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The Hope Alive Tour

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Three participants — organiser Michael Scott, team leader Neil Marsh, and elite runner Ian Williamson — recount the Hope Alive Tour, a multi-day relay running event from Hull to Cambridge raising money for Operation Orphan and raising awareness of modern slavery. The episode covers the logistics of the relay format, the challenges of sleep deprivation over three and a half days, and the profound team bonds formed through shared humour, hardship, and purpose. The conversation weaves between laugh-out-loud stories like the purple bin and the Ghostbusters marshmallow man shadow, and the deeply serious humanitarian cause underpinning the event.

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A warm, sideways look at endurance, humour, and the people who make a cause feel bigger than a run.

The Hope Alive Tour episode treats endurance as something shared, not suffered alone. It starts with a Ghostbusters-themed tune and a slightly messy arrival in Neil Marsh's gym, then settles into a conversation with Ian Willie Williamson, Neil Marsh, and Michael Scott about a…

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Press play for a Hope Alive Tour interview that keeps the grit, humour, and purpose in frame.

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