The Listening Project - A life's work

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Fi Glover presents friends, relatives and strangers in conversation.

This week: Retired police officer Adge and volunteer patrol founder Rob, discuss the line between enhancing community safety and vigilantism; student nurse Lucy and experienced critical care nurse Liz compare their experiences of their chosen career during the pandemic; Early retiree Andrew, and 84 year old sweet shop owner Tom consider the formula for work life balance; and mothers Kia and Lauren reflect on the stereotypes attached to them as a result of having children in their teens.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour, and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer: Ellie Bury

Published on Sunday, 30th May 2021.

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