Different with Nicky Campbell BBC Radio 5 Live
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- Society & Culture
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What does it mean to be different? Is it how we think? Or how we act? In this BBC podcast, Nicky Campbell explores just that with guests who are extraordinarily different.
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AI Ghosts
Jarren Rocks tells Nicky about creating Seance AI, a programme that allows us to speak to people we have lost. They discuss the rise of grief tech - how it can be a great tool to helpfully grieve, but also it's dangers. They discuss dystopian futures v utopian futures, how AI can change everything and the complexities of owning an image that can be used to create...anything.
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
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A Dad's Revenge Killing
Jody Plauché joins Nicky to tell him a remarkable story of survival, revenge and family. At 11 Jody was groomed then kidnapped by his karate teacher Jeff Doucet, an America wide manhunt ensued and Jody’s attacker was apprehended, and Jody returned home safely. But the story didn’t end there - Jeff was returned to his home state for trial, where news cameras were waiting, but so was Jody’s father who shot and killed Jeff.
Jody and Nicky talk about forgiveness, surviving abuse and his relationship with his father.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of child abuse and violence that some listeners may find upsetting.
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound: Craig Edmondson -
Despite - Radio Times Moment of the Year Nominee
In the first series of Different Nicky spoke to journalist Alex Renton about the abuse that he saw and experienced at his school, the Edinburgh Academy, in the 1970s. Since the episode, ‘Edgar’ was published, many more victims have come forward, and the case against the alleged living abuser continues.
After that episode Nicky received many emails, one of which was from the daughter of the man who abused him, Hamish Dawson. Nicky travels to Edinburgh to meet Jenny Pearson to discuss her childhood, and how hearing her father’s name on the radio shook her world. She talks about healing, volunteering to speak to her father’s victims and thriving despite the legacy her father left behind.
WARNING: This episode contains bad language, descriptions of child abuse and violence that some listeners may find upsetting.
If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed, you can find more information and support on the BBC Action Line website: http://bbc.co.uk/actionline
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound: Craig Edmondson -
A Trans Dad’s Experience
Journalist Freddy McConnell sits down with Nicky to talk about making his documentary Seahorse, how the trans conversation has changed in the UK and why he tried to get the law changed so he could be on his children's birth certificates as parent or father.
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
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Introducing: The Black 14
From Amazing Sport Stories, this is The Black 14.
In 1969 Wyoming, racism is rife and 14 young black American footballers decide to take a stand. But the repercussions will change their lives forever. BA Parker takes us back to America’s turbulent 1960s to explore the injustice suffered by the “Black 14”.
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Celebrity Surgeon Scam
Benita Alexander is an Emmy winning NBC journalist who was sent to interview a surgeon to the stars. Dr Paulo Macchiarini was rumoured to be up for a Nobel prize and his groundbreaking trachea surgery was changing medicine. Within a year Benita and Paulo were engaged and he arranged a star studded wedding…but weeks before the big day everything came crashing down. The wedding was a fabrication, but so was Paulo’s whole career and his patients were dying.
Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound Design: Ailsa Rochester
Customer Reviews
Amazing true life … tears and laughter
Nicky is the whole package , funny interesting and always brings the best out of every situation. And most importantly very honest.. 5 stars !!!
July 2023
A Record Player !
What an amazing pod cast fantastic work Nicky so interesting and emotional. What a fantastic guest now brought his book.
You make my week so much better love the pod casts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
Too superficial
There is no real depth here. Nicky Campbell has a superficial line of questioning in these podcasts which renders even the most fascinating subjects uninteresting; he does them, and his guests, a disservice.
Brilliant
Fascinating people, wonderful interviews which are a joy to listen to, excellent production.