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World Service,4420 episodes

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The detective and the diamond heist: Part 1
Diamond detective Patrick Peys had to solve the biggest diamond robbery in history
03 Mar 2019,23 mins
The Danish woman who went to fight IS
Joanna Palani on why she took the drastic decision that's led to her imprisonment
28 Feb 2019,53 mins
Cherno Samba: Struggles of a virtual football star
The London footballer's career slumped, but on a virtual football game he became a legend
27 Feb 2019,53 mins
The wild world of Germany’s punk princess
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis became famous for her wild parties and bold outfits
26 Feb 2019,53 mins
Justice for my sister Marie Colvin
Cat Colvin believed the journalist had been deliberately killed by the Syrian Government
25 Feb 2019,53 mins
The celestial treasure hunters
An unlikely duo’s insatiable and dangerous hunt for space rocks
24 Feb 2019,23 mins
Why I photograph sex workers
Photographer Bruce Gilden’s latest series features a group of sex workers in Miami
21 Feb 2019,53 mins
My pen pal Abu Hamza
London vicar Stephen Coles on his correspondence with the radical cleric Abu Hamza
20 Feb 2019,53 mins
The frontline music therapist
Musician Nigel Osborne teaches children in war zones how to play instruments
19 Feb 2019,53 mins
‘I still feel the bullets in my head’
James Myers survived being shot in the face five times
18 Feb 2019,53 mins
The secrets behind my Disney songs
Composer Richard M. Sherman on making music for Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book
17 Feb 2019,23 mins
The truth about my ‘hero’ grandfather
Silvia Foti uncovered shocking evidence about her grandfather who was seen as a war hero
14 Feb 2019,53 mins
My son’s death was ‘absolutely beautiful’
Nurse Jessica Hanson’s own loss has inspired her to change the way others experience death
13 Feb 2019,53 mins
The story that saved my child's life
Louise Beech's daughter was ill and losing hope. A bedtime story turned things around
12 Feb 2019,53 mins
Life lessons from Indian sex workers
Ashok Alexander spent a decade running a campaign against HIV in India
11 Feb 2019,53 mins
Vietnam's First Family of Rock ‘n’ Roll
How a bunch of pre-teen kids became the biggest rock ‘n’ roll band in wartime Saigon
10 Feb 2019,23 mins
'My Editor Was Killed by Pablo Escobar'
Journalist Maria Duzan reported from the frontlines of Columbia’s drug wars
07 Feb 2019,53 mins
Flipper’s Trainer Turned Dolphin Saviour
When star dolphin Flipper died, its trainer Ric O’Barry turned to activism
06 Feb 2019,53 mins
The Mother Choosing to Love her 'Enemy'
Latifa Ibn Ziaten vowed to save radicalised young men after her son was killed by gunman
05 Feb 2019,53 mins
The Triplets Separated by a Secret Study
How three identical triplets found each other, despite being intentionally split up
04 Feb 2019,53 mins
Bringing Down a Dictator
One lawyer’s perilous journey to bring a war criminal to justice
03 Feb 2019,23 mins
Hong Kong’s Rebel Pop Star
Denise Ho was a pop sensation but risked it all in the name of democracy
31 Jan 2019,53 mins
Using a Tampon Nearly Killed Me
Lauren Wasser lost her legs after suffering a rare case of toxic shock syndrome
30 Jan 2019,53 mins
What Stopped Me from Becoming a Killer
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa saw his father killed in the Rwandan genocide. He wanted revenge
29 Jan 2019,53 mins
The North Korean Diver and the Octopus
Park Myongho defected from North Korea and now spends his days diving for octopuses
28 Jan 2019,53 mins
Sewing to Survive
The Cambodian child dressmaker who achieved her fashion dreams
27 Jan 2019,23 mins
Making Contact with a Remote Tribe
The Indian anthropologist who made friendly contact with a remote Sentinelese tribe
24 Jan 2019,53 mins
The mountaineers breaking race barrier
Rosemary Saal was part of the first all African American team to climb Denali
23 Jan 2019,53 mins
A Sex Tape was Used to Silence Me
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova was blackmailed after investigating corruption
22 Jan 2019,53 mins
The Story of My Face Transplant
Cameron Underwood's operation united him with the mother of his donor and his surgeon
21 Jan 2019,53 mins