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How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Every week, Elizabeth’s guest explores three failures, and what these failures have taught them about how to grow and succeed, better. We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Elizabeth to share your failures, problems or questions - anonymously or otherwise. She'll go through these each week with the help of her very special guests. And remember: a fail shared is a fail halved. https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/how-to-fail-uk...

Growing up, Elizabeth wanted to make everyone like her. Lacking friends at school, she grew up to believe that quantity equalled quality. Having lots of friends meant you were loved, popular and safe. She was determined to become a Good Friend. And, in many ways, she did. But in adulthood she slowly realised that it was often to the detriment of her own boundaries and mental health. Then, when a global pandemic hit in 2020, she was one of thousands of people forced to reassess what friendship really meant to them—with the crisis came a dawning realisation.

Martin and Ben were friends for decades — best friends, Martin would have said — before the terrible events at Ben’s 40th birthday party tore them apart. So when Martin receives a surprise invitation back into the inner sanctum of the dazzling Fitzmaurice family after seven years of silence, he can’t resist the chance to get his revenge. Ben has risen through the ranks of power, and is now touted as the next Prime Minister. But Martin can’t help but notice certain flies in the ointment…

Part memoir, part manifesto, and including chapters on dating, work, sport, babies, families, anger and friendship, it is based on the simple premise that understanding why we fail ultimately makes us stronger. It's an audiobook about learning from our mistakes and about not being afraid. Uplifting, inspiring and rich in stories from Elizabeth’s own life, How to Fail reveals that failure is not what defines us; rather it is how we respond to it that shapes us as individuals.

Martin Gilmour is an outsider. When he wins a scholarship to Burtonbury School, he doesn't wear the right clothes or speak with the right kind of accent. But then he meets the dazzling, popular and wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice and gains admission to an exclusive world. Soon Martin is enjoying tennis parties and Easter egg hunts at the Fitzmaurice family's estate, as Ben becomes the brother he never had.

In Jake, Marisa has found everything she’s ever wanted. Then their new lodger, Kate, arrives. Something about Kate isn’t right. Is it the way she looks at Marisa’s boyfriend? Sits too close on the sofa? Constantly asks about the baby they are trying for? Or is it all just in Marisa’s head? After all, that’s what her Jake keeps telling her, and she trusts him - doesn’t she? But Marisa knows something is wrong. That the woman sleeping in their house will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Marisa just doesn’t know why.

Beatrice Kizza, a woman in flight from a homeland that condemned her for daring to love, flees to London. There, she shields her sorrow from the indifference of her adopted city and navigates a nighttime world of shift work and bedsits. Howard Pink is a self-made millionaire who has risen from Petticoat Lane to the mansions of Kensington on a tide of determination and bluster. Yet self-doubt still snaps at his heels, and his life is shadowed by the terrible loss that has shaken him to his foundations.

In Failosophy: A Handbook for When Things Go Wrong, Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail and creator of the award-winning podcast of the same name, brings together all the lessons she has learned from her own life, from conversations with her podcast guests - including Malcolm Gladwell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lemn Sissay, Nigel Slater, Emeli Sande, Meera Syal, Dame Kelly Holmes, Andrew Scott and many, many more - and from meeting readers and listeners who have shared their stories with her.

As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife, Anne, and daughter, Charlotte, are forced to confront their relationships with him - and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner darkness and is desperate to prevent her relationship with her not-yet-divorced lover from disintegrating.

Welcome to Failosophy for Teens, a warm, practical and empowering guide to those moments when life doesn’t go to plan. Elizabeth’s seven principles of failure reveal how to turn any setback, big or small, into a success. Using personal experience and stories shared by guests on her award-winning podcast, she gently encourages listeners to shake off embarrassment, talk openly about failure and celebrate the resilience of surviving failure. We’re all in it together!

Launched to celebrate Regent Street’s 200th anniversary year, Shaping The Future is a cultural podcast brought to you directly from this iconic London street that has hosted and helped shaped so many of the cultural milestones over the years. Host Elizabeth Day will take you on a journey across fashion, wellness, art and design, sustainability and more, speaking to experts who are helping to mould the future of these cultural forces today.

Max Weston, 21, leaves for his first army posting in central Africa. What happens to him changes the lives of his family forever. At home, his parents struggle to cope. The overwhelming love Caroline has always felt for her only child is now matched by the intensity of Max's absence. The silence is broken by the arrival of Caroline's mother-in-law, Elsa, who at the age of 98 can no longer look after herself. After years of living in fear of putting a foot wrong in front of this elegant, cuttingly courteous lady, finally, Caroline has the upper hand.

Martin Gilmour ist ein Einzelgänger. Aufgewachsen in trostlosen Verhältnissen, seinen Vater hat er nie kennengelernt. Seine Mutter hasst er bis zum heutigen Tag und meidet den Kontakt mit ihr, wo es nur geht. Es gibt nur einen Menschen, der ihm wirklich etwas bedeutet: Ben. "Mein bester Freund Ben", sagt Martin. Wenn er es sich auch nicht eingesteht, so dreht sich in seinem Leben doch alles darum, Ben zu gefallen und ähnlich zu sein.

In this introduction to the Mercedes Cruz series, Mercy's Magic, our budding detective and witch takes on a case near and dear to her heart. A family friend and her ex-husband's best and most trusted employee has gone missing. While investigating his disappearance, Mercy soon finds out the consequences of neglecting the tutelage of her Aunt Itzel throughout the years, a great and powerful Bruja in her own right.

The Love You to Life Show is a biweekly podcast for high-achieving women who are ready to love their lives—not just survive them. Hosted by two sisters—one sweet, one spicy—who mix faith, storytelling, and real-life strategy to help you own your choices, embrace what matters, and build a life that feels as good as it looks. If you’re craving peace, purpose, and a community that gets it, you’re in the right place. Level up with us—and start living on your terms.

Cosa significa essere una buona amica? Non dire mai no agli inviti, accogliere le richieste d’aiuto, anche quando non hai il tempo per pensare a te stessa, ascoltare chi ha bisogno di sfogarsi, anche quando l’argomento ti ferisce. O almeno così crede Elizabeth Day che, a quasi quarant’anni, ha diversi libri di successo alle spalle, una carriera da giornalista ben avviata, un matrimonio, un divorzio. E, naturalmente, tonnellate di amici: una vera friendaholic. Poi arriva la pandemia e, con quella, giornate all’improvviso vuote di impegni e cariche di silenzi e assenze.