True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4417 episodes
When Neelam Krishnamoorthy’s two children died in a fire, she began a fight for justice.
29 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Nadezhda Kutepova exposed the deadly legacy of a secret nuclear plant in Soviet Russia.
28 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Zookeeper Chad Staples took animals into his own home to save them from the raging fires.
27 Jan 2020,·53 mins
The Latvian forced to make an agonising choice in a world of Soviet-era spying
25 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus was only 14 when she was taken to a Nazi concentration camp
23 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Tim King was a teacher in Chicago who took in a student after their mother died
22 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Edis Kolar guarded a lifesaving tunnel built in his basement during the siege of Sarajevo
21 Jan 2020,·53 mins
South African double bassist Leon Bosch was arrested for protesting against apartheid
20 Jan 2020,·53 mins
The temping job that took a young African-American woman into the home of a KKK member
18 Jan 2020,·26 mins
David Loftus on rebuilding his life after the tragic death of his twin brother
16 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Dr Andrew Rynne, an Irish contraceptive pioneer, was attacked by a disgruntled ex-patient
15 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Sayragul Sauytbay says she was made to work in a detention camp for Chinese Muslims
14 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Vittorio Fabris’ treacherous journey from Venice to Nantucket was inspired by Moby Dick
13 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Basetsana Kumalo was crowned Miss South Africa after the country's first democratic vote
11 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Janice Bryant Howroyd is the first African-American woman to run a billion dollar company
09 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Andrew Garrido’s family couldn’t afford a piano so he taught himself on a drawn keyboard
08 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Winston Trew was falsely accused of stealing and spent 50 years trying to clear his name
07 Jan 2020,·53 mins
Abby Stein grew up in a Hasidic family and was born male but she felt she was a girl
06 Jan 2020,·53 mins
"Exotic Adrian Street" got abuse for his flamboyant outfits - but they made him a star
04 Jan 2020,·26 mins
Teenager Khadijah Mellah became the first Muslim woman to ride and win in Britain
02 Jan 2020,·44 mins
Walter Murch is a superstar sound designer. His ingenuity transformed cinema forever
01 Jan 2020,·44 mins
Three fascinating stories about vision
31 Dec 2019,·44 mins
Doug Lindsay’s mystery illness baffled doctors, so he had to cure himself
30 Dec 2019,·44 mins
Costa Rica's 100-year-old calypso king and the worldwide search for his lost recordings
28 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Malat Wei and Jess Markt are taking wheelchair basketball and their story to South Sudan
26 Dec 2019,·44 mins
Presenter Mozhdah Jamalzadah’s focus on women’s rights made her some dangerous enemies
25 Dec 2019,·44 mins
Troy Winget and Andrea Quint Fleck found there was more between them than a good haircut
24 Dec 2019,·44 mins
Sam Jalloh’s war-torn journey to becoming a top tennis player in Sierra Leone
23 Dec 2019,·44 mins
A Brazilian tale of love, betrayal and revenge
21 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Amr al-Azm leads a network of archaeologists battling to save Syria’s monuments
19 Dec 2019,·53 mins
