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'That would be my freedom, that would be my escape'
John Büültjens' BMX bike helped free him from the scars of a traumatic childhood
19 Apr 2023,40 mins
Tanzania’s hip-hop politician
Joseph Mbilinyi pioneered Swahili rap and then turned to politics, but ended up in jail
18 Apr 2023,40 mins
The Ukrainian opera singer nearly silenced by a bullet
Serhii Ivanchuk dreamed of stardom, before he was shot in the chest by Russian soldiers
17 Apr 2023,40 mins
The shocking truth about my three dads
DNA tests revealed that Eve Wiley's biological father was not the man she thought
15 Apr 2023,26 mins
The master of disaster
What Randall Bell learned about trauma from the world’s most infamous crime scenes
13 Apr 2023,40 mins
Becoming Blair 'the Flair': a boxer on the run, part 2
Back in the US Blair Cobbs’ boxing dream seems out of reach. Will he get a lucky break?
12 Apr 2023,40 mins
Becoming Blair 'the Flair': A boxer on the run, part 1
From Beverly Hills to hiding from the law with his dad, Blair Cobbs has seen it all
11 Apr 2023,40 mins
Detainee EML019: My escape from Manus
How Prison Break – his favourite TV show – inspired Jaivet Ealom’s daring bid for freedom
10 Apr 2023,40 mins
The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a dilemma
08 Apr 2023,26 mins
The runaway child bride who changed a village
Dorcas Zoogah resisted child marriage and now helps other young women do the same
06 Apr 2023,40 mins
I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name
Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way
05 Apr 2023,40 mins
My life in seven swimming pools
Amjed’s determined to teach kids in Gaza to swim no matter how many pools he has to build
04 Apr 2023,40 mins
Mia, myself and I - the secret I kept until 60
California’s first trans trial lawyer Mia Yamamoto on waiting a lifetime to be herself
03 Apr 2023,40 mins
My history-making solo flight around the world
Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin became the first African pilot to fly solo around the world
01 Apr 2023,26 mins
I impersonated Jackie Wilson, then I found out he was my dad
A chance encounter with Bruno Mars' dad led Bobby Brooks to the discovery of a lifetime
30 Mar 2023,40 mins
At 18, I could not read, now I’m a Cambridge professor
Jason Arday was diagnosed with autism and global development delay at the age of three
29 Mar 2023,40 mins
My secret photos of South Korea's fight for democracy
Na Kyung-taek risked his life to document a brutal military crackdown in South Korea
28 Mar 2023,40 mins
The sound of the Arab Spring? Are you joking?
Singer Hamed Sinno reflects on the success and silencing of their band Mashrou’ Leila
27 Mar 2023,40 mins
Sewing to protest in a Chilean prison camp
Student Cristina Zamora found courage in creativity when she was taken from her baby
25 Mar 2023,26 mins
A Syrian tale of two chocolate factories
Tareq Hadhad is the son of a Syrian chocolatier who rebuilt the family business after war
23 Mar 2023,40 mins
The indigenous singer-songwriter who was ahead of her time
Buffy Sainte-Marie's pioneering career included famed love songs and iconic protest songs
22 Mar 2023,40 mins
Learning about life by studying the bones of the dead
Alexa Hagerty helped uncover mass graves of the 'disappeared' in Guatemala and Argentina
21 Mar 2023,40 mins
Why I help girls leave gangs
Trouble at home led Cherie Johnson to crime. Now she helps others to change their lives
20 Mar 2023,40 mins
Discovering my grandfather’s secret Nazi past
Growing up Julie Lindahl had been forbidden from looking into her family history
18 Mar 2023,26 mins
The Kyiv composer preserving his city’s disappearing sounds
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Oleh Shpudeiko made an album to preserve Kyiv's sound
16 Mar 2023,40 mins
I played violin during my brain surgery
Dagmar Turner played to prevent any damage to her violin skills.
15 Mar 2023,40 mins
Miracle at Point Nemo: Rescued from the remotest spot on Earth
Isabelle Autissier was alone in the Pacific, trapped in a capsized boat
14 Mar 2023,40 mins
My dad helped me across the Olympic finish line
Derek Redmond was competing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when he tore his hamstring
13 Mar 2023,40 mins
I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name
Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way
11 Mar 2023,26 mins
Michael Rosen’s stories for life: The happy, silly, and sad
Children have been captivated by Michael’s poems, but his work has also dealt with loss
09 Mar 2023,40 mins