unfinishing is the podcast about things that are incomplete, abandoned, works in progress, or not public.

Featured Episodes

Featured episodes
with Lorraine Topper. Bras, jock straps, and a dog named…
with Lorraine Topper. Bras, jock straps, and a dog named…

Lorraine explains the history of bras, and why she's happy to have written an incomplete book about underwear.

with Sophia Siddique Harvey. Shirkers, vulnerability, and staying for the credits.
with Sophia Siddique Harvey. Shirkers, vulnerability, and staying for the credits.

Sophia's experience of having her film Shirkers stolen, and then recovered decades later.

with Andy Jaggard. Printing Shakespeare and the mystery of the unfinished memoir.
with Andy Jaggard. Printing Shakespeare and the mystery of the unfinished memoir.

Andy discovers an unfinished memoir after the death of his father. He decides to investigate how it should end - and digs into a mystery connection to Shakespeare.

with Guy Waites. Sailing solo round the world.
with Guy Waites. Sailing solo round the world.

Guy tells the story of how he was forced to withdraw from the Golden Globe round-the-world sailing race, but decided to complete the journey anyway.

with Franco Cookson. Mental preparation, castles, and guaranteed failure.
with Franco Cookson. Mental preparation, castles, and guaranteed failure.

Franco muses on the psychology of incomplete climbs, the personalities routes take on, and the world of professional climbers.

with Graham Oakes. Comedy vampires and Hugh Laurie.
with Graham Oakes. Comedy vampires and Hugh Laurie.

The ongoingness of stand-up comedy, and having 'real' vampires as fans.

with Loose Ends. International finishers, knitting, and mystery stockings.
with Loose Ends. International finishers, knitting, and mystery stockings.

An enormous community of knitters finish projects left incomplete when the original crafters have passed away. Together, they are the Loose Ends Project.

with Richard Hurst. Bomb disposal, sunglasses, and Miranda Hart.
with Richard Hurst. Bomb disposal, sunglasses, and Miranda Hart.

Richard tells me about his unfinished sitcoms and the lunch habits of the Miranda team.

with Kendal Mountain Festival. Departure, therapy mountains, and music for crossing Iceland.
with Kendal Mountain Festival. Departure, therapy mountains, and music for crossing Iceland.

A special episode recorded at Kendal Mountain Festival, all about incomplete experiences in the outdoors.

“We often think of our unfinished projects with a sense of guilt or embarrassment. But our incomplete things - writing, art, film, businesses, athletic goals, relationships - have their own value and, often, their own exciting ambiguity. As do the stories behind why they aren’t concluded”.