Lives in a Landscape Podcast
Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today
Episodes to download
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Goodbye to Boleyn—Series 21
Fri 20 Nov 2015
West Ham are moving after 111 years. Alan Dein chronicles life on the streets on match day
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13/11/2015—Series 21
Fri 13 Nov 2015
Alan Dein meets pensioners who have transformed their home into a school for bullied kids.
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Care for Claire—Series 21
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Alan Dein hears how a community has helped following the death of two youngsters.
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The Life of Reilly—Series 20
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Alan Dein follows musical stand-up comedian Christian Reilly on the comedy circuit.
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The Glastonbury Tales—Series 20
Mon 31 Aug 2015
Alan Dein takes a pilgrim bus to Glastonbury with African and Afro-Caribbean Catholics.
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The Adoption Party—Series 20
Mon 17 Aug 2015
Prospective adoptive parents meet children waiting to be adopted at a party.
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Herd under the Hammer—Series 19
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Alan Dein meets the farmer selling his herd of 1,000 dairy cows after 35 years of milking.
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My Class My World—Series 19
Wed 22 Apr 2015
A remarkable West Yorkshire primary school with new pupils arriving from across the world.
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Holy Island: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?—Series 19
Wed 15 Apr 2015
Alan Dein meets the islanders of Lindisfarne, who coexist with millions of tourists.
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Titans Together—Series 19
Wed 8 Apr 2015
Alan Dein finds renewed community spirit in Rotherham following the sex abuse scandal.
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Sails and Oars Only - Oyster Fishing on the Fal—Series 18
Mon 15 Dec 2014
Alan Dein meets the oyster fishermen of the Fal whose livelihoods are threatened by E coli
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Jam, Jerusalem and an Awful Lot of Glitter—Series 18
Mon 8 Dec 2014
What do the Women's Institute and the gay club scene in 1980s New York have in common?
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Last Port of Call—Series 18
Mon 1 Dec 2014
Alan Dein visits an old mariners' home on the banks of the River Mersey.
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The Horses of Holme Wood—Series 18
Mon 24 Nov 2014
There are many horses on the Holme Wood estate, but Bradford Council wants rid of them.
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Racing Drivers—Series 17
Fri 12 Sep 2014
4/4 Gregor Marshall wants to be a racing driver like his famous father, Gerry. Can he make it?
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Branscombe Chalet Owners—Series 17
Fri 5 Sep 2014
Beach chalet owners in Devon battle the authorities to rebuild after the storms.
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The Death Doulas—Series 17
Fri 29 Aug 2014
Alan Dein meets doulas in Lewes, Sussex, who are companions to the dying.
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The Roman Way—Series 17
Fri 22 Aug 2014
Alan Dein tracks the fast-moving story of a squatter who takes over a pub in Luton.
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Getting the House Ready—Series 16
Mon 28 Apr 2014
Repainting, plumbing, chaos and memories - a family turns a home into a wedding venue.
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Spirit of Battle—Series 16
Mon 21 Apr 2014
Alan Dein zigzags Britain hot on the heels of a wrestler breaking into the big time.
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Waxing and Filing - Jade's Beautiful Dream—Series 16
Mon 14 Apr 2014
Intimate waxing, nails and gossip. Up close and personal with beautician on a mission Jade
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The Show Must Go On—Series 16
Mon 7 Apr 2014
The show must go on as pub singer Pat Mallon prepares for major surgery. With Alan Dein.
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Sirens of Yorkshire - Community First Responders—Series 15
New Year's Day 2014
Julie Gatenby meets the Community First Responders of East Yorkshire.
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Christmas at Sandringham—Series 15
Christmas Day 2013
Alan Dein joins 3 coachloads of merry-makers at the Sandringham Hotel in Weston-super-Mare
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Going, Going, Gone—Series 15
Wed 18 Dec 2013
Adrian and Mahroof preside over a Sheffield auction where even derelict properties sell.
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Rooms for Rent—Series 15
Wed 11 Dec 2013
Alan Dein's back with the story of two Norfolk landladies and their ill-assorted lodgers.
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Freeminers in the Forest of Dean—Series 14
Mon 16 Sep 2013
Alan Dein meets the Forest of Dean 'free miners', still digging coal in their 70s.
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St James' Gardens in Liverpool—Series 14
Mon 9 Sep 2013
Alan Dein visits a once derelict park in Liverpool to see how important it is to its users
