The Backstory

This is part one of Penny Farmer's remarkable story about her brother Chris and his girlfriend Peta who went off travell... Read more

This week we have our second mash-up, this time our first story is from another podcast The Break-up Monologues and we h... Read more

Rounding up our season looking at people seeking justice, we hear from Adele Bellis who suffered an acid attack in Augus... Read more

Backstory is back! This time we’re hearing from a mixture of new and familiar voices as we look at the theme of Altered ... Read more

Continuing our season looking at the people whose job it is to help others, this week it’s Nicky and Alan from St. Marti... Read more

In PART TWO we continue the shocking and compelling story of how Penny Farmer and her family tracked down her brother an... Read more

Rounding up our season looking at the people whose job it is to help others, this week we’re heading to the gym to meet ... Read more

This week Claire went to meet Christie Watson who worked as a nurse for over twenty years. We hear about when she found ... Read more

This week we’re talking ‘Transformation’ - experiences that can blindside or creep up slowly but that change your life. ... Read more

This is Lee’s story of getting justice for his mother - Cherry Groce - who was shot in front of him by the police on 28t... Read more

This is a new season of the backstory - this run of four has a particular theme - we are looking at people’s jobs which ... Read more

Season 5 Episode 8Terry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease when he was 59. 8 years after his diagnosis, he and daugh... Read more

Season 5 Episode 7In part two of Jess and Matt's story we hear about the tough journey from Norfolk to London to get Jes... Read more

Season 5 Episode 6Jess and Matt had an excellent birth but then things started to go a bit weird, Jess just wasn't herse... Read more

Season 5 Episode 5Lillian and Dan have enjoyed a long marriage, full of travel and dancing. With Lillian in her 70s and ... Read more

Trichotillomania: Cara’s storySeason 5 Episode 4When Cara moved from a happy primary school to a large, intimidating hig... Read more

The road to recovery: Hope’s storySeason 5 Episode 3Hope is one of 5 children.  It was a big, busy family and not withou... Read more

Brethren to burlesque: Sapphira’s storySeason 5 Episode 1Welcome back to Season 5.  We start with a love story.  Sapphir... Read more

Mindfulness on wheels: Tim’s storySeason 4 Episode 7This is Tim McKenna’s account of what it is like to live with bipola... Read more

Who helps NICU parents? Vicki’s storySeason 4 Episode 5Vicki is a young woman on a mission.  Having experienced life on ... Read more