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I didn't realise I was homeless
Filmmaker Elegance Bratton slept on the streets of New York and New Jersey for years
22 Sep 2022,40 mins
How Rennie Harris danced his way into the spotlight
Renowned choreographer Rennie Harris overcame stereotypes to bring hip-hop centre stage
21 Sep 2022,40 mins
The letter that brought my grandmother back to life
The Rwandan playwright whose search for her lost grandmother helped a nation heal
20 Sep 2022,40 mins
Survivor 195: Taking down Larry Nassar
Elite US gymnast Rachel Haines confronted predator Larry Nassar who abused her for years
20 Sep 2022,40 mins
India’s first all-women newsroom
How Dalit childhood friends Kavita and Meera are shaking up journalism in India
17 Sep 2022,26 mins
My children were injected with HIV
Jennifer Merry’s haemophiliac sons were infected by contaminated blood in a UK hospital.
15 Sep 2022,40 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.
14 Sep 2022,40 mins
The brain tumour that taught me how to live
How extreme kayaker Scott Lindgren's illness forced him to face his past
13 Sep 2022,40 mins
Ghana's first photojournalist who found fame in his 90s
James Barnor's work had fallen into obscurity but then came a big birthday present
12 Sep 2022,40 mins
The scavenger who found a brass symphony
A trombone took Ronald Kabuye from the streets of Kampala to a world-famous stage
10 Sep 2022,26 mins
Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life, part 2
Trailblazing lawyer Nicholas Opiyo and his lifelong pursuit of justice in Uganda
08 Sep 2022,40 mins
Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life, part 1
Nicholas Opiyo survived civil war to become one of Uganda’s top human rights lawyers
07 Sep 2022,40 mins
My family are sex workers - education saved me
Eliska Tanzer grew up illiterate in a family of sex workers, but defied all expectations
06 Sep 2022,40 mins
A head injury made me an overnight musical prodigy
Derek Amato had never played the piano before but now music was flowing out of him
05 Sep 2022,40 mins
Why I thought my baby had devil’s eyes
Catherine Cho experienced postpartum psychosis a few months after her baby boy was born
03 Sep 2022,26 mins
My hunt for Rodriguez, a missing music legend
One South African superfan's quest to unravel the truth about his favourite artist
01 Sep 2022,40 mins
Space and self-doubt: An astronomer's unusual route to the stars
Poonam Chandra studied in secret to become one of India’s leading young astrophysicists
31 Aug 2022,40 mins
Sacheen Littlefeather: Protest at the Oscars
The Native American activist who rejected Marlon Brando’s award on his behalf
30 Aug 2022,40 mins
The mystery of the lost mastertapes and my strange grandfather
How a grimy suitcase led Daniel Lofredo Rota on a quest to solve a decades-old mystery
29 Aug 2022,40 mins
My ex-partner killed our baby
Hera McLeod has used her grief and anger to become an advocate for child protection
27 Aug 2022,26 mins
Lady in Red: The plasterer making violent homes beautiful
Naima Ben-Moussa overcame her difficult past repairing houses damaged by domestic abuse
25 Aug 2022,40 mins
The family that went to war with a military dictatorship
Hafsat Abiola Costello's dad was nearly Nigeria's president - but he had powerful enemies
24 Aug 2022,40 mins
My history-making solo flight around the world
Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin became the first African pilot to fly solo around the world
23 Aug 2022,40 mins
Finding a life in the sunshine: Being Roy Ayers’ son
Nabil Ayers unearthed an unexpected family history through his famous father Roy Ayers
22 Aug 2022,40 mins
Hiding the truth behind my NFL stardom
New England Patriots star Ryan O'Callaghan used football as a cover for his sexuality.
20 Aug 2022,26 mins
How I fell in love with blindness
Itto Outini lost her sight but gained her freedom
18 Aug 2022,40 mins
Cracking a $30m case of wine fraud
How wine detective Maureen Downey uncovered a huge counterfeiting operation
17 Aug 2022,40 mins
Beautiful things help me deal with my ugly past
Antiques expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan was abused as a child but he found joy in museums
16 Aug 2022,40 mins
The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
Nicholas McCarthy built a career in music by playing with just his left hand
15 Aug 2022,40 mins
Tarantulas, Gandalf and my dying brother's bucket list
Royd Tolkien’s brother Mike left him a daring list of tasks to complete after he died
13 Aug 2022,26 mins