The Apple & The Tree

• Rebekah and Pamela: The Post Office Told Me £10000 Was Missing

  Welcome to The Apple and the Tree with host, Richard Coles. In Episode Two of this new series, we're in Liverpool to meet Rebekah and her mum, Pamela.As an ex-Subpostmistress, Pamela faced an armed robbery while pregnant - later bankruptcy loomed due to shortfalls occurring in her Post Office due to a faulty accounting system. Meeting in Rebekah’s Liverpool home, the pair discuss Pamela's unexpected pregnancy, that traumatic armed raid and the huge challenges she faced working for the Post Office.Rebekah reflects on her mum's resilience, her own life decisions and the close relationship they share despite past hardships. The duo also touch on the importance of open communication and how past adversities have shaped their present bond. As ever with The Apple and the Tree, there is nothing off limits.To get in touch, email [email protected]. You can find us on Instagram and Tik Tok @appletreepod.Do let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time.Presenter: Richard ColesProducer: Rob FitzpatrickEditing: Tony OnuchukwuProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alex & Doreen: If We Do Not Amputate, You Will Die

  Welcome to The Apple and the Tree with host, Richard Coles. In Episode One of this new series, we're in Hampshire to meet Alex and his mum, Doreen.This is a deep and heartfelt conversation where mother and son talk of Alex’s late father, his own struggles with alcohol, and the severe illness that almost killed him.In 2013 Alex lost all four limbs having barely survived Strep A sepsis - since when he has gone on to research and develop better solutions to artificial limbs. Crucially, there’s also a story about how, in a roundabout way, Holly Willoughby saved his life. As ever with The Apple and the Tree, there is nothing off limits.To get in touch, email [email protected]. You can find us on Instagram and Tik Tok @appletreepod.Do let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time.Presenter: Richard ColesProducer: Rob FitzpatrickEditing: Tony OnuchukwuProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Simon Rimmer:  I Was Absent For So Much

  Welcome Back to The Apple and the Tree with our new host, Richard Coles!In Episode Seven of this new series, we're in Manchester to meet celebrity chef, restaurant owner and 2017 Strictly contestant Simon Rimmer and his daughter, sales and marketing specialist, Flo.In a deeply personal, funny and very moving conversation they talk about missing out on your child’s earliest years, the pleasures and pains of partying, being driven by ambition, family, loss, the redemptive grace of father/daughter relationships and so much more. There is nothing off limits.To get in touch just email [email protected] can find us on Instagram and Tik Tok @appletreepod. Do let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time.Presenter: Richard ColesProducer: Rob FitzpatrickEditing: Tony OnuchukwuProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniExecutive Producer: Jamie EastA Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Simon Rimmer:  I Was Absent For So Much

  Welcome Back to The Apple and the Tree with our new host, Richard Coles! In Episode Seven of this new series, we're in Manchester to meet celebrity chef, restaurant owner and 2017 Strictly contestant Simon Rimmer and his daughter, sales and marketing specialist, Flo. In a deeply personal, funny and very moving conversation they talk about missing out on your child’s earliest years, the pleasures and pains of partying, being driven by ambition, family, loss, the redemptive grace of father/daughter relationships and so much more. There is nothing off limits. To get in touch just email [email protected]. You can find us on Instagram and Tik Tok @appletreepod. Do let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time. Presenter: Richard Coles Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick Editing: Tony Onuchukwu Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Gillian McKeith: It's A Privilege To Have A Life

  Welcome Back to The Apple and the Tree with our new host, Richard Coles! In Episode Six of this new series, we're in Central London to meet nutritionist, author and TV presenter Gillian McKeith and her daughter, actor, dancer and singer, Afton. In a far-reaching and very personal conversation they talk about pregnancy and nearly losing your baby, what school is like when your mum is known as “poo lady”, the nature of illness and loss, Mother/Daughter relationships and so much more. There is nothing off limits. To get in touch just email [email protected]. You can find us on Instagram and Tik Tok @appletreepod. Do let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time. Presenter: Richard Coles Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick Editing: Tony Onuchukwu Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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