BBC World Service - Outlook

Drums like a heartbeat: The boy who took Afro-Uruguayan music to the world

Singer Rubén Rada started performing in carnival groups when he was just 10 years old

Hassan Al Kontar had to live at Kuala Lumpur airport after he got stuck in a legal limbo

Reality TV producer Johnathan Walton found himself in a plot he couldn't have dreamt up

Kathryn Mannix was a pioneer in palliative care, then she became a ground-breaking author

The guerilla lovers who endured separation and torture to rule their country

The guerrilla lovers who became the leaders of Uruguay

Wes Hurley’s story of family secrets, pirated films and an unexpected transformation

Elizabeth Chong popularised Chinese food in Australia with her father's family recipes

Carol Benjamin’s quest to understand her family history after Brazil’s military coup.

Royd Tolkien’s brother Mike left him a daring list of tasks to complete after he died