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Home: Anne and Andrew
12/04/2012Anne tells grandson Andrew why 'home is best'.
Station: BBC Radio Scotland
Lone rangers: Alastair and Brian
26/07/2012The boyhood appeal of the Wild West never dimmed for 'cowboys' Alastair and Brian.
Station: BBC Radio Scotland
Family tragedy: Tim and Ethel (uploaded by Tim)
31/10/2012Ethel talks to her son-in-law Tim about losing four members of her family all at once.
Station: BBC Radio 4
Remembering Everest: Matt and Irene (uploaded by Matt)
31/10/2012Irene sat down with her grandson Matt to relive her trip of a lifetime to Nepal.
Station: BBC Radio 4
Friends for Life: Winifred and Helen (uploaded by Winifred's granddaughter Kirsty)
31/10/2012Winifred and Helen celebrate their lifelong friendship spent in a Yorkshire mining town.
Station: BBC Radio 4
Life changing decision: Helen and Janette (uploaded by Helen)
07/11/2012Helen was just three when her mother Janette made a decision that would change her life.
Station: BBC Radio 4
More like sisters than friends: Sarah and Rebecca-Lauren (uploaded by Sarah)
07/11/2012Sarah and Rebecca-Lauren are lifelong friends and consider each other family.
Station: BBC Radio 4
A summer courtship: Ranjit and Sara (uploaded by Ranjit)
07/11/2012Husband and wife Ranjit and Sara remember the summer they fell in love in Oxford.
Station: BBC Radio 4
Engaged in a week: Nicky and Dodge (uploaded by Nicky)
07/11/2012Nicky and her Aunt Dodge remember Dodge's husband Paddy who swept her off her feet.
Station: BBC Radio 4
Wise women: Jenny, Sylvia and Alison (uploaded by Jenny)
22/11/2012Partners Sylvia and Alison talk with their friend Jenny about the challenge of being gay.
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