True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4456 episodes
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
Forced marriage in Ethiopia; Nepal's female mountaineers; Challenging Gypsy traditions.
02 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Parents coping with a hospital's fatal error; Do-it-yourself author; Maritime repo man.
01 Jul 2010,·25 mins
Bolivia lynching, Grizzly bear attack, India's census-takers
30 Jun 2010,·25 mins
From Kabul to Cambridge; Russians in Algeria; saving Haiti's art
29 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Nepalese adoption, Sierra's Leone's rainforest, Kristjan Loftsson
28 Jun 2010,·25 mins
South Korean sailor's father; tackling prejudice in Italy; descent into crack addiction
24 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Unrest in Kyrgyzstan; saving lives on Delhi's roads; Nihal's "Home from Home"
23 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Liberian diplomat's daughter; South african animation academy; Afghan cricket coach
22 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Ghana's rising sea levels
21 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Ahmadi Mosque survivor; Refugees in Chad; Mother with 17 children.
18 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Bloody Sunday Remembered; Sewing for Survival; North Pole Adventure
17 Jun 2010,·25 mins
The story of Neda Agha-Soltan; Nepal's mountain investigator Elizabeth Hawley.
16 Jun 2010,·25 mins
The Louisiana fishing community paying the price of the spill
15 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Raheel Raza; Johannesberg's taxi row; world's shortest teenager
14 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Captain Joshua Mantz - back from the dead; Soweto street vendors; the Edge of Physics
11 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Remembering a murdered girlfriend; Johannesburg buses; Australian shark attack survivor
10 Jun 2010,·25 mins
Bhopal convictions, Buses in South Africa and Saving Sierra Leone's chimpanzees
09 Jun 2010,·25 mins