True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4414 episodes
An ex-Israeli soldier called a traitor by his family for speaking out against the army
20 Dec 2010,·25 mins
The man who lost his memory only to rediscover, years later, a terrible family secret
17 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Harry Kiernan talks about helping his wife to die and being an altruistic organ donor.
15 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Australian Daryl Floyd on his thirty five year search for his missing brother
13 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Andre Hanscombe on bringing up his son - who witnessed the murder of his mother
10 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Helping to rehabilitate trained child suicide bombers in Pakistan.
09 Dec 2010,·25 mins
The muslim woman whose son died helping others during the 9/11 attacks on America.
08 Dec 2010,·25 mins
How a popular Greenland band uses music to encourage teenagers not to take their lives
07 Dec 2010,·25 mins
A British anthropologist on a year in the life of the Inughuit people of Greenland
06 Dec 2010,·25 mins
The captain of the Afghan women's football team on her passion for the game
03 Dec 2010,·25 mins
The Soviet geneticist who tried to end famine but starved to death in prison
02 Dec 2010,·25 mins
The Afghan plastic surgeon on treating women who deliberately burn themselves
01 Dec 2010,·25 mins
Alex Fattal on a surprise call from his brother, one of the hikers imprisoned in Iran
30 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Egypt's former First Lady talks about her husband and the horror of his assassination.
29 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The Indonesian domestic worker fighting back against abuse from rich families abroad
26 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Bloggers from Azerbaijan on satire, friendship and a donkey outfit that got them jailed
25 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The Turkish journalist inspired by her friend's murder to tell difficult stories.
24 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Former Canadian first lady Margaret Trudeau talks about surviving mental illness.
23 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Pakistan's leading human rights activist on death threats,marriage and stand-up comedy
22 Nov 2010,·25 mins
A campaigner on the risks of being openly gay in Indonesia
19 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Aron Ralston, the young American climber who cut his own arm off to save his life
18 Nov 2010,·25 mins
One woman's fight to try to stop young Somalis from turning to piracy.
17 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The extraordinary man who spends his life fighting to save endangered big cats
16 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The Haitian man who grew up as a "restavec" child and is now helping other child servants
15 Nov 2010,·25 mins
Keith Ellison, the first Muslim congressman in the US
12 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The Somali fishermen who are fighting back against the pirates stalking their coastline
11 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The Chinese billionaire who gives half his profits away to charity
10 Nov 2010,·25 mins
How Sabrina Mahtani was inspired by her father's arrest to work in Sierra Leone's jails.
09 Nov 2010,·25 mins
The 30-year-old woman from Taiwan who has just got married - to herself
08 Nov 2010,·25 mins
