Identity
People from Russia, Ukraine and Pakistan grapple with issues of identity. Read more
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Series 5
People from Russia, Ukraine and Pakistan grapple with issues of identity.
Going It Alone
Alan Dein speaks to people who, through choice or circumstance, are going it alone.
Series 6
Staying Strong
A girl who has to decide between education and virtue tells Alan Dein her story.
Who Am I?
Alan Dein connects with the world online to hear surprising stories of personal identity.
Dependence
Alan Dein explores dependency, hearing from people from Ireland, Australia and Singapore.
Series 7
Taking Flight
Alan Dein embarks on a new series of nocturnal conversations with random strangers online.
Clean Slate
Alan Dein hears from a man in Pennsylvania accused of bewitching and killing his wife.
A Message from Hank and Norma
Alan Dein tells the moving story of 3 years in the life of Hank and Norma from Arkansas.
Episode 4
Alan Dein hears the real-life dramas of strangers in Nepal, Panama and Tanzania.
Don't Log Off, Mr President
Alan Dein talks to his Facebook friends across America about the election of Donald Trump.
Series 8
Survival
Alan Dein travels the world via the internet, talking to people surviving against the odds
Great Expectations
Alan Dein talks to people in Korea, Uganda and India about parental expectations.
Isolation
Alan Dein connects with random strangers each, in their own way, isolated.
Tolerance
Alan Dein encounters random strangers online and hears extraordinary stories of tolerance.
Exile
Alan Dein connects with strangers around the world, each with a story of exile.
The Consolations of Art
Alan Dein connects with strangers around the world to hear how art has changed their lives
Series 9
A Sense of Belonging
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring what it means to belong.
The Road Less Travelled
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring the question of identity.
Life In Motion
Alan Dein speaks to strangers around the world about life on and off the road.
Utopia/Dystopia
Malibu - heaven on earth - but when disaster comes what rises from the ashes?
Series 10
Seeking Fulfilment
Alan Dein speaks to a young gay man in China and a woman in Egypt troubled by extremism
Healing
Alan Dein hears from a single mother in Venezuela and a Sri Lankan personal trainer.
Wanderlust
Born in one place, living in another? Highs and lows of feeling different from the rest.
Series 11
Anticipation
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic.
Calm Waters
Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic.
Journeys Interrupted
Alan connects with people around the world, looking to the day they restart their lives.
Homecoming
Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown
Series 12
Resilience
Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. New series.
Searching For Hope
Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world.
Grounded
Opportunity
Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changing world.