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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
My long-distance race to making an Oscar-nominated film
The triathlete behind 'All Quiet on the Western Front'
08 Mar 2023,40 mins
Eyes on the prize: Pakistan’s first trans film star
Rejected by family and society, Alina Khan carved her own path to big screen fame
07 Mar 2023,40 mins
Italy’s revolutionary basketball team
Massimo Antonelli set up team Tam Tam, and blazed a trail for 'foreign' kids in sport
06 Mar 2023,40 mins
How the girl who was denied an education founded her own school
As a child Ashwini Angadi was turned away from school because of her visual impairment
04 Mar 2023,26 mins
Falling in love with the Tinder Swindler
Norwegian Cecilie Fjellhøy on the fateful Tinder match that led her to bankruptcy
02 Mar 2023,40 mins
Terror below deck: How I survived a pirate hijack
The marine engineer held hostage by pirates for eight gruelling months
01 Mar 2023,40 mins
How a camera lens helped us rediscover our love
Yemeni couple Mariam and Mohammed experienced war and loss but found solace in filmmaking
28 Feb 2023,40 mins
An SMS changed our lives: 'Brother. do. you. love. me.'
Brothers Manni and Reuben Coe, and the text that prompted a lockdown rescue mission
27 Feb 2023,40 mins
The sport I love damaged my brain
Former rugby player Alix Popham can't remember some of his finest moments on the pitch
25 Feb 2023,26 mins
How a kids’ TV star ended up on China’s most wanted list
Uyghur Gulchehra Hoja’s heavy price for leaving China and becoming a dissident reporter
23 Feb 2023,40 mins
We left as kayakers and came back as dissidents
Andrzej and Jacek escaped Communist Poland on an adventure. Life would never be the same
22 Feb 2023,40 mins
Cockroaches, mice and mouldy walls: Why I fight for better homes
Kwajo Tweneboa’s own experience inspired him to stand up for Britain's poorest tenants
21 Feb 2023,40 mins
The chicken who sailed the world
Guirec Soudée sailed around the world with just his chicken Monique for company
20 Feb 2023,40 mins
From teen single mother to top gourmet chef
Claudette Zepeda overcame huge hurdles to wow the culinary world with her Mexican food
18 Feb 2023,26 mins