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Strangers on a Bench — Documentary
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 participants.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Copyright: © Tom Rosenthal

Latest Episodes:

EPISODE 20: Two Funerals and a Faulty Printer Jan 27, 2025

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'God I Love a Funeral' by Katie Gregson-MacLeod

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/godiloveafuneral

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 19: Covid in Cambodia Jan 20, 2025

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Covid in Cambodia' by David Thomas Broughton

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/covidincambodia

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 18: Snowy Arrivals and Father Figures Jan 13, 2025

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Snow in the city' by Abimaro

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/snowinthecity

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 17: Cold Water and The Edge Jan 06, 2025

Show notes

**Content Warning : This episode discusses suicide**

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Between Times' by dodie

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/betweentimes

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 16: The Reluctant Flaneur Dec 30, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Monsieur Flaneur' by Caroline Chan

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/monsieurflaneur

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 15: Family Business Dec 23, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Life Long Love' by Rachel Sermanni

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/lifelonglove

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 14: Mondays, Pedro, and Silence Dec 16, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song by 'What About Me?' by Rae Morris

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/whataboutmee

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 13: Maybe I Need To Go Home Dec 09, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'The Poet' by Ezra Glatt

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/thepoet

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 12: Quiet Chainsaw Man Dec 02, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song : 'Miles and Inches' by Billie Marten

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/milesandinches

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 11: If I Had a Boat Nov 25, 2024

Show notes

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 Rosenthal

Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti

Mixed by Mike Woolley

Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton

Incidental music by Maddie Ashman

End song 'If I Had a Boat' by Chris Brain

Stream it here : https://ffm.to/ifihadaboat

Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist :

https://ffm.to/soabendsongs

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Instagram : @strangersonabench

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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