REAL LIVES
Episodes
End Eye Check: The Fight Against Spouses Who Drug & Abuse Their Partners
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special podcast, hosts Naomi Channell (from the ‘REAL’ and ‘REAL LIVES’ podcast) and Lala (aka @Lalalaletmeexplain from the ‘Bl...
'I Cut off my Parents to Save my Mental Health'
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the outside looking in, Elaine was raised in your average household - Mum, Dad and 2 children. But as Elaine grew older, she started to realise t...
'I work on the front lines of the war against poaching in Africa'
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Budge is a modern day wonder woman. She started out as an adventurer, she was the first woman to skydive Mount Everest and she has jumped out of...
The Story of Michael Dorian: An Unlikely 9/11 Hero
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the 11th of September 2001, Michael Dorian, dressed in scrubs, raced towards the pile of debris that was now all that was left of the twin towers. ...
'Estrangement From My Children Has Broken Me More Than The Estrangement From My Parents'
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trinity grew up in a household that was void of love and care, her mother hadn't wanted children and she looked forward to the day she could start her...
'A Tragedy Turned Me Into An Undercover Cop.... with a Death Wish'
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Todd's life was going well, he had just joined the police, he'd met a woman he loved and he doted on her young son. But just after they saw in the new...
'When Families End Up in Court, No One Really Wins'
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the last 25 years, Paula Rhone-Adrien has represented thousands of clients in UK family courts. From child abductions to cases involving domestic ...
'I Caught a British Serial Killer'
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former murder detective Colin Sutton has achieved something only few can say they have done in their lives. He caught one of the UK's most violent ser...
'My Sister's Murder Changed My Life'
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Bernie was told his sister had been murdered by her partner in 2012, he never could have predicted the way his life was going to change forever.B...
'My Sister's Lies Tore My Family Apart'
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Suzanne was growing up, she was close to her big sister. But when she was 17, Suzanne's parent's told her her sister had accused Suzanne of the u...
'I Met My Husband Through Writing Prison Letters'
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Deb Cullen started writing letters to a violent prisoner in a psychiatric prison as a teenager, she didn't expect that her would soon be her husb...
'My Daughter Died... And Now She's Saving Others'
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In October 2017, six-year-old Ruby Rose Trussler became ill. Her family thought she had a sickness bug, but the reality was far worse. Ruby died after...
'I Had No Idea My Ex Was Stalking Me'
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When actress Nicola Holt received a message from a film director called Kevin on social media, she was excited to get her teeth into some new projects...
'My Partner Almost Killed Me'
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Mandy met her ex-partner, she thought he was the one. But after six months, she started to see a completely different side to him and soon she fo...
'My Brother Killed 2 People... But I'll Always Stand By Him'
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I am joined by a woman who we are calling 'Natalie' to protect her identity. Her brother is serving a natural life order for killing ...
'How I Discovered I was in a Cult'
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When journalist Anke Ritcher moved to New Zealand, she wanted to explore more of life. So she joined an organisation that promised to help her explore...
From Homeless to Hero: The Story of Jay Flynn
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of REAL LIVES, Jay Flynn MBE tells the extraordinary story of the two years he spent homeless, sleeping rough and living without certa...
Defending Evil & Freeing the Innocent with Tad Nelson
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tad Nelson is one of Texas' most successful criminal defence attorneys. With Texas being a death penalty state, Tad has saved lives but also defended ...
'I'm Fighting the Law for my Sister'
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to domestic violence and suicide. Whilst the descriptions are not explicit, please take extra care w...
'A Million Strangers Saved My Child's Life'
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Ellen De Meyers delivered her baby girl, she was over the moon to give her son a baby sister. But when her daughter Pia was just 3 months old, El...
'I've Spent My Life Catching Killers'
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If someone we loved is killed by someone else, we rely on detectives in the major crime teams to catch the killer. In this episode, murder detective S...
'My Husband - The Conspiracy Theorist'
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have different points of view from our spouse, but what happens when your partner becomes a full time conspiracy theorist? This is exactly ...
'I’m Fighting for My Wife': Inside the Greenfeeds Case
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply personal podcast, Ian Leivers speaks in his own words about the fight that has come to define his life: his campaign to free his wife, ...
'I Endured Years of Gay Conversion Therapy'
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis Crompton knew he was gay, but the church he was part of told him it was wrong. So he entered their 'Gay Conversion' therapy programme. In this e...
Mark Tinsley: The Man Who Helped Bring Down Alex Murdaugh
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Tinsley is the lawyer who stepped into one of the most notorious — and deeply troubling — criminal investigations of recent years: The Murdau...
The Rise of the Female PI's
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to three female PI's who are blowing the stereotype of a 'Private Investigator' right out of the water. These women work on ...
'My Teacher Abused Me and I Planned to Kill Him'.
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Comerford was raised in a home where he felt happy, safe and loved. But when he went to high school, his teacher took those feelings from him. He...
“My Brother Was Murdered & It Changed My Life Forever"
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the 30th of May 2015, Eugene Scardifield's life changed forever. His brother Michael had been murdered in a violent attack. In this episode, Eugene...
'My Groom Went Missing on Our Wedding day'
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kayley Stead thought she had it all.... a job she loved, a man she adored and now... he'd put a ring on it and she was getting married.But as she was ...
End of Life: Inside the Role of a Death Doula
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have midwives and birth doula's to help bring us into this world, but there are a growing number of people who are helping people leave this world ...
Kim Cotton: The UK’s First Commercial Surrogate
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s, a British mother of 2 became the UK's first commercial surrogate. But what started out as an act of kindness, made headlines around the ...
Married to a Stranger: My Husband the Bigamist
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yve Gibney thought she had it all, a successful career, thriving children and a husband she adored.But almost two decades into her marriage, her husba...
Remembering Dunblane: A Survivor’s Story
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In March 1996, a man entered the Dunblane primary school in Scotland and murdered 16 primary school children and their teacher who was trying to prote...
Introducing.... REAL LIVES
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting weekly from the 6th of October 2025....From Naomi Channell, TV producer, journalist, and host of the hit true crime podcast REAL, comes a bra...