04/03/2026
On Sunday night, Founder Gareth Williams had the privilege of joining BBC Radio London with Dotun Adebayo to talk about something very simple:
What stories have been passed down in your family?
Not the headline moments.
Not the history books.
The real ones.
The ordinary ones.
The ones told around kitchen tables.
He spoke about Memory Makers and our mission to save a million memories, one conversation at a time.
Because here’s the truth:
Voices fade.
Moments pass.
And unless we pause and record them, they are simply lost.
In the interview, he talked about why history shouldn’t just belong to the “great and the good”. It belongs to people like Val in Crewe. It belongs to the gentleman who once spotted Paul McCartney and John Lennon in a Camden café and hadn't mentioned it for years until a song from the Beatles was played in one of our Memory Makers workshops. It belongs to your mum, your dad, and your grandparents.
These recordings aren’t just digital files.
They become heirlooms.
The tone of voice. The laugh. The pause before the emotional bit. The personality that never quite translates onto paper.
He also shared a personal story about losing his dad, a huge cricket fan. He and his brother later took his ashes to Australia during The Ashes, something he had always wanted to go and see but never got to do in his lifetime. That story lives strongly in their family. But not every story gets preserved like that.
And it’s easier than ever now.
Memory Makers isn’t just a platform.
It’s a promise. It's OUR promise:
No life should fade without being heard.
If you’re in care, healthcare, local government, community leadership - or simply someone who doesn’t want to lose the voice of someone you love - this mission is for you.
We can’t save a million lives.
But together, we can save a million memories.
(With thanks to BBC Radio London for the opportunity and permission to reference the interview.)
