True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4463 episodes
America's First Lady has praised her: the Somali human rights activist Fartuun Adan.
28 May 2013,·55 mins
We speak to Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmund Hillary, about his own amazing adventures.
27 May 2013,·55 mins
Aanna Akhter was trapped in the wreckage of Dhaka's Rana Plaza garment factory.
23 May 2013,·55 mins
Pierre Borghi, a French photographer, spent five months chained up in holes underground
22 May 2013,·55 mins
The Rwandan genocide survivor who came face to face with his mother's killer.
21 May 2013,·55 mins
How economist Muhammad Yunus became a pioneer for microcredit and Nobel Peace Prize winner
20 May 2013,·55 mins
The parents of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen on helping other teenagers in their area
16 May 2013,·55 mins
Rithy Panh survived the Khmer Rouge regime and devoted his life to documenting it on film.
15 May 2013,·55 mins
The diva educating women in Africa; Guatemalan lawyer who witnessed his family's killing
14 May 2013,·55 mins
Jacob Barnett was diagnosed with autism; now aged 14, he is tipped for a Nobel prize
13 May 2013,·55 mins
We turned down a billion dollars
09 May 2013,·55 mins
Adrianne gets advice from a British dancer who had a similar experience.
08 May 2013,·55 mins
The Moroccan chef who led protests in Guantanamo Bay prison
07 May 2013,·55 mins
South African radio host Redi Tlhabi on her childhood friendship with a gangster & rapist
06 May 2013,·55 mins
Heroic Didar Hossain rescued 34 people from the collapsed Bangladeshi garment factory
02 May 2013,·55 mins
Latifa Nabizada flies military helicopters in one of the most dangerous parts of the world
01 May 2013,·55 mins
How two mothers, inspired by grief, dedicated their lives to eradicating Malaria and HIV
30 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Iraqi novelist Haifa Zangana explains why she fights for women imprisoned in Iraq
29 Apr 2013,·55 mins
A survivor recalls the end of the Waco siege in Texas in which over 70 people died in 1993
25 Apr 2013,·55 mins
The woman who campaigned to get landmines banned
24 Apr 2013,·55 mins
The TV anchor who lost an arm and a leg in a bomb attack in Lebanon
23 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Matthew Bannister speaks to Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngosi Adichie.
22 Apr 2013,·55 mins
The Yemeni couple who caused controversy by banning the stimulant khat at their wedding
18 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Denis Oliver remembers his fourteen years as Mrs Thatcher's official driver.
17 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Max Holmes, the River Doctor: how water tells us about the planet's health
16 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Somali doctor Hawa Abdi, who's provided healthcare and shelter to thousands
15 Apr 2013,·55 mins
The Brazilian born photographer, Sebastião Salgado, explains his latest work.
11 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Jason Lewis - the first person to circumnavigate the globe using only human power.
10 Apr 2013,·55 mins
Isadora Faber blogged about the state of her school and began a national movement.
09 Apr 2013,·55 mins
The incredible story of a woman who came back from the dead.
08 Apr 2013,·55 mins
