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Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 1
Immigrant teen Tariq Mehmood led a movement to resist violent racism in 1970s Britain
31 May 2023,40 mins
From small-town America to playing in the UK's Premier League
Aged 22, Jay DeMerit moved to the UK to try to make it as a professional footballer
30 May 2023,40 mins
Sugar sandwiches and smarts: a poor kid's fairytale ending
Raised by addicts, Dr Katriona O'Sullivan defied the odds to become a university lecturer
29 May 2023,40 mins
Grandma at the Grammys: From seamstress to singer at 80
Abuela Irma Silva’s folksong duets with her grandson Jorge led to unexpected success
27 May 2023,26 mins
You must touch the art! Telling my story in dots
Age six Clarke Reynolds dreamt of his own exhibition. 35 years later it came true
25 May 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
24 May 2023,40 mins
Trinidad’s family-tree detective, and his Indian quest
Shamshu Deen has helped thousands trace their roots and reunite with distant relatives
23 May 2023,40 mins
Lola the bare-knuckle drag queen
Martial arts kept him out of jail, but drag artistry made him whole
22 May 2023,40 mins
The medical textbook that inspired me to flee my homeland
Waheed Arian left war-torn Afghanistan to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.
20 May 2023,26 mins
I had a baby while leading the resistance from the mountains
Cecilia Oebanda was once famous as Commander Liway, a rebel leader in 1970s Philippines
18 May 2023,40 mins
The 'hyperactive listener' capturing the world around him
Andy Slater lost his sight in childhood and is now an award-winning sound artist
17 May 2023,40 mins
Revolution in a test tube: Inventing the home pregnancy test
In 1960s New York, Meg Crane fought for a pregnancy test women could do themselves
16 May 2023,40 mins
The Black pioneers of modern emergency medicine
John Moon joined a team of paramedics in the 60s who revolutionised the ambulance service
15 May 2023,40 mins
The master of disaster
What Randall Bell learned about trauma from the world’s most infamous crime scenes
13 May 2023,26 mins
Gangs, raids and a mum undercover: The search for my daughter
Susana Trimarco infiltrated Argentina’s sexual slavery rings to look for Marita Verón
11 May 2023,40 mins
Intergenerational: Two stories of heritage lost and found
A playwright in search of the truth about his father; and a musician’s lockdown discovery
10 May 2023,40 mins
The Biospherians: Why we were sealed in a giant dome
Biosphere 2 was one of the most controversial human experiments of the 20th century
09 May 2023,40 mins
A dad’s loss and a son’s vision – our LA riots film
How Justin convinced his dad to act again and capture a Korean story of the LA riots
08 May 2023,40 mins
The Cuban dad who became a lifeline for Chernobyl's children
Manuel Barriuso was a medical translator in an historic humanitarian operation
06 May 2023,26 mins
My fight to sail around the world at 14
Dutch sailor Laura Dekker and the legal battle and media storm that surrounded her voyage
04 May 2023,40 mins
The cassette tapes that let me hear my abducted parents' voices
Paula Mónaco Felipe was days old when her parents were taken by the Argentine military
03 May 2023,40 mins
The spy who wanted to bring down apartheid, part 2
ANC spy Sue Dobson infiltrated the South African government. Then her cover was blown.
02 May 2023,40 mins
The spy who wanted to bring down apartheid, part 1
Sue Dobson was a white South African who risked her life as an ANC secret agent
01 May 2023,40 mins
Delia Ephron: ‘I fell into my own romantic comedy’
How writer Delia Ephron found herself in a love story like her hit film You’ve Got Mail
29 Apr 2023,26 mins
Grandma at the Grammys: From seamstress to singing star at 80
Abuela Irma Silva’s folksong duets with her grandson Jorge led to unexpected success
27 Apr 2023,40 mins
Legends and lies: The perilous life of an undercover cop
Creating convincing characters was a survival skill Liam Thomas learned as a little boy
26 Apr 2023,40 mins
The Nigerian farmer who sued an oil giant
Eric Barizaa Dooh took Shell to court over pollution in a case that stunned the world
25 Apr 2023,40 mins
I ran with the men, and changed history
Kathrine Switzer was attacked for running in the men-only 1967 Boston Marathon
24 Apr 2023,40 mins
A footballing legend's secret addiction
How Steph Shilton saved husband Peter from a 45-year gambling addiction
22 Apr 2023,26 mins
‘I have to stop it’: The hero of the Club Q shooting
US veteran Richard Fierro faced his biggest test when a shooter threatened his family
20 Apr 2023,40 mins