Never the Same Again (radio series)

Never the Same Again was a human interest radio series that ran for nine years on BBC Radio 4. As the evocative title suggests, presenter Jenni Mills talked with families about how they have resolved crises. Examples ranged from the rare (a family whose young daughter was abducted) to the commonplace (a couple adjusting to an elderly parent coming to live with them). Participants included well-known individuals (Marianne Wiggins, the wife of Salman Rushdie on living in hiding), as well as people outside of the public eye.
Throughout the material was deeply personal and moving. In some episodes participants talked about topics which at the time had been taboo. For example, having a gay son – an episode broadcast eight years before the emblematic "Mum I’ve got Something to Tell You".