Author, activist, podcaster and consultant Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt takes us back to 1986 to his 13th birthday with his flashback track, Open Your Heart by Madonna...

Join me, Thomas Leeds, as we explore Paul's touching memories of growing up gay when being gay was not an option, of moving to London at 17 in the nineties, caring for young people with HIV in their final days, then building a career centred around helping people navigating change, to the moment he saw Madonna on his 50th birthday, before writing his brilliant book - Still Here, Still Queer, Now What?

It was a real privilege chatting with Paul and I hope you enjoy spending time with us. Please share this so others can enjoy it and make sure you subscribe/follow so you don't miss the next episode full of precious memories. Watch on YouTube or Spotify or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Bestselling, record-breaking author AF Steadman takes us back to 2008, the night before her GCSE results, with her flashback track Square One by Tom Petty...

Join me, Thomas Leeds, as we explore Annabel's memories of her extraordinary life from her childhood living with diabetes and constant money worries, losing her home as a child, then working hard to get herself into top schools... to the magical moment one night in her 20s, when one James Blunt song sparked the idea for a story about blood-thirsty unicorns that would change her life forever and become the publishing phenomenon that is the Skandar series, selling millions of copies around the world and launching the career of her dreams.

It was so great chatting with Annabel who is just a total legend on so many levels. I hope you enjoy time-travelling with us today. Please subscribe/follow and share this with anyone you think might enjoy it too.

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TV presenter Matt Allwright takes us back to 1991 with his flashback track: Man Walks Among Us by Marty Robbins…

Join me, Thomas Leeds, as we explore Matt’s memories of his musical childhood in the ‘70s and ‘80s, pretending to speak Italian in Japan, playing live music for charity at petrol stations around Europe, and the incredible moment involving his mother’s tumble-dryer that sparked his career in TV spanning 30 years, hosting everything from to the BBC’s Watchdog to Rogue Traders and The One Show, to his current daily show on Channel 5.

Matt shares stories of the glory days of Television Centre in the nineties, of chasing fraudsters, of performing on stage at the Albert Hall, hanging out with Michael Sheen, and he tells the touching story of the final days of his beloved dad.

I am SO grateful to Matt for spending this time with you and me and I really hope you enjoy hanging out with us today. Please subscribe/follow and share with anyone you think might enjoy it too.

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