Episodes
iPM listener Sophie always wanted a big family. But after losing two babies late on during the pregnancies, she and her partner made the agonising decision to not try again. And Tony Blackburn reads our Your News bulletin. Email [email protected] Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 10/12/18
Who knows best: the parents or medical professionals? This iPM listener bought her daughter thyroid medicine on the internet, but she was later arrested and spent nearly two years on bail. The case has now been dropped, but should she have been more cautious? Plus Kirsty Wark reads your news bulletin. [email protected] is how to send us your sentences of news. Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 10/05/18
A couple on why their divorce was almost too amicable. Plus iPM listener Charlotte on why childcare meant she couldn't go back to work and how that impacted her life. Mariella Frostrup reads our bulletin of your news. Email [email protected] Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 09/28/18
Family secrets feature a lot on iPM. The listener who hated her stepsons but couldn't tell anyone. The listener whose mum had secretly remarried. That time we heard from the wife and then the husband on the mistress. Here one listener, Steven, on how his family secret was kept from him for 50 years, and what happened when the truth came out. We also hear from Jo, a listener with another suggestion for our outside broadcast. She explains what she's been doing in her area to reduce plastic...
Published 09/21/18
Should the idea of 'fault' be taken out of the divorce process? The government has announced a consultation and iPM listeners weigh in. A few weeks ago Carole and Peter told us fault should go, but a listener who is a divorce barrister has doubts. Our latest suggestion for where we should do an outside broadcast from is poo and Charlotte Green has our bulletin of your news. Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 09/14/18
iPM listener, James, told us how he'd finally made contact with his biological father, who'd donated his sperm 30 years ago. Now that man explains what led him to be a donor in the first place, and what he expects when he meets James for the first time. Radio 2's Simon Mayo reads our Your News bulletin. And we hear from our listener Fabida who's returned from Kerala, where the worst flooding in a century left thousands homeless. Let us know your story on [email protected] Presented...
Published 09/07/18
Our listener James only learned as an adult that he'd been conceived by sperm donation. Ten years later, he's now found his biological father. They plan to meet next week. Plus Simon Jack reads our Your News bulletin. Let us know your story on [email protected] Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 08/31/18
Our iPM listener Noushad watched as India's heaviest monsoon rains in a century destroyed the place he had called home for 30 years. But concern turned to anguish when he lost contact with his wife who had been visiting family in Kerala. Here he tells us how he watched and waited. Also this week our Your News bulletin and suggestions from two iPM listeners about where we should choose to do an outside broadcast from, in our highly competitive non competition. Let us know your story on...
Published 08/24/18
After a landmark case saw a woman told she couldn't divorce her husband, two iPM listeners tell us about trying to end their marriages. Should "no-fault" divorces be introduced? We've also got our Your News bulletin and alpacas. Let us know your story on [email protected] Presented by Luke Jones and Chris Mason. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 08/17/18
Our listener Sarah got in touch about her daughter Isla who is deaf and until recently received extra funding at school to help her. But Sarah doesn't yet know if that will continue in the new school year. Our Your News bulletin is read by BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood. And iPM is taking suggestions from where we could broadcast an entire programme. A recommendation from one listener takes us to Chiswick in London, to see what the RNLI lifeboat team do there. Send us your ideas to...
Published 08/10/18
A listener on the problems she faced after her son died suddenly and why it might be something which might affect others. Plus Jim Naughtie reads our bulletin of Your News. Presented by Luke Jones and produced by Cat Farnsworth. This is the programme that starts with your story. Let us know yours. [email protected]
Published 08/03/18
One listener explains how a TV advert made him see that he was in an emotionally abusive relationship, and how he moved on. Let us know your news. [email protected] Katie Derham reads the Your News bulletin. Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 07/27/18
A listener on half a decade of trying to find out what happened to his teenage sister. Colin Frost, the brother of Elsie Frost, has one last shot at getting information. [email protected] Presented by Eddie Mair and Luke Jones Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 07/20/18
One listener tells of how she discovered a project to establish an independent "space nation" - Asgardia - and how she's now been elected as an MP for it. Kathy Clugston reads Your News. Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 07/13/18
A listener on an unexpected encounter with her boss and how she had the last word. Presented by Luke Jones. Let us know what his happening with you on [email protected]
Published 07/06/18
A listener closes his bookshop after 40 years on the high street. We have an update on the ashes Sheila has been keeping in her broom cupboard. Plus Zeb Soanes has Your News. Get in touch [email protected] or @bbcipm Presented by Luke Jones and produced by Kate Collins.
Published 06/29/18
We're looking for somewhere to broadcast from. Small horses or small islands. iPM is the show that starts with your story. [email protected] is how to get in touch. Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair. Produced by Kate Collins.
Published 06/22/18
A listener, who heard our series with a mother and daughter whose lives were changed by heroin, tells us about his experience with drug abuse. He lost his job and was admitted to rehab. But now things are looking better. [email protected] Presented by Eddie Mair and Luke Jones
Published 06/15/18
A listener takes us round the Red Room club in Ealing, West London. In the 1960s, the venue was called the Ealing Club and was where The Rolling Stones and The Who played some of their earliest gigs. But there are fears that regeneration in the area will mean the club will have to close its doors forever. Is enough done to protect grass roots music venues? Plus Annie Nightingale reads our Your News bulletin and reminisces about the iconic Maida Vale studios. Presented by Luke Jones...
Published 06/08/18
The week the inquiry into the the Grenfell Tower fire starts, iPM talks again to a listener and former firefighter, who investigated his own high-rise tower block in Manchester. Plus Susan Rae reads our Your News bulletin. Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair. Produced by Cat Farnsworth. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @BBCiPM.
Published 06/01/18
Listeners on making homes, making gardens and living in a shed. Peter Gibbs from Gardeners' Question Time reads our Your News bulletin. Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair. Produced by Cat Farnsworth. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @BBCiPM.
Published 05/25/18
We hear from listeners taking a second chance on love. Jilly Cooper reads our Your News bulletin plus we hear from a listener in Jersey who was so frustrated by a local problem she decided to stand in the general election there this week. [email protected] if you want to get in touch. Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair. Produced by Kate Collins.
Published 05/18/18
Two listeners on the challenges of teaching. One has been at the chalkface for 25 years, the other has been teaching almost a year. Plus Fi Glover from Fortunately reads Your News. Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair.
Published 05/11/18
Our listener Malcolm on trying to save his house. Another listener suggests we go wing walking with them but unfortunately due to rules we can't, so what a shame we'll just have to ask them about it instead. Plus BBC Radio 1's Alice Levine reads our Your News Bulletin. Get in touch on [email protected] or @BBCiPM Presented by Luke Jones and Eddie Mair. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 05/04/18
After 50 years of struggling to cope, a diganosis means the world no longer seems so strange for our listener. Get in touch on [email protected] or @BBCiPM Presented by Luke Jones. Produced by Cat Farnsworth.
Published 04/27/18