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Strangers on a Bench

Have you ever walked past a mysterious stranger on a park bench and wondered about their lives? Tom Rosenthal (singer-songwriter by trade) has spent the past year walking through various parks across the UK and Ireland, approaching random bench-dwellers and asking if he can sit next to them and record their conversation. Every stranger remains anonymous, neither name or place of work is ever revealed (even to Tom himself), leading to greater openness, intimacy, and surprising revelations from the

society & culture documentary

All Episodes

59:02

EPISODE 80: Pépito

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/03/23

**Content Warning - abuse and sexual assault**. Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'A Light' byNúria GrahamStream it here :https://ffm.to/alightListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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43:31

EPISODE 79: Cormorants and Lewis Hamilton

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/03/16

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'World's Best Kiss' byToby SebastianStream it here :https://ffm.to/worldsbestkissListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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38:24

EPISODE 78: We Forget How To Play

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/03/09

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'As You Turn Another Page' byMorgan Harper-JonesStream it here :https://ffm.to/asyouturnanotherpageListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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57:28

EPISODE 77: I See Dead People

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/03/02

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Spirit Comes to the Homewares Store' byBenny ProfoundStream it here :https://ffm.to/spiritcomestothehomewaresstoreListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy

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38:54

EPISODE 76: Success, Sex, and The Cause

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/02/23

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song:'paint dry' byOlive KlugStream it here: https://ffm.to/paintdryListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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41:29

EPISODE 75: Donna

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/02/16

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Donna' byFather of FredStream it here :https://ffm.to/donna-soabListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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55:49

EPISODE 74: Tuesday is Green

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/02/09

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Running into Colour' byLemoncelloStream it here :https://ffm.to/runningintocolourListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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1:03:16

EPISODE 73: Shut The F*** Up and Enjoy Your Life

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/02/02

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'..and enjoy your life!' byJay VermaStream it here :https://ffm.to/andenjoyyourlifeListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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46:21

EPISODE 72: Just Ask The Trees

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/01/26

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'When We Land On This Earth' byElla TobinStream it here :https://ffm.to/wherewelandonthisearthListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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44:35

EPISODE 71: All Plumbers Are Philosophers

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/01/19

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Pull The String' byLuke HartStream it here :https://ffm.to/pullthestringListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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56:51

EPISODE 70: When You Realise Who You Are

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/01/12

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Out of My Depth' byAqualungStream it here :https://ffm.to/outofmydepthListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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39:34

EPISODE 69: I've Never Felt This Way Before

Strangers on a Bench ·

2026/01/05

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'I'm Certain of It' byRosie H Sullivan & Riley PearceStream it here:https://ffm.to/imcertainofitListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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54:43

EPISODE 68: I Hate This House

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/12/29

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'I Hate This House' byJas RatchfordStream it here :https://ffm.to/ihatethishouseListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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50:26

EPISODE 67: What We Do To Survive

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/12/22

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Better Slow Down' byTré BurtStream it here :https://ffm.to/betterslowdownListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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50:42

EPISODE 66: Truth Puddle

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/12/15

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Looking At The Storm' byElanor MossStream it here :https://ffm.to/lookingatthestormListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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36:05

EPISODE 65: The Thirty-Seven Club

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/12/08

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song:'Benchwork' byThe PainStream it here:https://ffm.to/benchworksoabListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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50:26

EPISODE 64: A Letter To My Mum

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/12/01

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Be Sure To Write' byMarie DresselhuisStream it here :https://ffm.to/besuretowriteListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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43:01

EPISODE 63: All You Need Is One Good Night

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/11/24

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'The Weight of Easy Things' byJoel DuntinStream it here :https://ffm.to/theweightofeasythingsListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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49:48

EPISODE 62: I Wish That Was My Last Kiss

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/11/17

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Fifty Dollars' bySunflower ThievesStream it here :https://ffm.to/fiftydollarsListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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31:44

EPISODE 61: Seven Paramedics

Strangers on a Bench ·

2025/11/10

Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation.This is what happened!Produced by Tom RosenthalEdited by Rose De LarrabeitiMixed by Mike WoolleyTheme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy RailtonIncidental music by Maddie AshmanEnd song :'Go Bollocks' byPaul HaworthStream it here :https://ffm.to/gobollocksListen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist

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