Capturing the nation in conversation
Friends Kerry and Liesje imagine what they'd say to autism if it was a person.
Friends Kerry and Liesje share the realities of caring for their autistic children.
Pauline is Lucy’s grandmother. What family history and traits do they share?
Martha has eczema. How has looking after her affected mum Victoria and sister Rosie?
After Anna’s stroke they became conversation partners. Was it therapy for them both?
Their mum died when they were very young (2 and 4). What do they remember of her?
Emma and Stuart have a farm together, but whose dream are they living?
Sarah and Gerry work with people who are dying, but can they face their own deaths?
Colleagues from a London charity discuss how hard it is to describe their job to others.
Friends admit that their experience as carers has taken its toll but has made them grow.
A couple discuss the human side of medicine - and the risk of it changing you.
Friends who have ended up caring for their husbands discuss finding the reserves to cope.
How a book her daughter found online dramatically improved a mother's crippling arthritis
Colleagues from a London charity discuss living near the young people they work with.
The parents of a 16-year-old recall their son's stroke and the day their lives changed.
Cousins Don and Mary remember when the Real IRA bombed their home town of Omagh.
Teenagers, Charlotte and Martin share their thoughts about being adopted.
Robin and granddaughter Allura talk about making mischief and getting out of trouble.
Monica talks to her son Rikki about being gay, coming out and about having a gay son.
Noah loves computer games and dad Michael tells him about the games he played as a boy
Claire doesn't share Lorraine's love of pets, but both value their new friendship.
Alan and his youngest daughter Sophie talk about their evolving relationship
Johanna tells her friend Aurore how her decision to act was influenced by her grandmother.
Two friends both share a fascination for potholing, but from very different perspectives.