Life Changing Podcast
Dr Sian Williams talks to people who have lived through extraordinary events that have reshaped their lives in the most unpredictable ways.
In this series Dr Sian Williams talks to people who have lived through extraordinary events that have set their lives on an entirely different course.
This podcast is all about the human experience, how people deal with obstacles that turn their lives upside down. The journeys are not always straightforward and there are often some remarkable discoveries along the way.
Would you like to appear on the podcast? Do you have an extraordinary story to tell? We'd love to hear from you: lifechanging@bbc.co.uk
Episodes to download
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A White Christmas for Annabelle
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Lisa Hover shares the emotions of coping with her daughter’s life-limiting condition.
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Volunteering for Freedom
Wed 11 Dec 2024
MFA Zaman, a victim of modern slavery, explains how he found freedom by helping others.
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Everything and Nothing
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Dad of triplets Paul Mason explains how fatherhood brought wildly contrasting emotions.
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Finding a New Voice
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Mum-of-two Tanja Bage describes how she prepared for a life without her voice.
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From Skid Row to Stardom
Wed 20 Nov 2024
At 12, Dan Edozie and his mother were homeless - until a bus journey changed his life.
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A Wild Child’s Buried Trauma
Wed 13 Nov 2024
She had a colourful hippy life – but Sarah Fairbairns was haunted by a childhood trauma.
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Hostage Survival
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Nick Hitch describes the terrifying moment he was caught up in a violent hostage crisis.
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Introducing the new series of Life Changing
Tue 5 Nov 2024
Dr Sian Williams looks forward to another series of extraordinary stories.
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The crocodile, the twins and the bond that saved them
Wed 15 May 2024
Georgia and Melissa are swimming in a Mexican lagoon, when one of them is dragged under.
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'I will make amends'
Wed 8 May 2024
In 1988 experienced medical doctor Tony answers a call for help — it nearly breaks him.
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Excluded
Wed 1 May 2024
Marginalised his whole life, aged 24, Tier demands a reckoning with the education system.
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Finally Meeting Mum
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Su’s in a race against time to finally meet her birth mother, on the last day of her life.
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Trading places
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Fundamentally unhappy as an oil trader, Dan takes a giant personal gamble.
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Delivering Change
Wed 10 Apr 2024
As midwife Agnes’ third baby is delivered, she's confronted by a profound need for change
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Witness
Wed 3 Apr 2024
Just 14 when her mum is murdered, Georgia vows that she will never be forgotten.
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Harriet: What Happened Next
Boxing Day 2023
Former guest Harriet tells a live audience how her podcast appearance changed her life.
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Hurting the One You Love
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Full of teenage fury, Connor lashes out at his mum — with far-reaching consequences.
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Bluebells on Bunny Hill
Wed 15 Nov 2023
In a children’s home in 1959, a unique friendship is forged — then cruelly ended.
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'I knew I could never make it right'
Wed 8 Nov 2023
In her 20s, Teresa Clark made a fatal decision that would impact multiple lives.
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Blink Once
Wed 1 Nov 2023
Police officer Clodagh is used to dealing with emergency situations — until it’s her own.
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The Baroness
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Rachel had an aristocratic but poor upbringing, then came a deathbed confession.
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Dead Calm
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Will is in the Solomon Islands surfing spectacular waves - until the sea disappears...
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'It started as a perfect wedding day'
Wed 11 Oct 2023
A chase begins - at the reins of her horse-drawn carriage, Emily fights to survive.
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'If I panic I die'
Wed 17 May 2023
He met with his boss for coffee. Minutes later, Stephen was fighting for life.
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Speechless
Wed 10 May 2023
Polly put everything into her profession. But in one live TV moment, it all went wrong.
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Overheard
Wed 3 May 2023
Eight-year-old Hazel listens in as her teachers discuss her. Their words are devastating.
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From the rubble
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Jessica gets home with her two young boys. Minutes later their house explodes.
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The box under the bed
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Joe thought he knew his dad until he found a cache of documents revealing lie after lie.
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Taken: Lisa’s story
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Six-year-old Lisa boards a flight with her dad. She won’t see her mum for the next decade.
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Taken: Tracey’s story
Wed 5 Apr 2023
Her kids aren’t home, then her husband sends a text: ‘Gary and Lisa say goodbye forever'.
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