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The Lifeline Project

The Lifeline Project

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The Lifeline Project is podcast that explore the science and stories behind the musical, ’Lifeline’. Starting as an educational show for young people, Lifeline explores the human stories past and present that behind Antimicrobial Resistance (or AMR), which is the biggest threat to global health you might never have heard of. Originating in Scotland, it has toured around the USA and will be coming to London in 2026.

The podcast explores this challenging topic through the eyes of scientists, patients, campaigners, writers and musicians. Season one (ep 1-10) is designed to help people understand the problem of AMR, the science and solutions behind it, and how a musical about AMR came to be. Season two digs deeper into the stories of the collaborators we have met along the way.

The Lifeline Project is produced and hosted by Graham Richardson (@wildgreyme), with original music from Lifeline Composer, Robin Hiley (@robin.hiley)

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Episodes
  • Friend of the Boogeyman - Discovering antibiotics with AI with Jon Stokes

    Friend of the Boogeyman - Discovering antibiotics with AI with Jon Stokes
    Apr 20 2026

    We asked Jon Stokes, scientist and founder of Stoked Bio, to help us write a musical of his story fighting AMR.

    Jon uses AI to find potential antibiotics, cutting down on the time and money it takes to develop new, live-saving drugs. In this episode he talks to me about funk music, the importance of unglamorous work and his complicated relationship with devastating pathogens.

    Transcript incoming!

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    Lifeline is on in London in spring 2026! Buy your tickets at https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/

    The Lifeline Project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.

    The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme

    Original music is by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline https://www.robinhiley.co.uk/ @robin.hiley
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    45 mins
  • Taking Notice - Writing for Different Audiences with Becky Hope-Palmer

    Taking Notice - Writing for Different Audiences with Becky Hope-Palmer
    Jan 6 2026

    Our book writer, Becky Hope-Palmer, is back to give us updates on the show and what she learnt from her time taking a musical onto an off-Broadway stage.

    We talk about how feedback and changes have affected her writing, and how she stays true to a complicated scientific and social message when crafting an entertaining narrative.

    Full transcript coming soon!

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    Lifeline is on in London in spring 2026! Buy your tickets at https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/

    The Lifeline Project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.

    The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme

    Original music is by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline https://www.robinhiley.co.uk/ @robin.hiley
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    29 mins
  • A Hurricane Somewhere Else - Journalism and AMR with Misbah Khan

    A Hurricane Somewhere Else - Journalism and AMR with Misbah Khan
    Dec 23 2025

    Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/3Lcb4e2

    We asked journalist Misbah Khan to help us writer a musical about her work on AMR...

    Misbah is from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and a member of our advisory board. Her work has included reporting on sick patients from across the world all the way from the boroughs of New York to a conflict zone in Ethiopia. And yet her story all starts in her school with a cow in a textbook.

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    Lifeline is on in London in spring 2026! Buy your tickets at https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/

    The Lifeline Project is a podcast exploring the science and stories behind the musical, Lifeline, a show about antibiotics, Alexander Fleming, and the biggest current global health crisis you might never have heard of, antimicrobial resistance or AMR.

    The podcast is produced, written and hosted by Graham Richardson https://www.gnrichardson.co.uk/ @wildgreyme

    Original music is by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline https://www.robinhiley.co.uk/ @robin.hiley
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    45 mins
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