Life Changing

Dr Sian Williams talks to people who have lived through extraordinary events that have reshaped their lives in the most unpredictable ways.

Radio 4,65 episodes

Episodes

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The Girl Gambler
When Stacey Goodwin got a new job, it triggered a destructive gambling addiction.
21 May 2025,28 mins
The Great Escape
Angela Tilley explains how a life-changing purchase helped her overcome agoraphobia.
07 May 2025,28 mins
The Reluctant Hero
Despite not being able to swim, Larry O’Brien saved over 30 people from a sinking ferry.
30 Apr 2025,28 mins
The Piano Tuner's Tale
Ed Stewart reveals how his life and career were defined by a violent row at a teen party.
16 Apr 2025,28 mins
A White Christmas for Annabelle
Lisa Hover shares the emotions of coping with her daughter’s life-limiting condition.
18 Dec 2024,28 mins
Volunteering for Freedom
MFA Zaman, a victim of modern slavery, explains how he found freedom by helping others.
11 Dec 2024,28 mins
Everything and Nothing
Dad of triplets Paul Mason explains how fatherhood brought wildly contrasting emotions.
04 Dec 2024,28 mins
Finding a New Voice
Mum-of-two Tanja Bage describes how she prepared for a life without her voice.
27 Nov 2024,28 mins
From Skid Row to Stardom
At 12, Dan Edozie and his mother were homeless - until a bus journey changed his life.
20 Nov 2024,28 mins
A Wild Child’s Buried Trauma
She had a colourful hippy life – but Sarah Fairbairns was haunted by a childhood trauma.
13 Nov 2024,28 mins
Hostage Survival
Nick Hitch describes the terrifying moment he was caught up in a violent hostage crisis.
06 Nov 2024,28 mins
Introducing the new series of Life Changing
Dr Sian Williams looks forward to another series of extraordinary stories.
05 Nov 2024,3 mins
The crocodile, the twins and the bond that saved them
Georgia and Melissa are swimming in a Mexican lagoon, when one of them is dragged under.
15 May 2024,28 mins
'I will make amends'
In 1988 experienced medical doctor Tony answers a call for help — it nearly breaks him.
08 May 2024,28 mins
Excluded
Marginalised his whole life, aged 24, Tier demands a reckoning with the education system.
01 May 2024,28 mins
Finally Meeting Mum
Su’s in a race against time to finally meet her birth mother, on the last day of her life.
24 Apr 2024,28 mins
Trading places
Fundamentally unhappy as an oil trader, Dan takes a giant personal gamble.
17 Apr 2024,28 mins
Delivering Change
As midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she's confronted by a profound need for change
10 Apr 2024,28 mins
Witness
Just 14 when her mum is murdered, Georgia vows that she will never be forgotten.
03 Apr 2024,28 mins
Harriet: What Happened Next
Former guest Harriet tells a live audience how her podcast appearance changed her life.
26 Dec 2023,42 mins
Hurting the One You Love
Full of teenage fury, Connor lashes out at his mum — with far-reaching consequences.
22 Nov 2023,28 mins
Bluebells on Bunny Hill
In a children’s home in 1959, a unique friendship is forged — then cruelly ended.
15 Nov 2023,28 mins
'I knew I could never make it right'
In her 20s, Teresa Clark made a fatal decision that would impact multiple lives.
08 Nov 2023,28 mins
Blink Once
Police officer Clodagh is used to dealing with emergency situations — until it’s her own.
01 Nov 2023,28 mins
The Baroness
Rachel had an aristocratic but poor upbringing, then came a deathbed confession.
25 Oct 2023,28 mins
Dead Calm
Will is in the Solomon Islands surfing spectacular waves - until the sea disappears...
18 Oct 2023,28 mins
'It started as a perfect wedding day'
A chase begins - at the reins of her horse-drawn carriage, Emily fights to survive.
11 Oct 2023,28 mins
'If I panic I die'
He met with his boss for coffee. Minutes later, Stephen was fighting for life.
17 May 2023,28 mins
Speechless
Polly put everything into her profession. But in one live TV moment, it all went wrong.
10 May 2023,28 mins
Overheard
Eight-year-old Hazel listens in as her teachers discuss her. Their words are devastating.
03 May 2023,28 mins