True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4457 episodes
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
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