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Goodbye to All This

“I still love him and I miss him.” Losing the thing you are most sure of and coming out the other side - a story about life, love and loss. A 12-part memoir by Sophie Townsend.

World Service,13 episodes

Episodes

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12. Moving
He’s still here all the time. Yet he’s not. And a diary has more in it than expected
32 mins28 Dec 2020
11. The shoe
“She hates me going into her room”. A pink, strappy, high-heeled shoe causes a big row
19 mins21 Dec 2020
10. Appointment
The washing machine breaks. The bills are mounting. Sophie almost electrocutes herself
24 mins14 Dec 2020
9. Something new
“You’ll never find anyone if you’re not online.” Sophie is ready to start dating again
29 mins07 Dec 2020
8. Going under
“Mama, I can’t get to you!” There’s unexpected danger on a family holiday
31 mins30 Nov 2020
7. Port in the storm
“His death is nothing like the worst thing. The worst thing is now”
25 mins23 Nov 2020
6. The funeral
Love, flashes of anger and remembering funny things
21 mins16 Nov 2020
5. The crowded goodbye
“He was covered in flowers and looked so peaceful."
34 mins09 Nov 2020
4. Crashing waves
“I’m sorry it’s not better news.” A hospital appointment feels like a polite break-up
36 mins02 Nov 2020
3. Family portrait
“Hold on, we think. Hold on.” A photo and a moment captured, before it all begins
34 mins26 Oct 2020
2. The secret
“Of course you’re crying. You’re very, very frightened.” And now nobody must know
27 mins18 Oct 2020
1. A shadow
“He blows a kiss and I see it - exhaustion in his eyes. How didn’t I notice it before?”
22 mins11 Oct 2020
Prologue
“I don’t dream about him for weeks. And then, there he is, woven into my sleep.”
2 mins01 Oct 2020