Guest presenter Kofi Smiles with strangers, friends and relatives in conversation.

This week strangers Geraldine and Katie exchange stories of living with the knowledge that they could pass Huntington’s Disease on to their children; Craig and Willie share their passion for madcap ways of raising money for charity; autograph hunters and Indiana Jones fans Chris and Tony talk about how they met trying to get Harrison Ford’s signature when he was in town; and animal lovers Josie and Alison talk about cats versus dogs and how pets can lift your spirits in the darkest of times.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour, and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer: Mohini Patel