BBC Radio Podcasts from The Listening Project
The Final Edition
Anti-tax activists; young, single mums and forced adoption; gardening across generations.
Love and Loss
Bereavement and grief, prejudice in the health system, high street shops and Eurovision.
Passions, Pluck and Pride
Dog bites, the future of local news, living with a stammer and the love of… shoes.
Staying Positive
Sickle cell disease, going on a pilgrimage and being a woman in a male-dominated sport.
Pride and Passion
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
Dreams and Reality
The joys of volunteering, modern football fandom, having kids versus not having kids.
Consuming Passions
Football and the Women's Euros; bicycles and cars; cryogenics; and streaming and vinyl.
Living History
Strikes and policing, superheroes, alternative ways of getting to work.
Lessons in Life
Strikes; loneliness, Long Covid kids and home schooling, the joy of being ten years old.
Making a Different Future
Diversity at festivals, choices at 18+, Kate Bush revival and a 10th anniversary catch-up.
The Human Need to Connect
Pride UK, the mother-daughter bond, Father's Day and a passion for the TV soap Neighbours.
Open to Change
Cost of living crisis, travel chaos at airports, Northern Ireland’s future and bushcraft.
The Power of Language
War in Ukraine, homophobia in football, the Project's archive at the British Library.
Finding the Answer
Rewilding, beachcombing, ambulance delays and body image. Fi Glover presents.
Trials and Tribulations
Surviving horror, the rights and wrongs of horse racing, second homes, the afterlife.
Walking the Tightrope
Life and laughs on the comedy circuit, and raising young men to respect young women.
Strength in Numbers
Cost of living crisis, the environment, the DNA of protest, voting. Fi Glover presents.
Adapting and Nurturing
The Falklands War, male infertility, French ex-pats, fostering and adoption.
Floods, Fashion, Town and Country
Flooding, fashion, city life and country life. Fi Glover presents.
Belief & the Wonder of Nature
Big cats, night skies, long Covid and when the person you love has a different belief.
Living Costs
The increasing cost of living; of heating your home; and windfarms. Fi Glover presents.
Ukraine Special
Fi Glover presents three conversations relating to the conflict in Ukraine.
The Power of Love
Running safely; military wives; relationships with phones; disability and dating.
Ready for Change
Learning to read as an adult; grammar and punctuation; delays in fertility treatment.
Past, Present and Future
Nursing; Down’s syndrome and the desire to live independently; managing birth families.
Resilience is...
Whistleblowers, living with epilepsy, acting and ageism. Fi Glover presents.
Tight Spaces
Working in a GP surgery, squeezing into tight spaces for fun, growing old with attitude.
Jigsaw of Experience
The shape of modern families, long lost siblings and living with flammable cladding.
On the frontline
The nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library. With Fi Glover.
The Best of 2021
Fi Glover presents a selection of powerful conversations gathered this year.
Who Cares?
Skip diving and foraging, playing Santa and financial hardship at Christmas and beyond.
Behind the bar of Life
Hospitality, profound deafness, eco-friendly Christmases and the Republic of Barbados.
Hard-won Battles
Fi Glover presents four chats about homelessness, obesity, career changes and toy shops.
Life Experiences
Three chats on asylum seekers and homelessness; marriage; men working in a woman's world.
Changing Hearts and Minds
Kofi Smiles presents three conversations on climate change, change of faith, surrogacy.
Men Talking
Fi Glover presents men-only chats about PTSD, how to be a modern man and racism in sport.
Welcome to my World
Life in the shadow of Cop26, how to make a house share work, K-pop and having ginger hair.
Life-Changing
Halloween, endometriosis, noise from cars and private planes, and spiking women’s drinks.
Once Bitten
Fi Glover presents chats on river pollution, fear of builders, being scammed and clowns.
Breaking Barriers
Space, the final frontier; tattoos, facing prejudice and motorbikes with sidecars.
About Prejudice
Trucking, decriminalising drugs and post-Covid prejudice against Chinese people.
Feeling connected
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
Truth and Representation
Fi Glover with three conversations about Afghanistan, contested statues and mermaids.
The Winds of Change
Three conversations: Afghanistan, working from home and children going off to university.
Stepping into the Unknown
Fi Glover presents chats on education, fossil fuels, naturism and losing a loved one.
Challenging Perceptions
Three conversations on reading versus gaming, blindness and being a stay at home parent.
A Meeting of Minds
Fi Glover presents conversations on food, the name Karen and having Parkinson's Disease.
Taking Cover
Fi Glover presents conversations on make-up, dyslexia and student life in pandemic times.
Life Changing
Fi Glover presents conversations on beating hearts, climate change & remote working.
Awards and Challenges
MBE awards, Tourette syndrome and adventuring outdoors.
Anything Is Possible
Cats versus dogs, autograph hunters, Huntington’s Disease and madcap ways of fundraising.
What Life Throws at you
Food outlets in Northern Ireland, mental health and exercise, overcoming a criminal past.
Who are we?
Conversations on the theme of national identity and being voted ‘best place to live’.
Looking and listening
Memories of an unhappy school experience, living with schizophrenia, ballet and stripping.
Family ties
From the pressures of caring for a loved one to an unexpected truth for a mum and daughter
Shared histories
Two friends share the pain of being widowed, plus 50 years of women's football in England.
Knowing ourselves
From a revelatory diagnosis to taking pride in one's heritage.
Surviving and thriving
A conversation about surviving childhood abuse and using the experience to help others.
The Listening Project
Second homes, holiday lets and the growing impact on Welsh communities, Elvis tribute act.
A Life's Work
From keeping the streets safe, to caring for the sick, and raising the next generation.
A Place to Belong
From the family we're born into or create, to places and communities that bring comfort.
Hotels and Hugs
What lockdown easing will mean for hospitality and sociability.
Living on the Outside
Facing stereotypes, living with BPD and what lies behind the tenant-landlord relationship.
Examining the Past to Understand the Present
From a passion for archaeology, to formative experiences early in life.
Getting Back to Business
The ups and downs of owning a business during Covid, plus memories of the Belfast Blitz.
Communicating Across a Divide
The power of talking to ease political tension, and keep women safe.
Stories of Sibling Love and Loss
From the chasm left by a missing brother or sister, to an unexpected reunion late in life.
04/04/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
28/03/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
21/03/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
14/03/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
07/03/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
28/02/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
21/02/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
14/02/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
07/02/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
31/01/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
24/01/2021
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
Best of 2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
27/12/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
20/12/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
13/12/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
06/12/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
29/11/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
22/11/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
15/11/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
08/11/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
01/11/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
25/10/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
18/10/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
11/10/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
04/10/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today
27/09/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
20/09/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
16/08/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown. Presented by Fi Glover.
09/08/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from Lockdown.
02/08/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown. Fi Glover presents.
26/07/2020
Kofi Smiles presents the nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
19/07/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
12/07/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from Lockdown.
05/07/2020
Capturing the nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
28/06/2020
The nation in conversation as we emerge from lockdown.
A Change of Culture
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
When Talking Matters
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
The Power of Chat
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
Peering Into the Horizon
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
When Talking Matters Most
A new and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
Lockdown - a Different Sort of Reality
A new and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of lockdown.
The Power of Conversation
New and extended edition with voices old and new on the shared experience of the lockdown.
Billy and John - The Way The Cookie Crumbles
Two strangers Billy and John look back over the opportunities that life gave them.
Becky and Bill - Try being me for a day
Two strangers talk about their lives and dreams and their passion for the performing arts.
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.
Sunday Edition: Mark and Darren - Strangers in conversation
A conversation between two strangers from different walks of life.
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.
Christmas Special
Fi Glover presents the Christmas Special with the writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day.