BBC Sounds - Life Stories Podcasts

Series 4

Case 1: The Flood

A teenager in Georgia tries to contact his dead aunt - and all hell breaks loose.

• 28 mins
• 30 Apr 2024

Excluded

Marginalised his whole life, aged 24, Tier demands a reckoning with the education system.

• 28 mins
• 01 May 2024

Classic Desert Island Discs - Benjamin Zephaniah

Sue Lawley talks to the poet Benjamin Zephaniah in a programme first broadcast in 1997

• 35 mins
• 28 Apr 2024

Co-parenting, Homelessness and women, Dr Jessica Taylor

What is it really like to be a co-parent? Two mothers give their take.

• 57 mins
• 01 May 2024

8. Waiting For Justice

Annette Hewins' case is heard in the Royal Court of Appeal.

• 36 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

The Blackout Ripper

Shootout at the Dress Shop

Doris Staples doesn't want to see Private John Waters any more... but he has other ideas.

• 45 mins
• 29 Apr 2024

Introducing... Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Joanne discusses pop star conspiracy theories on Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

• 9 mins
• 01 May 2024

How I convinced police my dad was a murderer

On the day his mother disappeared, 11-year-old Collier started looking for evidence

• 50 mins
• 28 Apr 2024

Antony Gormley

Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley reveals his formative creative influences and experiences.

• 43 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

Introducing... The Science of Happiness

The Science of Happiness is available now on BBC Sounds.

• 25 mins
• 29 Apr 2024

Fishing Trip Nightmare: Dragged Under in the Coral Sea

Maike and his 7 year old son's Australian fishing trip turns disasterous.

• 48 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

10. Devil in the Detail

A PhD student discovers an anomaly which undermines a global movement.

• 14 mins
• 06 Oct 2023

A Piano

Josie Long presents short documentaries with a piano at their heart.

• 28 mins
• 30 Apr 2024

Mike Edmunds on decoding galaxies and ancient astronomical artefacts

Mike Edmunds on the chemical make-up of galaxies and decoding the Antikythera Mechanism

• 32 mins
• 23 Apr 2024

12. Philip Pullman

Author Philip Pullman and the advice he would give his younger self.

• 49 mins
• 19 Mar 2024

Riding the Waves of Anxiety

Comedian Aparna Nancherla struggles with anxiety. Can a new technique help her cope?

• 21 mins
• 24 Apr 2024

5. What It Is See

Charlotte’s taking you to meet one of her newest friends, Sara Huws.

• 31 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

AI Ghosts

Nicky meets Jarren Rocks, who made a programme that allows us to speak to the dead.

• 33 mins
• 30 Apr 2024

Preview Episode: Chasing Mountains

Five of the world’s top female climbers are thrown into a history-making race.

• 43 mins
• 01 May 2024

Mark Zuckerberg: Move Fast and Get Rich

How one social media site birthed an empire. The story of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.

• 56 mins
• 26 Mar 2024