A surprising, even daring story, simply told and yet profoundly human. Outfront is a series which consistantly reveals unique stories and this is one of the best I've heard.

How many times do we try to avoid eye contact with some mentally disturbed person on the street or in a train station shouting at their tormenting demons? How many of us would be brave enough to make contact - much less record our experience of meeting them? One the surface, this is a story about the healing properties of music. But much more it is a touching but unsentimental story of the contact between two people who live in different worlds - just across the street from each other. It is about loss, and rebirth, and innocence, and much more.

Brilliantly crafted, with remarkable recordings and tightly written narration. Inspired radio-making which I cannot recommend highly enough!