True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4419 episodes
Battlefield lawyer Rebecca Lipe’s campaign for US servicewomen to have better body armour
23 May 2019,·53 mins
Maddie Corman’s husband was caught with child abuse material. Why she stayed with him
22 May 2019,·53 mins
Filmmaker Waad and her medic husband, Hamza, documented their life during the Syrian war
21 May 2019,·53 mins
Why extreme swimmer Beth French doesn’t regret giving up on her life’s ambition
20 May 2019,·53 mins
Journalist Hussain Zaidi risked everything to document his city's criminal underworld
18 May 2019,·26 mins
Ethiopian child bride Mamitu Gashe became a surgeon after she almost died in childbirth
16 May 2019,·53 mins
Amina’s father brutally attacked her and her sister for ‘shaming’ their Jordanian family
15 May 2019,·53 mins
Hum Fleming has epilepsy. A side effect means her memories mostly fade after six months
14 May 2019,·53 mins
After being jailed for her art, journalist Zehra Doğan's paint supplies were confiscated
13 May 2019,·53 mins
Singer Elza Soares survived poverty and public scandal to become a music legend in Brazil
11 May 2019,·26 mins
Abigail Disney felt her family was ruined by the wealth from their Hollywood empire
09 May 2019,·53 mins
The true story behind an infamous social experiment
08 May 2019,·53 mins
Timofey Yuriev was possibly the best person to save two dogs trapped in an icy lake
07 May 2019,·53 mins
Sue Black can tell from a cadaver what the deceased's mother ate during pregnancy
06 May 2019,·53 mins
Tito Quiroz found himself in a tough Mexican prison, tasked with teaching music lessons
04 May 2019,·26 mins
Lou Ortenzio got addicted to opioids as he was prescribing them to his patients in the US
02 May 2019,·53 mins
How the father of a victim became buddies with the killer's family
01 May 2019,·53 mins
Elite US gymnast Rachel Haines was abused by convicted paedophile Larry Nassar for years
30 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Camilo Jaramillo survived a massacre and found solace in becoming a mortician
29 Apr 2019,·53 mins
A wrongfully convicted illiterate teenager found his freedom in books and letters
27 Apr 2019,·26 mins
Sabrina Cohen Hatton survived homelessness to become a leading firefighter in the UK
25 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Teacher Abbas and his wrestling gym are back with a vengeance after a terror attack
24 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Diver Chris Lemons was trapped on the North Sea bed for around 35 minutes without air
23 Apr 2019,·53 mins
How a group of friends went from singing in their local pub to national stardom
22 Apr 2019,·53 mins
How do you get Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson to play in a warzone?
20 Apr 2019,·26 mins
Comedian Rosie Waterland started a podcast with her mum to examine their difficult past
18 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Richard Scobee watched as the Space Shuttle Challenger took off, it would change his life
17 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Surya Bonaly performed an ‘illegal’ move that cemented her name in figure skating history
16 Apr 2019,·53 mins
Luke and Ryan Hart are trying to change the conversation around domestic abuse
15 Apr 2019,·53 mins
While war raged around them, the city's heavy metal musicians found artistic freedom
13 Apr 2019,·26 mins
