Angela Walker In Conversation - Inspirational Interviews, Under-Reported News
For news lovers everywhere. Join former BBC reporter and broadcast journalist Angela Walker as she engages in thought-provoking conversations with inspirational individuals about current affairs and under-reported issues. We examine stories mainstream media don’t cover: issues of social justice and campaigns that aim to improve society and the world we live in. We look at issues around government, climate change, the environment and world around us. In this podcast, we aim to shed light on important topics that often go unnoticed, providing a platform for insightful discussions with our guests.
From activists and social entrepreneurs to academics and community leaders, these individuals bring their expertise and experiences to the table. Through their stories, we explore the challenges they have overcome, their motivations, and the lessons they have learned along the way. We examine issues of social justice and campaigns that aim to improve society and the world we live in.
If you have an inquiring mind and enjoy BBC Radio 4, The Today Programme, PM, The World At One, Panorama, Despatches, documentaries and interview programmes then this is the place for you.
Listen to be inspired and informed.
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Episodes
46 episodes
THE GREEN FUEL POLITICIANS SUPPRESSED: With Greg Vezina
A Canadian inventor successfully adapted a car to run on ammonia 40 years ago. Why did governments suppress this technology? Greg Vezina shares how ammonia could finally lead us to a hydrogen economy without building entirely new infrastructure...
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33:53
DISABLED, NOT STUPID. Young Disabled People Are Being Let Down. Jane Holmes from Building For The Future
Many young disabled adults are not fulfilling their potential because of a lack of government support. That's according to the founder of a charity that helps those young people achieve their ambitions. Jane Holmes set up Building for the Futur...
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26:48
THE COST OF COMPETING - An Elite Athlete's Struggle for Sponsorship with Duathlete Tamina Oliver
Imagine being selected to represent your country, to compete against the best in the world - and then needing to find the money to pay for it your self.Tamina Oliver is a single mum from Twyford in Berkshire whose journey into elite duat...
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17:25
FOREVER CHEMICALS: The PFAS Crisis with Environmental Journalist Leana Hosea
Synthetic chemicals which can cause cancer are contaminating our drinking water and farmland, and have been found in breast milk and embryos. Why is the British government so slow to regulate against them? Why are higher levels of ...
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33:11
TRUMP'S WAR ON DIVERSITY: Inclusivity Leader Mo Kanjilal on the Impact in the UK
What effect will Donald Trump's crackdown on diversity have on the UK?He's scrapping all the government's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programmes and sent all the staff home.Diversity isn't just about compliance—it's about tr...
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26:10
SURVIVING CHILD ABUSE John Cardamone's journey from victim to mentor
In this conversation, John Cardamone shares his personal journey of healing from childhood abuse and explains how he helps families, schools and organisations create better connections with children, so they are happy and confident - and able t...
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33:51
TSUNAMI SURVIVOR: Ani Naqvi on the Boxing Day Tsunami That Changed Her Life
It's 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 200,000 people.Londoner Ani Naqvi was asleep in a beach hut in Sri Lanka when the tsunami hit, filling the hut with water and almost drowning her.<...
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33:58
FORCED OUT: Learning Disabled Adults Demand More Housing Rights with Ron Brown from Our Life, Our Choice
Adults with learning difficulties are being moved out of their homes against their wills - with some ending up in secure accommodation.Around forty "villages" have been shut down over the past few years and many residents face...
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33:23
NOT DRUNK, DYING: The Death of Gaia Young and Her Mother's Fight for Answers
When Gaia Young arrived at hospital confused, vomiting and complaining of a severe headache, it was assumed she was drunk or on drugs.She wasn't.The 25 year-old from London died from swelling to the brain. But what caused it?&nb...
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33:03
EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY: Overcoming Barriers for Black Caribbean Youth with David Okoro and Chidera Nome
Institutional racism, socio-economic factors and low aspirations from teachers are causing boys of Caribbean descent to fail in school.That's the view of founder of The Westside and Lewisham Young Leaders Academies, by David Okoro...
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40:03
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE EXPOSED: The Death and Cover-Up of Robbie Powell and his Family's Fight for Justice with Will Powell and Sir Rob Behrens
What would you do if your child died as a result of medical negligence and doctors and the police colluded to cover it up? That's what happened in the case of ten-year-old Robbie Powell.His parents are campaigning for all h...
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31:03
UK Race Riots - Far Right Extremists Protest Across the Country
Racists are on the rampage in the UK, with over 100 far-right protests planned later today. I talk to Leroy of Caribbean heritage and Mo whose Indian family were immigrants about the impact of these attacks on their communities and the country ...
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25:44
INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL: Deaths, Gaslighting, Incompetence and the Fight for Justice with Clive Smith
Thousands of patients were lied to and given blood products that infected them with HIV and Hepatitis.Doctors knowingly infected hundreds of children and then covered it up.
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38:54
PUPPY FARM The UK dog factory where thousands are bred for experiments
Two million scientific experiments were carried out on animals in the UK in 2022.More than four thousand Beagles were among them.Home office figures published in April 2024 show that in 2022 there were 175 cases of non-com...
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27:12
LIVING WITH HIV: Matthew Hodson on Overcoming Stigma and Advocating for Awareness and Testing
Around 100,000 people in the UK are living with HIV.75% of them say they face discrimination because of it. Why is that and what can be done about it? In this podcast episode, journalist Angela Walker interviews Matthew Hod...
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27:50
PELVIC MESH SCANDAL: Deaths, Disabilities and Denials with Kath Sansom
Imagine going in for routine day surgery to help stop occasional bladder leaks and being left permanently disabled needing a wheelchair or stoma bag. That's what's happened to thousands of women around the world.When Kath S...
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31:35
Under-reported news - investigating the stories mainstream media ignore
A look forward to upcoming stories in the series Angela Walker in Conversation with topics ranging from animal testing to medical negligence.And a reminder of some of the stories we've covered so far - including disability discr...
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3:07
BODY IMAGE AND EMPOWERMENT: Boudoir, Beauty, Media and Global Body Image Issues
Body image concerns related to weight and appearance are now prevalent on a global scale, leading to widespread mental health pressures. This conversation explores the topics of body image, self-acceptance, and the impact of social media and ad...
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41:43
WHAT IS BOTTOM TRAWLING? The fight for our ocean beds (bitesize version)
Bite size. Full length version available.Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing method that indiscriminately catches everything in its path, causing damage to the seabed and releasing carbon. Over the past 150 years, bottom trawling has d...
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9:04
OCEAN CRISIS: The Battle Against Bottom Trawling and the Fight for Marine Conservation with Dr Jean-Luc Solandt
95 percent of fish stocks in the North Sea have been depleted due to over-fishing and bottom trawling. Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing method that indiscriminately catches everything in its path, causing damage to the seabed and releas...
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31:12
BOOKS KIDS LOVE: The Quirky World of Barry Loser Creator, Jim Smith
Jim Smith has sold one million children's books and his graphic novels inspire children all over the world who might otherwise not pick up a book. He won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2013 for his second book “I am still not a Loser” and ...
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17:10
HOW TO FIX BRITAIN'S HOUSING CRISIS: Homes, Sustainability and Urban Planning
The UK is in the middle of a chronic housing shortage. The government wants 300 thousand new homes built every year, but where should they go? Local authorities are under pressure and campaigners want to protect green spaces. How can we g...
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49:47
ZANE GBANGBOLA: The Boy Who Died from Cyanide Poisoning and His Family's Fight for Justice
Imagine losing your child to a highly poisonous gas while he's asleep in his home. This is the heart-wrenching reality that our guests, Zane Gbangbola's parents, Kye Gbangbola and Nicole Lawler lived through. Listen as they wa...
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35:35
HOW TO LIVE WITH HEART FAILURE: BBC Sport’s Chris Slegg's Battle Against the Rare Heart Condition Ebstein's Anomaly - and His Mental Health
Two years ago BBC sports reporter Chris Slegg was told the unexpected news that he needed a heart transplant within a year. He was only 41. Married, with two children, the news plunged him into a deep depression as he feared for the wellb...
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MICROPLASTICS: Illegal Sewage Dumping Filling UK Rivers with Plastic. Professor Jamie Woodward
Every time untreated sewage is dumped in our rivers millions of microplastic particles also make their way into the water. When these discharges take place during low river flows, the microplastics settle on the riverbed, coated in a cocktail o...
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