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

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

The Lifeline Project is back!

Our first guest is Misbah Khan, a journalist with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and a member of our advisory board. We asked her to pitch a musical about her work on AMR and global health, and asked her why a cow in a textbook was such an important moment in her life.

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

Transcript Here: http://bit.ly/3JDAFvH

The Lifeline Project is back with an update on what's been happening in the last year and big news about 2026!

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Transcript available here: https://bit.ly/3J2Swvp

In this episode we talk to the chorus of healthcare professionals who take to the stage with the principal cast every night to tell the story of Jess and Alexander Fleming.

This is the last episode in the series of ten which should give you a good introduction to how to talk about AMR from a scientific and social perspective, and give you an insight into how a highly collaborative musical about a tricky scientific topic was made.

Lifeline is on in New York in until 28th September 2024! Buy your tickets at www.lifelinemusical.com

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/4m1Nmyc

Lifeline has been in production for nearly a decade. In that time, much has changed but the core scientific and social message has always stayed the same.

In this episode we talk to Robin Hiley, composer, Becky Hope-Palmer, book writer, and Dr Meghan Perry, scientific advisor who have been three of the people closest to the action making Lifeline what it is today. If you're interested in finding out what it takes to make a musical with an important scientific and social message, this is the place to find the answer.

Lifeline is on in New York in Aug/Sep 2024! Buy your tickets at www.lifelinemusical.com

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/45m0Xtl

How do you fit the nearly hundred year history of antimicrobials in agriculture and the environment into one song? Buckle up.

Talking about the antibiotic emergency under the banner of One Health means not only taking in the history of drugs in medicine but also the wild ways they have been used in animals and their effect on the environment. Helping us navigate this huge topic are 'bugs and drugs' historian Dr Claas Kirchhelle and AMR expert and vital friend to the show, Dr CarriAyne Jones Parr.

Lifeline is on in New York in Aug/Sep 2024! Buy your tickets at www.lifelinemusical.com

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/4frwzSS

Kevin Brown wrote the book on Alexander Fleming. Rob Hiley wrote the musical. Who better to ask about the man behind the mould?

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline

Transcript available at: https://bit.ly/4laHL7C

One of our biggest supporters over the last few years has been Dame Sally Davies, the former haematologist, civil servant, Chief Medical Officer of the UK and the current master of Trinity College and UK’s Special Envoy on AMR. She’s also a legend.

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 provided by Robin Hiley, the composer and lyricist for Lifeline