The Listening Project Podcast
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
Episodes to download
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The Final Edition
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Anti-tax activists; young, single mums and forced adoption; gardening across generations.
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Love and Loss
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Bereavement and grief, prejudice in the health system, high street shops and Eurovision.
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Passions, pluck and pride
Tue 6 Sep 2022
Dog bites, the future of local news, living with a stammer and the love of鈥� shoes.
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Staying Positive
Sun 28 Aug 2022
Sickle cell disease, going on a pilgrimage and being a woman in a male-dominated sport.
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Pride and Passion
Sun 21 Aug 2022
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
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Dreams and Reality
Sun 24 Jul 2022
The joys of volunteering, modern football fandom, having kids versus not having kids.
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Consuming Passions
Sun 17 Jul 2022
Football and the Women's Euros; bicycles and cars; cryogenics; and streaming and vinyl.
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Living History
Sun 10 Jul 2022
Strikes and policing, superheroes, alternative ways of getting to work.
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Lessons in Life
Sun 3 Jul 2022
Strikes; loneliness, Long Covid kids and home schooling, the joy of being ten years old.
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Making a Different Future
Sun 26 Jun 2022
Diversity at festivals, choices at 18+, Kate Bush revival and a 10th anniversary catch-up.
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The Human Need to Connect
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Pride UK, the mother-daughter bond, Father's Day and a passion for the TV soap Neighbours.
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Open to Change
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Cost of living crisis, travel chaos at airports, Northern Ireland鈥檚 future and bushcraft.
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The Power of Language
Sun 5 Jun 2022
War in Ukraine, homophobia in football, the Project's archive at the British Library.
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Finding the Answer
Sun 29 May 2022
Rewilding, beachcombing, ambulance delays and body image. Fi Glover presents.
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Trials and Tribulations
Sun 22 May 2022
Surviving horror, the rights and wrongs of horse racing, second homes, the afterlife.
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Walking the Tightrope
Sun 15 May 2022
Life and laughs on the comedy circuit, and raising young men to respect young women.
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Strength in Numbers
Sun 8 May 2022
Cost of living crisis, the environment, the DNA of protest, voting. Fi Glover presents.
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Adapting and Nurturing
Sun 1 May 2022
The Falklands War, male infertility, French ex-pats, fostering and adoption.
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Floods, fashion, town and country
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Flooding, fashion, city life and country life. Fi Glover presents.
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Belief & the Wonder of Nature
Sun 17 Apr 2022
Big cats, night skies, long Covid and when the person you love has a different belief.
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Living Costs
Sun 10 Apr 2022
The increasing cost of living; of heating your home; and windfarms. Fi Glover presents.
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Ukraine Special
Sun 3 Apr 2022
Fi Glover presents three conversations relating to the conflict in Ukraine.
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The Power of Love
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Running safely; military wives; relationships with phones; disability and dating.
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Ready for Change
Sun 6 Feb 2022
Learning to read as an adult; grammar and punctuation; delays in fertility treatment.
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Past, Present and Future
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Nursing; Down鈥檚 syndrome and the desire to live independently; managing birth families.
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Resilience is...
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Whistleblowers, living with epilepsy, acting and ageism. Fi Glover presents.
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Tight Spaces
Sun 16 Jan 2022
Working in a GP surgery, squeezing into tight spaces for fun, growing old with attitude.
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Jigsaw of Experience
Sun 9 Jan 2022
The shape of modern families, long lost siblings and living with flammable cladding.
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On the frontline
Sun 2 Jan 2022
The nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library. With Fi Glover.
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The Best of 2021
Boxing Day 2021
Fi Glover presents a selection of powerful conversations gathered this year.
Animated conversations
Listening project conversations brought to life by talented young animators.
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey roam the fields of broadcasting talking to interesting people.
Find a conversation
Broadcast across Radio 4 and on local radio stations across the UK and Northern Ireland.
