Changing Lives
A fortnightly audio plunge into the everyday lives of extraordinary people.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Every Breath You Take...Before
In September 2019, when most of us would hardly have been giving a thought to the functioning of our lungs, I went to record a singing session with Breathe Music in Essex. It was a beautiful autumn …
Now My Love Be Strong
Darren has the charm of the Devil and Lorraine is the love of his life. As I edited their story, I realised I was editing 'West Side Story' cut-and-pasted into the heart of East London. It is a sto…
Hereward and the Custard Cream
A stone's throw from the ruins of St. Botolph's Priory in Colchester is an extraordinary shop which bustles with happy people and works some sort of magic on all those who enter there. Here I met Sh…
Chile Despertò: a soundscape
This is a soundscape from two weeks' travelling in Chile just after the start of the 18 October revolution in 2019. They are all sounds recorded on my iPhone in the street, in bars, in Santiago, Val…
Through a Shattered Pane
Music from 'The Pinnacle' in rehearsal and interviews with band members in their dressing-room after a performance at The South Bank Centre in London. Frank speaking about what music means to them o…
Sam's Story
This is the story of Sam in his mother's words.
'Totally brilliant! Have just sat entranced listening.’
‘What a heartbreaking yet uplifting story.’
‘A privilege to listen to it.'
‘What a wonderful m…