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Running for My Life and My People
Running saved Julius Achon from a life of poverty, he’s now an Olympic athlete and MP
03 Sep 2018,53 mins
The Woman Who Woke Up in the Future: Part 1
Naomi Jacobs went to bed aged 32 but woke up thinking she was 15, her adult memories gone
01 Sep 2018,23 mins
From Prison Kitchen to Celebrity Chef
Chef Jeff learnt to cook while he was serving a 10 year prison sentence
30 Aug 2018,53 mins
Soni Sori – India’s fearless tribal leader
Soni Sori fights for the rights of tribal people in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh
29 Aug 2018,53 mins
'I Remember when I was a Newborn'
Rebecca Sharrock's memory is so good she can remember every day of her life
28 Aug 2018,53 mins
First he gave his liver, then his heart
Heather Krueger was dying and needed a donor fast, when a handsome stranger stepped in
27 Aug 2018,53 mins
Saving Lives on Chicago's South Side
Dr Abdullah Pratt's fight to get gun victims a trauma centre.
25 Aug 2018,23 mins
Guatemala's Accidental Revolutionary
How a grandmother launched some of the biggest protests in Guatemalan history
23 Aug 2018,53 mins
Boy Who Survived Being Shot Eight Times
Waleed Khan was 12 years old when militants attacked his school in Peshawar in 2014
22 Aug 2018,53 mins
Viv Albertine: Pioneering Punk Star
Viv Albertine of The Slits felt she had to hide her punk star past from her daughter
21 Aug 2018,53 mins
Kofi Annan: In His Own Words
An in-depth interview with the former UN Secretary-General - he spoke to Outlook in 2012
20 Aug 2018,53 mins
The Making of a Disco Star
Marcia Barrett was a lead singer of the chart-conquering disco band, Boney M
18 Aug 2018,23 mins
I Got a Slave for My Birthday
Abdel Nasser Ould Ethmane from Mauritania went from slave owner to abolitionist
16 Aug 2018,53 mins
Tennis Star to Black Panther Writer
Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor on writing Black Panther
15 Aug 2018,53 mins
You Tuk-Tuk my Breath Away
The love story between a rickshaw driver from Delhi and a Swiss tourist
14 Aug 2018,53 mins
Born in Prison, Destined for Crime?
Deborah Jiang-Stein spent the first year of her life in prison and almost returned there
13 Aug 2018,53 mins
Husband for Hire
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11 Aug 2018,23 mins
My Golden Voice Saved Me from Addiction
Ted Williams was homeless in the US when a recording of his "golden voice" went viral
09 Aug 2018,53 mins
Playing Dead to Survive Afghan Siege
Breshna Musazai was shot three times during a siege by militants at her university
08 Aug 2018,53 mins
I Didn't Realise I was Homeless
Film-maker Elegance Bratton slept on the streets of New York and New Jersey for years
07 Aug 2018,53 mins
The Music Bus Crossing the Gang Divide
Justin Finlayson is a London bus driver working to stop gang violence
06 Aug 2018,53 mins
Keeping Love Alive on Death Row
Yemi Hailemariam’s long, hard struggle to save her fiancé from execution in Ethiopia
04 Aug 2018,23 mins
From Kenyan Street Child to Sushi Master
Brian Ochieng learned to cook when he was living rough on the streets of Nairobi
02 Aug 2018,53 mins
Life After the Stunt that Went Wrong
In 2015 stunt woman Olivia Jackson had an accident that almost killed her
01 Aug 2018,53 mins
Grieving with a Herd of Elephants
Françoise Malby-Anthony mourned the loss of her husband with their elephants
31 Jul 2018,53 mins
The Leading Lawyer Who Once Robbed Banks
Shon Hopwood used to be a bank robber but in prison he discovered he had a talent for law
30 Jul 2018,53 mins
The Tale of the King of the Wild Blue Sky
The stormy life of Jerry Foster, America’s first flying newsman.
28 Jul 2018,23 mins
The Impact of Taking the Wrong Train
When Siraj Khan ran away from home at the age of 10, his entire life was transformed
26 Jul 2018,53 mins
Bringing Mexico's Missing People Home
Graciela Perez Rodriguez has helped create a DNA database to find people who are missing
25 Jul 2018,53 mins
Dancing with Madonna Kept Me Alive
Salim Gauwloos danced on Madonna’s Blond Ambition tour. But he was keeping a secret
24 Jul 2018,53 mins