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A Sense of Belonging

Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring what it means to belong.

The Consolations of Art

Alan Dein connects with strangers around the world to hear how art has changed their lives

Exile

Alan Dein connects with strangers around the world, each with a story of exile.

Tolerance

Alan Dein encounters random strangers online and hears extraordinary stories of tolerance.

Isolation

Alan Dein connects with random strangers each, in their own way, isolated.

Great Expectations

Alan Dein talks to people in Korea, Uganda and India about parental expectations.

Survival

Alan Dein travels the world via the internet, talking to people surviving against the odds

Alan Dein talks to his Facebook friends across America about the election of Donald Trump.

Episode 4

Alan Dein hears the real-life dramas of strangers in Nepal, Panama and Tanzania.

A Message from Hank and Norma

Alan Dein tells the moving story of 3 years in the life of Hank and Norma from Arkansas.

Clean Slate

Alan Dein hears from a man in Pennsylvania accused of bewitching and killing his wife.

Taking Flight

Alan Dein embarks on a new series of nocturnal conversations with random strangers online.

Dependence

Alan Dein explores dependency, hearing from people from Ireland, Australia and Singapore.

Who Am I?

Alan Dein connects with the world online to hear surprising stories of personal identity.

Staying Strong

A girl who has to decide between education and virtue tells Alan Dein her story.

Going It Alone

Alan Dein speaks to people who, through choice or circumstance, are going it alone.

Identity

People from Russia, Ukraine and Pakistan grapple with issues of identity.

Enduring Love

Stories of relationships under pressure in Arkansas, Ghana and Slovakia.

Egypt - Silence and Waiting

Ordinary Egyptians share their stories of the recent tumultuous events.

Away from Â鶹ԼÅÄ

Alan hears from a nurse awaiting injured troops, and an Icelander finds paradise in a pool

Found in Translation

Alan Dein hears the story of Bryan and Anna, who met using Google Translate.

Escape

Alan talks to a Saudi woman and Russian man yearning to escape from oppressive regimes.

The Power of Belief

Alan Dein hears stories from Peru, Canada and Israel about the power of belief.

A Tale from the Bush

Alan Dein hears a moving story of widowhood from 60-year-old Jennie in the Australian bush

Healing

Ghanaian healer, injured dance teacher and barrister left for dead in a pool of blood.

Connection & Separation

Gunfight in Cairo, a nervous French woman and a Brazilian man's troubled love affair.

Episode 3

Alan Dein connects with a man shot by a sniper during the Lebanese civil war.

Episode 2

Alan connects with a man conducting his relationship entirely through Google Translate.

Episode 1

Alan connects with a 66-year-old Texan widow and an 18-year-old poker player in London.

Episode 2

Alan 'meets' a car-jacked man in Caracas and an Iranian evading government eavesdropping.