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Stacey Dooley

Award-winning documentary maker Stacey Dooley meets people from all walks of life and hears their fascinating stories.

Radio 5 Live,40 episodes

Episodes

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Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Danny: Playing for Northern Ireland's only LGBTQ+ football team
Stacey meets Belfast Blaze FC, the only inclusive football club in Northern Ireland.
29 Jun 2022,37 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Martin and Marselle - Becoming Foster Carers
Stacey meets Martin and Marselle who are applying to becoming foster parents.
22 Jun 2022,30 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Thomas: Suited and Booted For A New Job
Thomas needs a suit for interviews, but can't afford one. But, help is at hand from Tash.
15 Jun 2022,32 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Ajay: Learning To Do Stand Up
Stacey meets Ajay who is just starting out as a stand up comedian.
08 Jun 2022,35 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Lucy: Working For The Women's Charity That Helped Me
Lucy talks about her journey from service user to employee at a women’s charity.
01 Jun 2022,33 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Kai - Returning To School After Leukaemia
Stacey meets Kai, 7, who's going back to school after receiving treatment for leukaemia.
25 May 2022,37 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Marcus: A Fresh Start After Prison
Stacey meets Marcus just weeks after he’s come out of prison.
18 May 2022,34 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Coming soon...
Stacey is BACK on May 18th with another series of Fresh Starts!
11 May 2022,1 min
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Jeanette: My 10-year journey to becoming a barrister
Jeanette explains how she overcame a decade of life hurdles to qualify as a barrister.
01 Mar 2022,38 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Ben: Moving in with an 85-year-old
Stacey meets writer Ben, 35, who decided to house share with 85-year-old widow, Wendy.
22 Feb 2022,37 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Eliza: Goodbye to Fast Fashion
Eliza explains why she left a high street fashion career to start a sustainable label.
15 Feb 2022,37 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Lucinda: Giving my son his sight back
Stacey meets Lucinda, whose son Dale was given his sight back after a cornea transplant.
08 Feb 2022,31 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Shelly: 'Hijabi Cabbie' and proud
Stacey meets glam cabbie and mum-of-five Shelly, who is on a mission to inspire others.
01 Feb 2022,33 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Anna: Saying 'knickers' to convention
Anna explains why she decided to leave her job as a teacher to sell lacy lingerie to men.
25 Jan 2022,32 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Paul and Richard: A family from another valley
Twin brothers Paul and Richard could have been separated, until carer Tina stepped in.
18 Jan 2022,35 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Geoffrey and Holly: Young, in love and autistic
The young couple share their excitement at having a place of their own at Christmas.
21 Dec 2021,37 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Molly: Recovering from anorexia and starting uni
Molly, who is recovering from anorexia, shares her joy at being able to go to university.
14 Dec 2021,38 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Sue: Never too late for ballet
After 65 years, and coping with two tragedies, Sue finally achieves her ballerina dreams.
07 Dec 2021,36 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Linda: Becoming a documentary maker
Linda explains why she quit acting to make documentaries and gets some tips from Stacey.
30 Nov 2021,38 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Sophie: Shuffling priorities... and tarot cards
Sophie explains why she became a tarot reader after a breakup - and Stacey has a reading.
23 Nov 2021,34 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Perrin: From fairgrounds to funerals
Travelling Showman Perrin explains why he swapped the fairground for funerals.
16 Nov 2021,33 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Sam: Coming out at 45
On the eve of her wedding to Tracy, Sam reveals why it took so long to accept herself.
09 Nov 2021,38 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Kevin Clifton: Strictly Come Tapping
After Strictly, Kev was without work in lockdown. But he tap-danced his way to success...
02 Nov 2021,36 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Fresh Starts is back!
Stacey is back with some incredible life transformations! Here's a sneak preview...
26 Oct 2021,1 min
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Kerensa: Swapping a life’s passion for lobsters
Stacey meets beauty therapist Kerensa, as she sets up a new business selling shellfish.
22 Jun 2021,41 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Hayley: Making sense of life after bankruptcy
Hayley reached her life dream at 27 when she bought her first flat, but then lost it all.
15 Jun 2021,43 mins,
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Bionic Bev: Turning my disability into a 'work of art'
After decades of trying to hide her limb difference, Bev tests out a new robotic arm.
08 Jun 2021,41 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Lucy: Reopening the salon inspired by my parents
Stacey meets Lucy, who started a nail business after losing both her parents in her 20s.
01 Jun 2021,38 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Tony and Eddie: Swapping 9-5 to fight crime
From armchairs... to detectives! Trainees Tony and Eddie reveal why they changed careers.
25 May 2021,45 mins
Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts
Iona and Luke: Growing life around grief
Iona and Luke share the emotions of being pregnant again after losing their baby, Oscar.
18 May 2021,43 mins