why?
People queuing at the checkout, idling at the traffic lights, sitting next to you at the movies: most of the time we hardly notice them. They’re unremarkable, routine ... ordinary. Or that’s how they seem. But there are things we can’t know from the outside; the stories of people’s lives that we could never fathom, just by looking at them.
But what if they told you?
Journalist and author, Marianne Thamm, discovers some of those hidden stories. She finds out what goes on behind the closed, everyday doors. She speaks to people in their homes, their cars, their bars – wherever they’d usually be found. She asks questions, tackles issue and peels back some of those ordinary layers to reveal the extraordinary lives underneath. She gets them to talk …in the First Person.
Do you have a First Person we should be interviewing? Email us at [email protected]
Also, many thanks to our sponsor UK49s Lunchtime results.
But what if they told you?
Journalist and author, Marianne Thamm, discovers some of those hidden stories. She finds out what goes on behind the closed, everyday doors. She speaks to people in their homes, their cars, their bars – wherever they’d usually be found. She asks questions, tackles issue and peels back some of those ordinary layers to reveal the extraordinary lives underneath. She gets them to talk …in the First Person.
Do you have a First Person we should be interviewing? Email us at [email protected]
Also, many thanks to our sponsor UK49s Lunchtime results.
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season 1 episodes
Season One: Episode 1 - Oscar-Obsessed Amateur Detective
One man and his obsession with finding the truth about the murders of two innocent women.
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One man and his obsession with finding the truth about the murders of two innocent women.
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Season One: Episode 2 - Shrooms at 70
From teetotaller to SA's magic mushroom champion. A 71-year-old’s incredible journey into psychedelia.
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From teetotaller to SA's magic mushroom champion. A 71-year-old’s incredible journey into psychedelia.
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Season One: Episode 3 - Fifty Shades of OK
One woman's sexual expedition into a world where pain and pleasure mix.
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One woman's sexual expedition into a world where pain and pleasure mix.
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Season One: Episode 4 - Backyard Addiction
Karl Thornton risks everything for the obsession that he can’t shake that takes him away from his family.
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Karl Thornton risks everything for the obsession that he can’t shake that takes him away from his family.
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Season One: Episode 5 - The White Sangoma
Through a chance encounter, a white Afrikaans woman discovers her deepest calling.
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Through a chance encounter, a white Afrikaans woman discovers her deepest calling.
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Season One: Episode 6 - The Boys in Blue
The story of a remarkable South African cop with a deep passion to change lives - for good.
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The story of a remarkable South African cop with a deep passion to change lives - for good.
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