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Sarajevo Siege - metal music in the madness: part 1
While war raged around them, the city's heavy metal musicians found artistic freedom
13 Apr 2019,26 mins
My revenge against 'revenge porn'
Ana Baquedano fought to change the law in Mexico after an ex shared her nude selfie
11 Apr 2019,53 mins
The sailor and the secret
Guy Oliver’s secret took him from being on a warship to designing superyachts
10 Apr 2019,53 mins
Leaving America's 'most hated family'
Libby Phelps grew up in the infamous anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church
09 Apr 2019,53 mins
The wrestling star helping a grieving mum
Former wrestler Kendo Nagasaki helped Lyn Rigby cope after her son was murdered
08 Apr 2019,53 mins
The African girl raised by Kim Il-sung
Monica Macias had two dads: Equatorial Guinea's brutal leader and the North Korean despot
06 Apr 2019,26 mins
The Iranian avocado quest that led to prison
The saga to free journalist Jason Rezaian from Iran’s most notorious prison
04 Apr 2019,53 mins
We found love in the wake of 9/11
In the wake of tragedy, Nick and Diane Marson were able to find each other and love
03 Apr 2019,53 mins
Risking my life to see mum
The reporter in Mogadishu who fears attack when he travels the six miles to visit his mum
02 Apr 2019,53 mins
The masterplan that got me out of prison
How an inmate serving life in prison came up with a masterplan to turn his life around
01 Apr 2019,53 mins
The ‘Lion Mama’ who fought off three rapists
Nokubonga Qampi stepped in when her daughter was attacked
31 Mar 2019,23 mins
Inside the minds and chat rooms of IS
Rukmini Callimachi is a US reporter whose work has brought her close to so-called IS
28 Mar 2019,53 mins
Having a baby with a man who died years ago
How an Israeli man’s dying wish to father a child was fulfilled
27 Mar 2019,53 mins
Heavyweight champ who didn't want to box
Michael Bentt has made it to the top of his game, but he never actually wanted to box!
26 Mar 2019,53 mins
The Nepali MP’s semi-naked protest
Uma Devi Badi scaled a gate semi-naked to demand rights for her ‘untouchable’ caste
25 Mar 2019,53 mins
The secret world of our dying son
Mats Steen found friendship and escape in a fantasy online land
24 Mar 2019,23 mins
Fighting Ebola in a war zone
Facing militias and machetes, the DRC doctor trying to stop Ebola in a war zone
21 Mar 2019,53 mins
Taking on America's rich and famous
Gloria Allred has represented the accusers of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and R Kelly
20 Mar 2019,53 mins
Finding freedom in solitary confinement
Aged 16 Eddy Zheng was sentenced to life in prison but had an awakening behind bars
19 Mar 2019,53 mins
My daughter’s killer feels like ‘family’
Eddy Hekman has forged an unlikely relationship with the man who killed his daughter
18 Mar 2019,53 mins
Soweto Uprising: what happened to my dad?
A daughter’s quest for the truth about her father's murder
17 Mar 2019,23 mins
The Mormon mums of gay sons
We meet the "Mama Dragons" - the Mormon mums 'breathing fire' for their gay sons
14 Mar 2019,53 mins
Fifteen and alone at sea
After a traumatic incident, Australian Susan Berg overcame a fear of water and swam again
13 Mar 2019,53 mins
Befriending the woman I'd have to dissect
How anatomist Vic Spitzer got to know the woman who donated her body to him for research
12 Mar 2019,53 mins
Confronting my racist past
Mac Otts unravelled generations of racism in his family
11 Mar 2019,53 mins
The detective and the diamond heist: Part 2
How a salami sandwich led to a mysterious criminal mastermind
10 Mar 2019,23 mins
Held captive by a cult for 30 years
Katy Morgan-Davies was born into a cult in south London and held as a virtual prisoner
07 Mar 2019,53 mins
I went through puberty at two years old
Patrick Burleigh was born with precocious puberty, meaning his body developed too quickly
06 Mar 2019,53 mins
Trusting my pastor led me to death row
Nokwazi Memela was tricked into becoming a drugs mule
05 Mar 2019,53 mins
The Korean athlete exposing sexual abuse
Former tennis player Eunhee Kim has lifted the lid on sexual abuse in South Korean sport
04 Mar 2019,53 mins