All the Lonely People: Conversations on Loneliness

In All the Lonely People psychologist Dr Sam Carr talks with the young and old, the single and attached, those with children and those without, to carers, teenagers and the bereaved, to create an intimate portrait of loneliness. In stories of love and loss, of trauma and hope, told from care homes, living rooms, classrooms and kitchens, over countless cups of tea, Carr discovers that while everyone's story is utterly unique, each is born out of the same desire for human connection. As Carr interweaves these touching and powerful tales with his own personal narrative, he opens a window into the inner lives of regular people – the forgotten, misplaced or misjudged – who all feel isolated in some way. Sparking a profound conversation about a universal emotion, which may simply be an inevitable part of life in an increasingly disjointed world, he questions what we can do to build stronger human relationships, and to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.