined up in World War II talk movingly about their experience of war.

• 4 mins

Sunday Omnibus - Trauma and Separation

Conversations from the archive about how people navigated the huge roadblocks of history.

• 14 mins

Mari and Melita – I love lockdown

Mother and daughter discuss the positive and the funny sides to living in lockdown.

• 4 mins

Julian and Helen - A Bit of a Surreal Existence

Health care colleagues and friends discuss how to keep well and self-isolate with family.

• 4 mins

Sunday Omnibus - Our Shared Experience

Three conversations from our shared existence past and present.

• 14 mins