Meet the preppers
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
“Stockpiling peace” preppers share their experiences
Transcript
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| 0:10.1 | It's such a wonderful listen. |
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| 0:14.8 | Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling. |
| 0:17.9 | Where you can also listen to live sports commentary. |
| 0:20.2 | It's right foot goes for goal. |
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| 0:27.7 | The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession. |
| 0:31.2 | And she's had to live with that. |
| 0:32.8 | So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion. |
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| 0:39.7 | Sort of expecting that every week now. |
| 0:50.2 | Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. In BBC conversations, we bring people together to share their experiences. This time, meet the preppers. |
| 0:57.6 | The war in Iran has pushed up the price of fuel with knock-on effects on the cost of food, energy and transport. |
| 1:05.8 | Some parts of the world are already experiencing shortages. Governments are preparing for further disruption. |
| 1:12.9 | We've all lived through the COVID pandemic and you don't have to doomscrow for long to find |
| 1:18.1 | other threats ranging from natural disasters and cyber attacks to nuclear conflict or the |
| 1:24.2 | existential long-term threat of climate change. |
| 1:32.0 | But a growing number of people are preparing for almost any kind of emergency. |
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