The Apple & The Tree Daily Mail

In Mitcham in South London we meet Ashley and his mum, Denise. Ashley is hugely proud of his mum, a woman who, for years, has worked tirelessly to help her community even through her cancer diagnosis and subsequent mastectomy. Denise split with Ashley’s dad when he was very young and Ashley wants to talk about the times he felt unsafe without a male parent in the house and explore why Denise still thinks of him as her “golden child” even now he’s in his 30’s.

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Presenter: Vogue Williams
Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick
Editing: Tony Onu
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Music written by Aloysius James and performed by Perry Ap Gwynedd and Lunar June

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In Brighton we meet Iman and her mum, Shahla. Iman wanted to know more about her mum’s childhood and what it was like to move from Pakistan to England as a teenager. The family suffered the loss of Iman’s father during lockdown after a long and complicated illness. Iman felt this devastating event had changed their relationship and wanted to explore this with her mum, as well as talk about the miscarriages Shahla had experienced and her hopes that her mum, who’s still only in her mid-40s, can see a way ahead for her own life.

To get in touch just email vogue@mailonline.com. You can find us on Instagram and X @appletreepod. Let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time!
Presenter: Vogue Williams
Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick
Editing: Tony Onu
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Music written by Aloysius James and performed by Perry Ap Gwynedd and Lunar June

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In Reading in Berkshire we meet Ally and her mum Wendy. As a teenager, Ally discovered she had MRKH, a rare congenital disorder that means she was born without a vagina, womb or cervix. Understandably, this was extremely difficult for Ally and her mum to deal with and Ally lived through some wild years with difficult relationships and risky behaviour. Now an advocate and spokesperson for the MRKH community, Ally says she has moved past any shame or regret, but always wanted to ask her mum if she’s sad she’ll never have grandchildren.
 
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In Forest Hill, South East London, we meet Alex and his mum Sue. In 2020, shortly after he turned 30 Alex was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease after suffering for months with twitches and loss of strength in his hands. He’s now 33 and is a wheelchair user. Alex wanted to ask his mum about the impact of his MND diagnosis on the family, how she felt when both he and his elder brother came out as gay and about her time living in pre-revolution Tehran as an air-hostess for Iran Airways.

To get in touch just email vogue@mailonline.com. You can find us on Instagram and X @appletreepod. Let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time!
Presenter: Vogue Williams
Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick
Editing: Tony Onu
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Music written by Aloysius James and performed by Perry Ap Gwynedd and Lunar June
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Recorded in our studios in Central London, we meet Julie and her daughter Lois. Julie was born in Scotland, trained as a singer, brought her children up in South London and now lives in Surrey. Lois wanted to ask her mum about her own childhood, where she was abandoned by her father and her mother attempted to burn the house down with the children locked inside. Lois has never spoken to her mum about the impact these events had on her own life. There’s also the incredible story of when Lois nearly died while hiking in South Africa and her iron-willed determination to survive.

To get in touch just email vogue@mailonline.com. You can find us on Instagram and X @appletreepod. Let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time!
Presenter: Vogue Williams
Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick
Editing: Tony Onu
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Music written by Aloysius James and performed by Perry Ap Gwynedd and Lunar June
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In Flitwick in Bedfordshire, we meet Ana and her daughter, Laura. Ana was born in Romania and moved to the UK when she was just 20 and expecting a child. Laura wanted to talk to her mum about her life in Romania, the shame culture the country still suffers with and how her parents built the good life that they all now enjoy.

Ana talks about the racism and prejudice she has faced - and sometimes still faces - being Romanian in the UK, while Laura wanted to talk about her own desire to interact more with Romania, a country she feels part of, even if that country doesn’t seem to love her back.

To get in touch just email vogue@mailonline.com. You can find us on Instagram and X @appletreepod. Let us know about your family stories - who knows, maybe we can meet next time!
Presenter: Vogue Williams
Producer: Rob Fitzpatrick
Editing: Tony Onu
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Executive Producer: Jamie East
Music written by Aloysius James and performed by Perry Ap Gwynedd and Lunar June
A Daily Mail Production. Seriously Popular.
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