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My teacher became my torturer
Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him
05 Oct 2021,40 mins
The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a life-changing dilemma
04 Oct 2021,40 mins
Addicted to my son's addiction
David and Nic Sheff, whose struggle with addiction inspired the film Beautiful Boy
02 Oct 2021,26 mins
A footballing legend's gambling secret
How Steph Shilton saved husband Peter from a 45-year addiction
30 Sep 2021,40 mins
Flipper’s trainer turned dolphin saviour
When star dolphin Flipper died, her trainer Ric O’Barry turned to activism
29 Sep 2021,40 mins
Finding healing in the sea that took my family
Geraldine Mullan swims to remember her family who died when their car veered into the sea
27 Sep 2021,40 mins
The heavy metal boys from the dump
The heavy metal band who grew up on Cambodia's biggest rubbish dump
25 Sep 2021,26 mins
The sinking of a pirate radio ship
Nick Richards was a DJ with an offshore radio station, but the ship was falling apart
23 Sep 2021,40 mins
I hit puberty, then burned down my family home
As a teenager Nikki Owen's mental health and behaviour quickly spiralled out of control
22 Sep 2021,40 mins
Shipwrecks and Cardi B: Stories from behind the piano
Three pianists tell their stories - surviving a shipwreck, tiny toys and a viral virtuoso
21 Sep 2021,40 mins
I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life
The burglar who discovered a terrible crime - but risked life in prison if he reported it
20 Sep 2021,40 mins
The first beauty queen in a free South Africa
Basetsana Kumalo was crowned Miss South Africa after the country's first democratic vote
18 Sep 2021,26 mins
The epic road trip that taught me how to live again
After surviving cancer in her twenties, Suleika Jaouad felt she'd forgotten how to live.
16 Sep 2021,40 mins
The crazy things we do for love
The first date that ended in a dramatic mountain rescue.
15 Sep 2021,40 mins
Why this Covid doctor hid his homeless past
Emmanuel Taban, a former street kid now recognised for his life-saving medical work
14 Sep 2021,40 mins
The murder case that started a cyber sleuth revolution
Todd Matthews became obsessed with identifying 'Tent Girl,' a decades-old unsolved crime
13 Sep 2021,40 mins
The secretaries who inspired the hit movie 9 to 5
Karen Nussbaum is the co-founder of 9to5, a movement that gave rise to a box office smash
11 Sep 2021,26 mins
Escaping after an IS massacre
Ali Hussein Kadhim was a captured Iraqi soldier who narrowly avoided execution
09 Sep 2021,40 mins
I ran away from slavery; now I help others escape
Analiza Guevarra escaped abuse but can’t return to her family in the Philippines
08 Sep 2021,40 mins
The schoolgirl fraudster who found redemption in ballroom
Shannon Balenciaga discovered the underground ball scene in prison – and became a legend
07 Sep 2021,40 mins
'If you cut out part of my brain am I still Jody?'
Brain surgery cured Jody Smith's seizures and there were other surprising side effects
06 Sep 2021,40 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
04 Sep 2021,26 mins
Helping refugees saved my life
At 28, Kon Karapanagiotidis started a charity that would become a lifeline for thousands
02 Sep 2021,40 mins
From Gaza to Nasa: A space odyssey
Palestinian Loay Elbasyouni was part of the team that launched a helicopter from Mars
01 Sep 2021,40 mins
Trapped in a 'metal coffin' on the ocean floor
In 1988, 22 sailors were trapped in the submarine Pacocha with limited oxygen
31 Aug 2021,40 mins
The many lives of chef Erin French
From rehab to 10,000 reservations, chef Erin French was determined to reclaim her life
30 Aug 2021,40 mins
The 80s song that brought back my memories
A car accident wiped all of Thomas Leeds' memories and he had to start again
28 Aug 2021,26 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
26 Aug 2021,40 mins
The secret link between two gymnasts
Jennifer Bricker was born without legs and idolised Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu
25 Aug 2021,40 mins
Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83
Sergio Chamy was in for a shock when he answered a job advert for men in their 70s to 90s
24 Aug 2021,40 mins