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Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.

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    OpportunitySeries 12

    Tue 29 Dec 2020

    Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changing world.

  • GroundedSeries 12

    Tue 22 Dec 2020

    Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world.

  • Searching For HopeSeries 12

    Tue 15 Dec 2020

    Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world.

  • ResilienceSeries 12

    Tue 8 Dec 2020

    Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. New series.

  • HomecomingSeries 11

    Wed 22 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown

  • Journeys InterruptedSeries 11

    Wed 15 Apr 2020

    Alan connects with people around the world, looking to the day they restart their lives.

  • Calm WatersSeries 11

    Wed 8 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein connects with people around the world seeking calm during the pandemic.

  • AnticipationSeries 11

    Wed 1 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic.

  • WanderlustSeries 10

    Fri 13 Sep 2019

    Born in one place, living in another? Highs and lows of feeling different from the rest.

  • HealingSeries 10

    Fri 6 Sep 2019

    Alan Dein hears from a single mother in Venezuela and a Sri Lankan personal trainer.

  • Seeking FulfilmentSeries 10

    Fri 30 Aug 2019

    Alan Dein speaks to a young gay man in China and a woman in Egypt troubled by extremism

  • Utopia/DystopiaSeries 9

    Tue 26 Mar 2019

    Malibu - heaven on earth - but when disaster comes what rises from the ashes?

  • Life In MotionSeries 9

    Tue 19 Mar 2019

    Alan Dein speaks to strangers around the world about life on and off the road.

  • The Road Less TravelledSeries 9

    Tue 12 Mar 2019

    Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring the question of identity.

  • A Sense of BelongingSeries 9

    Tue 5 Mar 2019

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

  • The Consolations of ArtSeries 8

    Sat 16 Dec 2017

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

  • ExileSeries 8

    Sat 9 Dec 2017

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

  • ToleranceSeries 8

    Sat 2 Dec 2017

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

  • IsolationSeries 8

    Sat 25 Nov 2017

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

  • Great ExpectationsSeries 8

    Sat 18 Nov 2017

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

  • SurvivalSeries 8

    Sat 11 Nov 2017

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

  • Don't Log Off, Mr President

    Sat 12 Nov 2016

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

  • Episode 4Series 7

    Mon 18 Jul 2016

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

  • A Message from Hank and NormaSeries 7

    Mon 11 Jul 2016

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

  • Clean SlateSeries 7

    Mon 4 Jul 2016

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

  • Taking FlightSeries 7

    Mon 27 Jun 2016

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

  • DependenceSeries 6

    Fri 13 Mar 2015

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

  • Who Am I?Series 6

    Fri 6 Mar 2015

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

  • Staying StrongSeries 6

    Fri 27 Feb 2015

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

  • Going It AloneSeries 5

    Wed 1 Oct 2014

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

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