True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4414 episodes
The Priest who reaches out to Mexican gang kids by using street slang in his sermons.
13 Aug 2010,·25 mins
The African American businessman who's paying for the treatment of fellow cancer sufferers
12 Aug 2010,·25 mins
Insights into Chinese factory life, halting Egypt's brain drain, Javad Moghimi.
11 Aug 2010,·25 mins
An account from the Swat Valley of the devastating effects of Pakistan's floods
10 Aug 2010,·25 mins
How an Israeli tank commander and a member of Fatah joined forces to fight for peace.
09 Aug 2010,·25 mins
The American man who still doesn't know who he is, six years after losing his memory.
06 Aug 2010,·25 mins
One man's account of saving his family in the Haiti earthquake and rebuilding his life.
05 Aug 2010,·25 mins
The story of two men who have the same name and home town, but lead very different lives.
04 Aug 2010,·25 mins
Adventurer Cecilie Skog on losing her husband in an avalanche as they descended K2.
03 Aug 2010,·25 mins
The young Colombian using hip hop music to challenge violence in his country
02 Aug 2010,·25 mins
How Sandra Newman escaped her adoptive childhood and found her parents and fulfilment.
30 Jul 2010,·25 mins
The first black woman to be Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.
29 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Forgiving a violent husband and the Central Asians migrating to Siberia for work.
28 Jul 2010,·25 mins
A child's suicide and a father's campaign; Romanian shepherds; Emma Larkin
27 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Face to face with Alastair Campbell: a personal journey from Yorkshire to Downing Street
26 Jul 2010,·25 mins
A former drug addict who's fighting Russia's HIV epidemic.
23 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Why a Palestinian from East Jerusalem says he's been made stateless for studying abroad
22 Jul 2010,·25 mins
How a letter in a bottle took writer Karen Liebreich on a journey of discovery
21 Jul 2010,·25 mins
On Outlook: the Afghan man who has broken a taboo by marrying a rape victim.
20 Jul 2010,·25 mins
On Outlook: Young people in war-torn Afghanistan describe their hopes for the future.
19 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Hollywood star Natascha McElhone on coping with the sudden loss of her husband.
16 Jul 2010,·25 mins
The psychiatrist who treats defectors from North Korea and one man and his orang-utan.
15 Jul 2010,·25 mins
A mother's campaign for her daughter jailed in Iran and Berlin's buzzing arts scene.
14 Jul 2010,·25 mins
From child soldier to student; Berlin's creative people; recovering from a brain abscess
13 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Israel's Young Landmine Campaigner; Berlin's creative characters; Council of Dads.
12 Jul 2010,·25 mins
5 years on from Hurricane Katrina, the story of the recovery of New Orleans.
09 Jul 2010,·25 mins
5 years on from Hurricane Katrina, the story of the New Orleans Superdome.
08 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Zaiba Malik; Siberian boot camp; Palestinian Speed Sisters
07 Jul 2010,·25 mins
A Song for Jenny; Children's Footballing World Cup
06 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Domestic Servitude in the UK; German body-part shop; Deep sea diver.
05 Jul 2010,·25 mins