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The Backstory

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Telling the human stories that are happening all around us - stories that may be unusual but could be happening to your neighbour or the person next to you on the bus. Hosted on Acast. See a...

The Backstory Podcast Guide

Listen to The Backstory, a Society & Culture podcast by the backstory podcast. Stream 61 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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A New Normal - Nancy, Nina and Wes's story

This week we hear from Nancy and daughter Nina who, together with lodger Wes, find themselves living together in lockdown in a newly constit...

22:32Apr 12, 2020

A New Normal: Lex's story

This week Suzy and Claire put five questions to each other about their new normal - how is life in lockdown in the Norfolk countryside? They...

26:09Apr 5, 2020

A New Normal: Masha's story

We are bringing you a season of backstories with the theme - a new normal - telling the real-life stories of us all adjusting to life in the...

21:57Mar 29, 2020

A New Normal: Amy's story

We are bringing you a season of backstories with the theme - a new normal - telling the real-life stories of us all adjusting to life in the...

18:45Mar 22, 2020

Backstory Mash-up - Recovery

In this week’s mash-up we hear a selection of stories on the theme of recovery. First we hear from from Jilly Moss whose little girl Alba co...

29:31Jul 9, 2019

Backstory Mash-up - Transformation

This week we’re talking ‘Transformation’ - experiences that can blindside or creep up slowly but that change your life. We hear from Marc wh...

29:58Jun 25, 2019

Backstory Mash-up: A Sudden Change

This week we have our second mash-up, this time our first story is from another podcast The Break-up Monologues and we hear from comedienne...

24:07Jun 11, 2019

Backstory Mashup - Altered States

Backstory is back! This time we’re hearing from a mixture of new and familiar voices as we look at the theme of Altered States. We hear from...

25:39May 28, 2019

Acid attack: Adele's story

Rounding up our season looking at people seeking justice, we hear from Adele Bellis who suffered an acid attack in August 2014. The attack w...

32:39Mar 5, 2019

Shot in the back: Lee's story

This is Lee’s story of getting justice for his mother - Cherry Groce - who was shot in front of him by the police on 28th September 1985 whe...

30:27Feb 26, 2019

Dead in the Water: Penny's story PART TWO

In PART TWO we continue the shocking and compelling story of how Penny Farmer and her family tracked down her brother and his girlfriend’s k...

31:15Feb 19, 2019

Dead in the Water: Penny's story PART ONE

This is part one of Penny Farmer's remarkable story about her brother Chris and his girlfriend Peta who went off travelling to South America...

31:24Feb 12, 2019

Fit for life: Olly and Zane's story

Rounding up our season looking at the people whose job it is to help others, this week we’re heading to the gym to meet personal trainers Ol...

19:28Jan 8, 2019

The art of nursing: Christie's story

This week Claire went to meet Christie Watson who worked as a nurse for over twenty years. We hear about when she found herself on the other...

29:12Jan 1, 2019

Your own front door: Nicky and Alan's story

Continuing our season looking at the people whose job it is to help others, this week it’s Nicky and Alan from St. Martin’s Housing in Norwi...

26:36Dec 25, 2018

Losing your business partner : Nick's story

This is a new season of the backstory - this run of four has a particular theme - we are looking at people’s jobs which involve doing good....

28:10Dec 18, 2018

Living with Parkinson's: Terry's story

Season 5 Episode 8 Terry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease when he was 59. 8 years after his diagnosis, he and daughter Vicki talk abou...

30:24Nov 27, 2018

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