Alan Dein discovers the real life stories behind online profiles via Facebook and Skype. Alan locks himself away for a week to talk to people on the internet. He starts with nothing, just an online profile which says 'talk to me'. The results are intriguing, funny and often very moving
Episodes available:
Indefinitely 
Wed, 15 May 13
Duration:
28 mins
Alan hears from a woman who pursues new love when her husband's infidelity begins just days after their wedding, a Ghanaian healer who tries to cure a woman through prayer over the phone, and a barrister who struggles to regain his speech after being stabbed and beaten in Anguilla. Producer: Sarah Bowen
Wed, 8 May 13
Duration:
28 mins
Alan connects with a man in Cairo as a gunfight rages outside, a French woman nervously awaiting a meeting with her estranged father and a Brazilian man mystified at the disappearance of an online lover. Producer: Laurence Grissell
Wed, 27 Jun 12
Duration:
28 mins
Alan connects with a Beirut man shot by a sniper during the Lebanese civil war, a woman whose father was imprisoned during the Cuban revolution and a young man in California jailed for domestic violence. Producer: Laurence Grissell
Wed, 20 Jun 12
Duration:
28 mins
Alan connects with Bryan, whose relationship with his Russian girlfriend has been conducted entirely through Google Translate, and Bill, who stood in a phone box, holding a gun to his head as he came out as gay to his wife. Alan also catches up with Amir, who in the last series was trying to leave Iran, and finds out why he was so keen to go. Producer: Sarah Bowen
Wed, 13 Jun 12
Duration:
28 mins
Alan Dein discovers more real life dramas behind online profiles - via Facebook and Skype. This time, he meets a range of outsiders including a 66 year old widow in rural Texas and an 18 year old who makes a living playing online poker. He also catches up with Jennifer in Nova Scotia who featured in the last series. Producer: Laurence Grissell
Mon, 9 Jan 12
Duration:
28 mins
Alan Dein attempts to cross the world on a series of late night excursions via Facebook and Skype - discovering the real life dramas behind the online profiles. In this edition, Alan's among those dreaming of freedom, talking to a man car-jacked in Caracas and an Iranian who's determined to flee the country. Producer: Laurence Grissell
Tue, 3 Jan 12
Duration:
28 mins
Alan Dein attempts to cross the world on a series of late night excursions via Facebook and Skype - discovering the real life dramas behind online profiles. In this edition, Alan's in the realm of love and loss - online and offline. He connects with a single parent snowbound in Nova Scotia, an Egyptian whose online romance turned sour and a Pakistani yearning for a girl from the wrong caste. Producers: Laurence Grissell & Sarah Bowen
Wed, 28 Dec 11
Duration:
1 min
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