True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4420 episodes
A murder, a Christian, and a miscarriage of justice.
09 Dec 2018,·23 mins
Dr Evan Atar Adaha had to pack up his hospital and transport it to flee bombing in Sudan
06 Dec 2018,·53 mins
Anaïs had no idea her identical twin sister Samantha was on the other side of the world
05 Dec 2018,·53 mins
A client’s appalling secret was a turning point for defence attorney Kathleen Zellner
04 Dec 2018,·53 mins
Police officer Arun Jadhav had to play dead under the bodies of his deceased colleagues
03 Dec 2018,·53 mins
Claire Nelson was hiking in the US wilderness when she slipped and fell into a canyon
02 Dec 2018,·23 mins
Lisa Brennan-Jobs eventually reconciled with her dad after a complicated relationship
29 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage by pirates for two and a half years
28 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Eileen Chai spent her childhood competing for Singapore but the pressure proved too much
27 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Four prize-winning writers who travelled thousands of miles for a royal reception
26 Nov 2018,·53 mins
What have giant sea snails got to do with gang violence and crystal meth in Cape Town?
25 Nov 2018,·23 mins
Discovering the story of a grandfather's lost love
22 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Gilles Bertin, the frontman of a French punk band ended up going on the run for 28 years
21 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Jerry Selbee found a way to crack the Lottery and ended up winning millions
20 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Lorna Tucker was living on the streets when she was noticed by a model scout in London
19 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Blood, gold and secrets at the Olympic pool.
18 Nov 2018,·23 mins
When William McLellan was locked up in Spain, he went on a journey of introspection
15 Nov 2018,·53 mins
During her time in a political cult as a teen, Sonja Larsen was given a shocking task
14 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Elizabeth Coppin survived prison-like conditions in institutions run by Catholic nuns
13 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Colombian locksmith Humberto Restrepo writes love letters for people who are in love
12 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Rob and Jason Holmes were first recruited as undercover agents when they were children
11 Nov 2018,·23 mins
Why artist Jessamyn Lovell decided to become a private investigator.
08 Nov 2018,·53 mins
These days Martin Murray is a successful boxer, but he used to be a fugitive
07 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Nchimunya Mweeta was a star footballer at his club, but then he fell from grace
06 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Antonio Barroso and Juan Luis Moreno discovered they'd been bought by their families
05 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Bonga Kuenda, the man who sang – and sprinted – for Angolan independence
04 Nov 2018,·23 mins
French-Cambodian film-maker Neary Adeline Hay on uncovering her dad's past
01 Nov 2018,·53 mins
Elena Nikitina was kidnapped off the street after a night out
31 Oct 2018,·53 mins
Jason Russell on the public breakdown that followed his viral Kony 2012 campaign
30 Oct 2018,·53 mins
Diane Reeve's boyfriend infected her and other women with HIV in the US
16 Oct 2018,·53 mins
