In this second episode of Fathers Together, we meet Honor, a father and DJ whose son was born just days before he was sentenced to prison. He reflects on growing up with a hardworking but emotionally distant father, and how he’s tried to break that cycle by being more present and emotionally available for his own children.

Separated from his newborn, Honor and his partner built a deeper connection through handwritten letter that helped them stay close despite the distance. He speaks candidly about preparing for release, taking parenting courses, and learning how to be a father from behind bars.

But just as he began to rebuild life on the outside, things didn’t unfold the way he had hoped with his son. Honor shares how he navigated the challenges that followed—leaning into community, holding on to love, and embracing the responsibility and lessons of fatherhood that continue to shape him today.

Joining host Roifield Brown are Dr Anita Mehay, who leads the Fathers Together study, and Leandra Box from the Race Equality Foundation. They discuss how parenting programmes can meaningfully engage fathers, and why creating spaces for men to reflect on fatherhood is so vital.

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In this first episode of Fathers Together, we meet Julian, who became a young dad while serving a prison sentence. He reflects on growing up without a present father, battling addiction, and how prison shaped the man and father he is today. His partner Davinia shares how she held their family together during his time inside, raising three children and finding creative ways to stay connected like playing hide-and-seek over a smuggled phone.

Joining host Roifield Brown are Dr Anita Mehay, who leads the Fathers Together study, and Leandra Box, Deputy CEO of the Race Equality Foundation. They unpack how the justice system disproportionately affects racially minoritised communities and share insights from their groundbreaking work supporting young fathers in prison.

Subscribe and listen to this powerful series exploring fatherhood, forgiveness, and the fight for change.

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Website: www.fatherstogether.co.uk

YouTube: @TogetherFathers

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What does it mean to be a father when you’re locked away from your child?

In this powerful series trailer, we introduce Fathers Together, a podcast about young dads navigating parenthood from prison. Through real voices and raw reflections, we hear how five men stayed connected to their children through letters, phone calls, and determination even while serving time. Set against a backdrop of overrepresentation of racially minoritised communities in UK prisons, this podcast explores love, shame, silence, and the slow work of reconnection.

Based on a research study led by Dr. Anita Mehay and Professor Richard Watt, and supported by the Race Equality Foundation, Fathers Together brings the hidden stories of incarcerated fathers to light.

This trailer is a glimpse into stories of rupture and repair — of fatherhood in the hardest places.

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