True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4416 episodes
From 'dumpster baby' to millionaire: Freddie Figgers uses his tech mastery to help others
09 Feb 2021,·44 mins
Mimi Anderson's desire for thinner legs took her from the treadmill to ultra-marathons
08 Feb 2021,·44 mins
How a 180-year-old miniature cello shaped the musical dreams of two American girls
06 Feb 2021,·26 mins
Robyn Crawford and the superstar singer were inseparable for two decades
04 Feb 2021,·44 mins
Filmmaker Hao Wu got unprecedented footage from four hospitals during Wuhan's lockdown
03 Feb 2021,·44 mins
The astronaut who headlined a rave while he was in orbit and other extraordinary gigs
02 Feb 2021,·44 mins
How a childhood on the streets of India prepared Sash Simpson to become a top chef
01 Feb 2021,·44 mins
The urban reef webcam bringing together a community around the globe
30 Jan 2021,·26 mins
How an Afghan girl defied the Taliban by setting up a secret classroom
28 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Three inspiring footballers share their boundary-breaking stories
27 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Jan Broberg and her mum Mary Ann share how a trusted friend kidnapped Jan – twice
26 Jan 2021,·44 mins
After losing his memory T La Rock forgot he was famous and had to learn to rap again
25 Jan 2021,·44 mins
The saga to free journalist Jason Rezaian from Iran’s most notorious prison
23 Jan 2021,·26 mins
Omar Mohammed went undercover to expose IS atrocities in his blog Mosul Eye
21 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Disaster struck when Kevin Escoffier’s boat split during the perilous Vendée Globe race
20 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Shirazee endured homelessness and a threat of deportation as he pursued his music dreams
19 Jan 2021,·44 mins
From the world's most romantic postbox to a persecuted couple’s perilous ocean voyage
18 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Musician Opetaia Foa'i fought for the Disney movie to stay true to Pacific culture
16 Jan 2021,·26 mins
Patricia Pérez sells the rare herbs she finds in the Atacama desert to Chile's top chefs
14 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Kathrine Switzer was attacked for running in the men-only 1967 Boston Marathon
13 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Two-times US poet laureate Natasha Trethewey turned to poetry after her mother's murder
12 Jan 2021,·44 mins
When a mum hit record on her son crying she couldn't have predicted the global reaction
11 Jan 2021,·44 mins
How Jesse Thistle, a homeless Indigenous man, found his identity and his calling
09 Jan 2021,·26 mins
The Casteless Collective is a protest band who challenge caste oppression through song
07 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Joel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA
06 Jan 2021,·44 mins
How an accident and a case of mistaken identity changed one couple's lives forever
05 Jan 2021,·44 mins
When Kirsten Johnson’s dad got dementia she found an unusual way to cope
04 Jan 2021,·44 mins
Singer Elza Soares survived poverty and public scandal to become a music legend in Brazil
02 Jan 2021,·26 mins
31 Dec 2020,·44 mins
Jo Fidgen reveals the final two winners of the BBC Inspirations Awards 2020.
30 Dec 2020,·53 mins
