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Hiding in plain sight: My family's secret
Rafael Agustin's 'all-American' life fell apart when he discovered he was undocumented
09 Dec 2023,26 mins
How a Greek grandmother’s cooking helped us heal
When brothers Luke and Daniel moved in next to ‘yiayia’, her kindness changed their lives
07 Dec 2023,40 mins
A Chilean couple’s enduring love and a nation’s memory
A life spent exposing the truth of dictatorship and dementia
06 Dec 2023,40 mins
'The goalkeeper's terror'
Uruguayan Claudina Vidal became the first woman ever to join a professional men's team
05 Dec 2023,40 mins
The man who finds water in the desert
Why Alain Gachet quit a lucrative career in oil to search for water underground
04 Dec 2023,40 mins
'We sweat together': Risking it all to help North Korean defectors
Pastor Kim Seongeun has crossed icy rivers and dense jungle to rescue over 1,000 people
30 Nov 2023,40 mins
Patricia Cornwell: Writing the hero I needed as a child
As a child she faced cruelty, as an adult her crime-busting creation transformed her life
29 Nov 2023,40 mins
The Holocaust survivor who became my ‘adopted grandfather’
When journalist Chitra Ramaswamy met 99-year-old Henry Wuga, they fell in platonic love
28 Nov 2023,40 mins
The former boxer who helped avert a plane hijack
On a flight in 2018 Tarik Sahibeddine found himself at the centre of a drama in the sky
27 Nov 2023,40 mins
Agent Orange: A Vietnamese grandmother's last battle
Tran To Nga is fighting to get compensation for victims of the toxic herbicide
25 Nov 2023,26 mins
Becoming Gamal, part 2: Behind the badge
Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in
23 Nov 2023,40 mins
Becoming Gamal, part 1: Magic and misadventure
Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in
22 Nov 2023,40 mins
Meat Boy and other stories: My life in video games
Edmund McMillen’s childhood pain inspired poignant video games that captivated millions
21 Nov 2023,40 mins
Behind the lens: How two icons of film-making fell in love
When Martin Scorsese’s hero Michael Powell met his editor Thelma Schoonmaker, sparks flew
20 Nov 2023,40 mins
'A dream is a dream': the man who refused to give up
Solomon Lefakane longed to become a doctor, but apartheid South Africa tried to stop him
18 Nov 2023,26 mins
The wipeout that nearly killed me
Surfer Owen Wright was on track to become World Champion when he was hit by a giant wave
16 Nov 2023,40 mins
An author, his cellmate, and a new beginning
How a book-loving prisoner showed a young Alex Wheatle the path to self-belief
15 Nov 2023,40 mins
Reconnecting with the boy in the picture - me
When Edel Rodriguez left Cuba he had no idea he was becoming part of history
14 Nov 2023,40 mins
Plans and dreams: The adventures of a wandering guitarist
Growing up poor in Uganda, musician Jon Muq was short on plans, but always big on dreams
13 Nov 2023,40 mins
Ghana's first photojournalist who found fame in his 90s
James Barnor's work had fallen into obscurity but then came a surprise revival.
11 Nov 2023,26 mins
The lost hiker who said goodbye with his hat
Ed Rosenthal got lost in the desert in the middle of a heatwave
09 Nov 2023,40 mins
Milli Vanilli: Story of a pop Scandal
Fab Morvan was part of Milli Vanilli when the pop band's secret came to light
08 Nov 2023,40 mins
Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 2
A family bond unbroken by prison, Sanaa won’t give up until her brother Alaa is free
07 Nov 2023,40 mins
Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 1
Alaa and Sanaa became icons of Egypt’s revolution, but their biggest battle was to come
06 Nov 2023,40 mins
Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper
'The portrait you'd love to have of yourself as a child' – but who is she?
04 Nov 2023,26 mins
The ballet secret that got father and son grooving again
When artist Jamie Ross discovered his dad’s hidden dance career, their bond was revived
02 Nov 2023,40 mins
The 'five careers' of Bettye Lavette
The rocky road from her first hit at age 16 to global recognition at 63
01 Nov 2023,40 mins
'Russia formed me' - The odyssey of a people-trafficked poet
Eric Ngalle Charles was just a teenager when he was taken from Cameroon to Moscow
31 Oct 2023,40 mins,
Lessons of an Afghan girl disguised as a boy for ten years
Nilofar says the freedoms of her ‘boyhood’ still define her as an Afghan woman
30 Oct 2023,40 mins
My life as rock's first female roadie
Tana Douglas was rock's first female roadie but hid a monumental secret to fit in
28 Oct 2023,26 mins