When Bridget’s relationship fell apart, she turned to the internet with a proposal: come to Northern Ireland and celebrate the wedding that never happened. What followed was a story that has resonated worldwide as 11 strangers answered the call and helped transform loss and heartbreak into an unforgettable week of connection, companionship and adventure.
Also on this podcast; meet the 25-year-old who is on a mission to give one million people access to safe water by 2030. Diana Virgovicova was diagnosed with ovarian cancer as a teenager — a disease which she believes was linked to the use of agricultural pesticides in her town. After she realised contaminated water was a global problem, she taught herself quantum chemistry to find a way to clean up water.
Also, the family living on the UK’s most remote inhabited island and we go to Washington DC’s annual High Heel Race.
Picture: Eleven strangers from across the world travelled to Northern Ireland to celebrate Bridget’s ‘non-wedding’. Credit: Rob Dight / Epic Love Photography
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Presenter: Holly Gibbs. Music composed by Iona Hampson