Relatively
Episodes
Relatively is coming back!
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What better way to celebrate International Siblings Day than with the news that Relatively is coming back!All new content, all new guests, all new nos...
60 | Stephen Mangan & Anita Mangan
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Stephen Mangan and his little sister - the illustrator Anita Mangan - had an Irish upbringing in London, with Uncle Paddy and the cousins always...
59 | Tatty & India Macleod
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tatty and India Macleod are two of four sisters. Standup comedian Tatty describes their happy childhood as like " little women with emotional volatili...
58 | JJ Chalmers & Ruth Padmore
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JJ Chalmers is a former Royal Marine who was profoundly wounded by and IED during a tour of Afghanistan in 2011. His older sister Ruth is a nurse and ...
57 | Benjamin Zephaniah
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Zephaniah describes himself as a "Poet, writer, lyricist, musician and naughty boy." He is the son of a Barbadian postman and a&nbs...
56 | Pastor Mick Fleming & Sarah Frankel
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pastor Mick Fleming ("aka El Bish") runs the Church on the Street in Burnley, which does incredible work helping those living in poverty. But it's a f...
55 | Manni and Reuben Coe
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Manni and Reuben (Booba) Coe are two of four brothers. Reuben is the baby of the family and was born with Downs Syndrome (or Up Syndrome as he would l...
54 | The Happy Pear twins, Stephen & David Flynn
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Happy Pear brothers David and Stephen Flynn were joined at the hip until they were 18. Active happy lads, they grew up in Ireland in a culture the...
53 | Caitlin & Caz Moran
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, broadcaster and journalist Caitlin Moran is one of 8 siblings. Her sister Caz Moran is a comedy writer and together they wrote ‘Raised ...
Season 4 TRAILER!
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Relatively is BACK for a brand new season. Download and listen over the holidays: the PERFECT excuse to escape from your *own* brothers and sisters......
52 | Tom Ward & Charlie Ward
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning comedian Tom Ward and his sister Charlie (Char-Lart) share a lot of things: a belief that we should take climate change more seriously; ...
51 | Dr Nighat Arif & Irfan Arif
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Nighat Arif and her little brother Irfan Arif came to the UK from Pakistan as children. Now Nighat works as a GP and is the resident doctor on BBC ...
50 | 🏳️🌈 Our 50th episode celebrates 50 years of Pride in the UK! 🏳️🌈
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK , we present a collection of stories moments and memories from guests on the podcast who talked a...
49 | Lewis Goodall & Megan Goodall
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis and Megan grew up in Birmingham in a busy household, where both parents worked shifts and it is fair to say the “ chalk and cheese” duo took...
48 | Jen Baldwin & Find My Past
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Baldwin was introduced to family history when was about 10 and has been obsessed ever since. Inspired by stories told to her by her Grandma, she n...
47 | Poorna bell & Priya Joi
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Poorna and Priya or 'Poobles' and 'Preebles' were born in Kent but spent a chunk of their childhood apart, with Priya in India and Poorna in the UK. t...
46 | Shakira Akabusi & Ashanti Akabusi
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shakira and Ashanti Akabusi grew up in the UK and the US, supporting their dad - Kris Akabusi's - stellar athletics career. Encouraged by him and thei...
45 | Leroy Logan MBE & Hyacinth Roberts
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leroy and Hyacinth grew up in North London in the 1960s and 1970s. They inherited their work ethic from their Windrush parents, who came to the UK fro...
44 | Pat Owtram & Jean Owtram
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pat and Jean Owtram are believed to be the only living sisters who signed the official secrets act.. and as a result it was not until after WW2 that t...
43 | Beatrice Mac Cabe & Rosemary Mac Cabe
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sisters Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe grew up in Ireland but now live near one another in the USA. They started their hilarious hit podcast Not Witho...
42 | Dame Esther Rantzen & Scilla Taylor
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Esther Rantzen and her little sister Scilla grew up in London and - briefly - New York, where Esther got a taste for life in the limelight. Since...
41 | Kit De Waal & Dean O'Loughlin
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author Kit De Waal and little brother Dean O'Loughlin are 2 of 5 siblings, who grew up in Birmingham in the 60s and 70s. Their Irish mother and Kittit...
40 | Louise Boyce & George MacCallum
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Middle child Louise - of Mamas Still Got It fame, grew up in London with baby brother George and older sister Bonnie. As kids, George was subjected t...
39 | Sophie Robinson & Edward Robinson
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Queen of colour, Sophie Robinson (Sops) is a TV presenter and interior designer. Her little brother Edward (Smudge) left a career in fashion for inter...
38 | Christopher & Nicholas Frayling
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling - or Podge - is one the country's leading cultural historians. His older brother, The Very Reverend Nicholas Frayli...
37 | Helen Thorn & John Thorn
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian (and Scummy Mummy) Helen Thorn is a whopping 14 years younger than her brother John, who remembers her as a precocious and hilarious little b...
Season 3 Trailer!
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Relatively podcast is back for a new season!!More pairs of siblings talk to Catherine about their relationship as adults and what it was like growing ...
36 | Bobby Seagull & Davey Jose
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TV quizzer Bobby Seagull and his polymath big brother Davey Jose (artist, tech analyst, mathematician) grew up in a council house in East London, wher...
35 | Lucy Mangan & Emily Thomas
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author and columnist Lucy Mangan (AKA ‘Boogaloo’) and her IT-whizz little sister Emily Thomas (AKA ‘Minefrog’) are very, very different. Broug...
34 | Anna Vakili آنا وکیلی & Mandi Vakili مندی وکیلی
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Appearing on Love Island was a dramatic move for pharmacist Anna Vakili. She now works as an influencer with her little sister Mandi - which is a "dre...
33| Hannah Moxon & Naomi Moxon
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Classical Brit nominated sisters Hannah and Naomi (or Hanomi) are mirror twins, who have equally beautiful soprano singing voices. Bullied at school, ...
32 | Emma Spearing
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For 38 years, actor and theatre-maker Emma Spearing was Robin, and her identical twin Charlie, was Batman. Since Charlie died seven years ago, Emma ha...
31 | Rev Dr Giles Fraser
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Priest, journalist and broadcaster Giles Fraser talks about his brother Jonathan, who died before Giles was born. His parents' grief shaped the way he...
30 | Suzie Fletcher & Steve Fletcher
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and Suzie Fletcher from the BBC show The Repair Shop grew up in rural Oxfordshire, where they had a very free range childhood. Their hard-workin...
29 | Sasha and Kadeen Corbin
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
International netballing duo Sasha and Kadeen Corbin grew up in a sporty household. Their dad played cricket for Glamorgan and as a girl, their mum ra...
28 | Prof Alison Pike on family roles
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor of psychology and sibling expert Alison Pike joins Catherine to talk about family roles, childhood labels and why we grow up so differently ...
27 | Catriona Ward & Antonia Ward
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catriona and Antonia (or Catinks and Noon) are only 20 months apart: as children they lived around the world, keeping unusual pets, playing at horses ...
26 | Meet Professor Alison Pike
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Alison Pike - a professor of child + family psychology who has been studying sibling relationships for the last 25 years. Over the next few weeks...
25 | Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, are two of seven musical siblings from Nottingham. They still argue over board games and, as children, strove to win the...
24 | Susie Dent
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Dent is a whizz with words. The lexicographer and etymologist’s fascination with language started early, when she would devour German and Fren...
23 | Gok & Kwoklyn Wan
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gok (Babe) and Kwoklyn Wan’s grandfather came to the UK from Hong Kong in 1958 and opened the very first Chop Suey house in Leicester 4 years l...
22 | Meg & Chris Clothier
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meg and Chris (the bag) Clothier were brought up by their seafaring, hardy parents who met one another ocean racing. Childhood holidays spent ‘bored...
21 | Kirsten & Tim O' Brien
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TV presenter Kirsten O' Brien and her little brother Tim had a globetrotting childhood, racking up the airmiles following their engineer dad's career ...
20 | Angela & Maria Eagle MPs
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Angela and Maria Eagle - both Labour MPs - were encouraged to aim high from as early as they can remember. At 8 years old, the twins started beating t...
19 | Dame Jenni Murray
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Jenni Murray is an only child, whose “pushy and devoted” mother thought she was going to die giving birth to her, and so was determined to ne...
18 | Drs Chris & Xand van Tulleken
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken were born 7 minutes apart but don't know who is the oldest... As older brothers to 'Bratty' , the trio enjoyed an idyl...
17 | Chris & Jenny Packham
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Naturalist Chris Packham and his little sister the fashion designer Jenny Packham, grew up in Southampton in a crazily creative and competitive family...
16 | National Siblings Day Special
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This end-of-season special episode is a veritable pot-pourri of sibling love... We've rounded up Jane Garvey, Susie Dent, Chris Packham, Professo...
15 | Eileen & Catherine Walsh
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eileen and Catherine Walsh grew up in Cork before moving to Dublin to pursue careers on stage and screen. On leaving school, older sister Catherine cr...
14 | Hashi Mohamed Hashi & Shukri Hashi
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The barrister, writer and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed Hashi had 11 siblings: out of them all, he is closest to sister Shukri, from whom he has never bee...
13 | Nick & Gill Hornby
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Hornby and his sister Gill both loved books from an early age, spending Saturdays together at the public library. Reading was an escape from a ch...
12 | Ahir & Tash Shah
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stand up comedian Ahir Shah and his older sister Akanksha (Tash, Didi, Dips) are eight years apart but incredibly close. Ahir arri...
11 | Nicky Campbell & Esther Cameron
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcaster Nicky Campbell first met his birth sister Esther as adults, after they had independently traced their Irish birth mother. Both had be...
10 | Anna "Mother Pukka" Whitehouse & Karen Whitehouse
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Whitehouse – aka Mother Pukka – and her little sister Karen Whitehouse (creator of true crime podcast "Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?")...
9 | Briony May Williams & Ben & Max McKean
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Baker Briony May Williams (Bri, Brizzle or Braz or Chewie) has two brothers, Max and Ben: they come as a pair and operate like "a comedy duo," so for ...
8 | Julie & Rab Fernandez
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Julie ("Fernacka -Pants") Fernandez and her big brother Rab were not always as close as they are today. Their larger-than-life dad Barney coul...
7 | Tom & Rob Aikens
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Rob Aikens (or 'mounds') is 5 minutes older and one inch taller than his twin brother and fellow chef, Tom (or 'eggy') . As children the duo who ...
6 | Cory Wharton-Malcolm & Janeen Wilson
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before taking up running, Cory Wharton-Malcolm (or 'Beefy') was 'fat and unhappy in his own skin' – something his sister Janeen was totally ob...
5 | Maddy & Marina Bye
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Wax's daughters Maddy and Marina Bye grew up in a household stuffed with performers where "nothing was normal" and being funny got you lots&...
4 | Dan & Rebecca Snow
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historian Dan Snow's greatest regret is how he treated his little sister Beck Snow in childhood, though the duo (despite being separated by the Atlant...
3 | Johnny & Lillie Flynn
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Flynn (nickname Stumblebum) has a little sister Lillie (nickname Squirtface) as well as four much older half-siblings – and the performing ge...
2 | Divina de Campo & Carys Cliffe
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Divina de Campo is one of seven, and her childhood nickname was 'Rent-A-Wrecker'. Born Owen Farrow, Divina came out as a teenager and now makes a livi...
1 | Jess Phillips & Luke Trainor
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Phillips MP is the youngest of four, the only girl and cheerfully confesses to being "the bossy one". In this episode, she and her brother Luke T...
Relatively
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For most of us, our relationships with our brothers and sisters are the longest lasting of our lives, sometimes spanning 80 or 90 years. Sibling ...