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Our community struck oil; then the murders began
Jim Gray on the mysterious murder plot that targeted his Osage Nation ancestors
12 Jul 2023,40 mins
Bombs, Berlioz and a Baghdad hit list
Mais Al-Bayaa wanted to be a French academic but the Iraq war led her to journalism
11 Jul 2023,40 mins
My brilliant dad: how dementia deepened our bond
Sandeep Jauhar learned everything he could about Alzheimer's to be a better carer
10 Jul 2023,40 mins
Looking for the Liberian sister I left behind
Civil war separated Helene Cooper from her sister. Years later she went to find her
08 Jul 2023,26 mins
"We are not trash!" A daughter’s fight to bury her mother
Morgan Harris is one of four indigenous women whose remains are thought to be in landfill
06 Jul 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
05 Jul 2023,40 mins
Exposing Nxivm: Bringing down a destructive cult, part 2
Catherine and India Oxenberg face Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere in court
04 Jul 2023,40 mins
Exposing Nxivm: Bringing down a destructive cult, part 1
How actor Catherine Oxenberg rescued her daughter India from the dangerous cult, Nxivm
03 Jul 2023,40 mins
Hidden kingdom: My battle to save the world’s largest cave
When Vietnam’s spectacular Son Doong cave came under threat, Huong Le knew she had to act
01 Jul 2023,26 mins
Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies
Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history
29 Jun 2023,40 mins
‘Sold’ for a pint of whiskey: Lonnie Holley’s mythical life, part 2
Lonnie begins to rebuild; but it takes friends and family to tell him he’s an artist
28 Jun 2023,40 mins
‘Sold’ for a pint of whiskey: Lonnie Holley’s mythical life, part 1
Raised in a bar in Jim Crow-era Alabama, the artist has experienced beauty and brutality
27 Jun 2023,40 mins
Disco and drama: The story of Ride on Time
Worldwide fame came at a moral price for an Italian DJ who made a huge 1980s dance hit
26 Jun 2023,40 mins
Finding a life in the sunshine: Being Roy Ayers’ son
Nabil Ayers unearthed an unexpected family history through his famous father Roy Ayers
24 Jun 2023,26 mins
The celebrity DJ who fought addiction to feel music again
DJ Fat Tony dominated the club scene but when the Aids crisis hit, his world imploded
22 Jun 2023,40 mins
Bagpipe fever: One Nigerian's unlikely musical mission
How a teenage dream turned into a national revival
21 Jun 2023,40 mins
I witnessed schools get destroyed, now I build them
Mohamed Papa Bangura struggled to get an education during the civil war in Sierra Leone.
20 Jun 2023,40 mins
Donor 150, my mum and me
Chrysta Bilton always knew her family was ‘different’, the truth upended her life
19 Jun 2023,40 mins
The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
Nicholas McCarthy built a career in music by playing with just his left hand
17 Jun 2023,26 mins
My 500 days alone in a cave
Beatriz Flamini took part in an experiment into the effects of extreme isolation
15 Jun 2023,40 mins
Hiding in plain sight: My family's secret
Rafael Agustin's 'all-American' life fell apart when he discovered he was undocumented
14 Jun 2023,40 mins
Indiana Jones: The kids who remade a blockbuster
In 1982 Mississippi two boys recreated a $22m film – on their pocket money
13 Jun 2023,40 mins
The Colombian tour guide and her Encanto fairy tale
When Disney came to Alejandra Uribe’s tour, she didn't realise she’d influence a hit film
12 Jun 2023,40 mins
How I discovered the Wood Wide Web
Suzanne Simard discovered how trees communicate underground
10 Jun 2023,26 mins
Schooled at sea: My chaotic voyage to university
Suzanne Heywood grew up sailing the world but longed for a formal education
08 Jun 2023,40 mins
'Don't anger the monster', part 2
Rowena Chiu was kept silent for 20 years by former film boss Harvey Weinstein
07 Jun 2023,40 mins
'Don't anger the monster', part 1
Rowena Chiu on surviving the Hollywood sexual predator Harvey Weinstein
06 Jun 2023,40 mins
Frieda and George: A love story
Poet and artist Frieda Hughes found a baby magpie in her garden and adopted him
05 Jun 2023,40 mins
Painfully honest: A brain surgeon looks back on his mistakes
Living with cancer has made Henry Marsh reflect on the people he could not save
03 Jun 2023,26 mins
Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 2
Self-defence is no offence: how anti-racist activist Tariq Mehmood made UK legal history
01 Jun 2023,40 mins