The final episode of this series covers multiple thought provoking areas. Oggi Tomic was abandoned as an infant with a potentially fatal health condition and spent his childhood in multiple orphanages during the Balkan civil war. After rebuilding his life in the UK, Oggi went on to become a double BAFTA-winning filmmaker, also receiving the BHFF NYC Award for his acclaimed documentary Finding Family, which follows his emotional return to Bosnia in search of his long-lost biological family. Special thanks to Mike Swaine for his production work on the series.

As Britpop exploded and Oasis became the talk of the town for the first time ,life was pretty good for Simon Mason who found himself moving in interesting and dynamic circles – whether backstage, on stage or at the after party. As time went by however he spiralled into crack and heroin addiction, he became homeless and hit rock bottom in the searing heat of Spain fearing that he was about to be murdered. In this conversation we talk about how he managed to become clean , stay clean and document that journey in his excellent book ‘ Too High, Too Far, Too Soon’. Simons subsequent work as a songwriter and performer with Hightown Pirates and solo has won him appreciative reviews and his work helping guide others through their post addiction journeys has changed lives in other more profound ways. This conversation was recorded several years ago but the topics covered remain as important as ever today . Simon is now 19 years sober.

From life as a successful globe trotting DJ/producer to bankruptcy and an incurable disease diagnosis Mark Wilkinson has certainly experienced some highs and lows. From rock bottom he embarked on a journey that would see him evolve into a very different phase as a life coach ,author ( do check out his Life Remixed ,Money Remixed and Personalities Remixed publications) and motivational speaker. We spoke some years ago but there is plenty here that is just as resonant today.