BBC Radio Podcasts from Different with Nicky Campbell

Different with Nicky Campbell

Our Day in Court: The Brownlee Trial

Nicky meets two survivors after a court finds that a teacher of his was a serial abuser.

AI Ghosts

Nicky meets Jarren Rocks, who made a programme that allows us to speak to the dead.

A Dad's Revenge Killing

Nicky meets Jody Plauché, whose father murdered Jody’s abuser on live TV

Despite - Radio Times Moment of the Year Nominee

Nicky’s interview with Jenny Pearson is nominated, listen again here.

A Trans Dad’s Experience

Nicky meets Freddy McConnell, a trans man who gave birth to both his children.

Celebrity Surgeon Scam

Nicky meets Benita Alexander, the journalist scammed by the surgeon who seduced her.

Scientific Ghostbuster

Nicky meets Noah Leigh, the scientist helping people solve their spooky problems.

Rwandan Genocide - 30 Years Later

Nicky meets Consolee Nishimwe, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Against Adoption

Nicky meets Arun Dohle whose 17-year journey to find his parents ended in the High Court.

Evangelical Christian to Science Writer

Nicky meets Tracy King who went from born again Christian to science writer

Is our world real?

Professor Melvin Vopson tells Nicky why we might be living in a simulation

Serving Time

Ex gangster and author Linda Calvey tells Nicky about her life behind bars.

The Female of the Species

An evolutionary biologist tells Nicky how sexist myths effect science.

Dippy: Unmasked

Nicky is revealed to be Dippy Egg on Masked Singer, and explores the effect of reality TV

The Man with No Fear

Nicky meets Jordy Cernik, who underwent brain surgery which left him unable to feel fear.

A Survivor Changes the Law

Nicky meets Suzy Angus who successfully campaigned for a change to Scottish law.

The Orgasm Teacher

Nicky meets Jenny Keane, sex educator and self pleasure advocate.

The Barber of Old New York

Nicky meets Joseph Paris, long time friend and wigmaker to Frank Sinatra

Different Selection Box

Snippets from some of Different’s most weird and wonderful episodes

The Elf Whisperer

Nicky meets Elf Whisperer Bryndis Fjóla Pètursdóttir .

My Father the Terrorist

Nicky meets Zak, whose father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Centre Bombings.

Born into a Cult

Nicky meets Katy, who was born into a cult which kept her imprisoned for thirty years.

"Edgar": An Investigation

Nicky meets two BBC journalists who investigated teacher Iain Wares, and two survivors.

Laundering for the Cartel

Nicky meets Robert Mazur, who spent 5 years undercover with Colombian cartels.

Big Questions

Nicky meets a pastor, a geneticist and a bible scholar to discuss the meaning of life.

The Criminal Surgeon

Nicky meets Sarah Jane Downing, victim of now imprisoned surgeon Ian Paterson

The Iceman Cometh

Nicky meets extreme athlete Wim Hof - aka The Iceman

Hunting Killers

Nicky meets the private investigator who specialises in cold case murders

Captive

Nicky meets the man who was held hostage by pirates for 977 days.

A Record Player

Nicky meets Tony King - the man behind the scenes of some of the UK’s most iconic music.

Something in Her Style

Nicky meets two people who helped shaped the Beatles - Pattie Boyd and Tony King.

No Plan to Die

Nicky meets the millionaire who’s trying to live forever.

Walking in God’s Sandals

Nicky meets the journalist who spent a year obeying every rule in the bible.

Flames in the Cockpit

Nicky meets the pilot who had to jump from his burning plane to survive.

Psychopathic Behaviour

Nicky Meets M.E. Thomas, a diagnosed psychopath

I Found it At Bruce’s

Nicky meets Bruce Findlay - legendary record store owner and band manager.

Family Secrets

Nicky meets an old friend who discovered his Grandfather was an SS officer for the Nazis.

Understanding Evil

Nicky meets the forensic psychiatrist who spent 20 years working in Broadmoor.

The Deliverance Man

Nicky meets a deliverance minister, or exorcist

The Nose

Nicky meets the woman who can smell diseases, and the scientist who proved it.

The Night Poet

Nicky meets author and dream decoder Theresa Cheung.

Life After North Korea

Nicky meets North Korean defector Seoyhun Lee

Unseen Realm

Nicky meets shaman Rhonda McCrimmon.

Stations of the Mind

Nicky meets neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, who used her own stroke to map her brain.

Angry Man with a Camera

Nicky meets conflict photographer, chef and triple amputee Giles Duley

Despite

Nicky meets the daughter of his abuser.

Modern Men

Nicky meets author Richard Reeves who asks why modern men are struggling.

Escape to the Arctic

Nicky meets Gaynor, the woman who quit her life in London to move to the Arctic Circle

Undercover

Nicky meets Mubin Shaikh - the radicalised teen who became a spy.

Considering The End

Nicky meets David, an assisted dying campaigner in the last months of his life.

Thinking in Pictures

Nicky meets renowned animal behaviourist and autism educator Temple Grandin

The Empathy Academy - Edgar Part 2

Nicky revisits the story of abuse at his school that made headlines worldwide.

Altering Reality

Nicky talks to neuroscientist Anil Seth who thinks we may be living in a hallucination.

On Foot

Nicky talks to journalist Paul Salopek, who’s been walking for almost a decade.

Delinquents

Iain Lee and Nicky discuss life as broadcasters with ADHD and bipolar.

Strolling through Paradise

Imam Ibrahim Mogra takes Nicky on a tour of Paradise.

Bring in The Clowns

Comedian Janey Godley talks to Nicky about cancer and being cancelled.

Escape from the 'Bangkok Hilton' prison

Retired drug smuggler David McMillan tells Nicky about a life on the run.

Giving Death its Due

Mortician Caitlin Doughty tells Nicky why we need to spend more time with the dead.

The Two Gender Situation

Nicky talks to queer author Finn Mackay about gender identity.

Edgar

Edgar is a paedophile exposed by guest Alex Renton - but Nicky and Edgar have met.

Are they already here?

Nicky speaks to the man who was once the Ministry of Defences' official UFO hunter.

Black Sheep

Nicky meets the woman exposing rural racism in the UK - and running ultra marathons.

The Devil’s Greatest Trick

Nicky introduces a Satanist to an evangelical Christian.

In the Blood

Nicky learns about blood splatter, murders and cold cases with a forensic scientist.

Pleasure and Pain

Nicky meets professional dominatrix Zara, and enters the world of sex, power and fetish.

Total Control

Nicky hears what it’s like to get trapped by a cult, right here in the UK

The Old Gods

Nicky goes to the Scottish Highlands to meet a Hedge witch

Welcome to Different

Weird, wonderful, shocking, brave. Nicky Campbell explores what it means to be different.