Desperately Seeking Wisdom, the podcast where well-known people talk about the lessons they learned and wisdom they gained from often traumatic experiences, is back.

And in this series we’ve got some amazing guests, including Emily Maitlis, Clive Myrie and James Graham. But we kick off with Rory Stewart talking about what he’s learned from an extraordinary life.

You can hear them wherever you get your podcasts, starting on Monday, January 29th - conversations will be released in two parts, every Monday and Thursday.

In the first series, guests including the BBC Newsreader, George Alagiah and the screenwriter and director, Richard Curtis, made front page news. The second season made just as much impact, with interviewees including, the Reverend Richard Coles, the comedian David Baddiel, former- Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, BBC World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, and the film and TV star, Jack Davenport.