True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4414 episodes
The American peacekeeper who blew the whistle on human trafficking in Bosnia
31 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The British head teacher on overcoming a debilitating stammer.
28 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Wife of disappeared human rights lawyer tells why she fled China with her children.
27 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Scott Neeson's journey from jet-setting Hollywood executive to Cambodian rubbish dump
26 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The hunger-striking journalist freed from prison by Tunisia's new caretaker government
25 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Brazil's deadly mudslides: we hear about one boy's dramatic rescue
24 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The cosmetic surgeon who treats victims of war as well as the rich and famous
21 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Tim Coulson on the extraordinary choice he made in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombs
20 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The Brazilian mothers who took the wrong babies home and had to swap them back
19 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Samia Bouazizi describes her brother - whose suicide sparked the Tunisian protests
18 Jan 2011,·25 mins
A young woman who survived the deadly bridge stampede in Cambodia
17 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Arturo Perez faces constant danger as a journalist in Mexico's most violent city
14 Jan 2011,·25 mins
One woman's remarkable fight to free her brother after his wrongful murder conviction
13 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The Chinese student elected village chief at eighteen talks about her work and dreams
12 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The manager of Haiti's most famous hotel remembers the earthquake
11 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The children of assassinated Pakistani politician, Salman Taseer, discuss his life
10 Jan 2011,·25 mins
How a maternity ward is coping with Haiti's baby boom
07 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Two victims of rape in Haiti speak out about growing problems of sexual violence
06 Jan 2011,·25 mins
The Lost Boy from Sudan whose family handed him over to rebels at the age of eight
05 Jan 2011,·25 mins
Looking after the disfigured South African children who have survived horrific fires
04 Jan 2011,·25 mins
One woman's struggle to come to terms with her husband's political suicide
03 Jan 2011,·25 mins
2010: A turbulent year in Pakistan's Swat Valley through the experiences of one man
31 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Some of the people who have inspired and moved Matthew this year.
30 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Matthew's memorable moments of 2010
29 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Three people tell us about their homeland Kazakhstan, from mountain to steppe and gulag
28 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Looking for Hans: the boy who survived the Haiti earthquake but lost 3 of his sisters
27 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Aqeela Sherrills on breaking away from gang violence in LA to preach reconciliation
24 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Harvard's first woman president on why her mother never thought she'd get the job
23 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Australia's top paramedic on being at every major disaster in his country and beyond
22 Dec 2010,·25 mins
A gay marine on the campaign to change the law on sexuality in the US military
21 Dec 2010,·25 mins
