Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
World Service,·167 episodes
A ground-breaking operation fixed Theo's life-threatening birth defect inside the womb
08 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Kelsey Pfendler becomes the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
01 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Dave and Andrea met by chance at work before they found out the life changing news
25 Jul 2026,·26 mins
"Julie" has retired to an elephant sanctuary after 40 years with a circus
18 Jul 2026,·26 mins
One couple's quest to make friends led them to host dinners with people they'd never met
11 Jul 2026,·26 mins
Pete and his paraplegic son Ted met Catherine, Princess of Wales during a charity trek
04 Jul 2026,·26 mins
The rising popularity of bike buses, which let children cycle to school safely
27 Jun 2026,·26 mins
On World Refugee Day, a woman who fled Syria and now runs a successful UK cheese business
20 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Dawa Sherpa was presumed dead but managed to crawl and slide down from the upper slopes
13 Jun 2026,·26 mins
New DNA test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy
06 Jun 2026,·26 mins
Researchers say a plastic drape is helping to prevent women dying after childbirth
30 May 2026,·27 mins
We find out why art is good for you and how you can view world-renowned pieces from home
23 May 2026,·26 mins
The teacher shocked to have her old designs, inspired by Alzheimer's, on show in New York
16 May 2026,·26 mins
Six-year-old Saffie would have gone blind, if not for a groundbreaking gene therapy
09 May 2026,·26 mins
The marathon runner who says showing her mastectomy scars is about power not pity
02 May 2026,·26 mins
Ari wanted to reopen the world for Ben, who can't walk, talk or move his hands
25 Apr 2026,·26 mins
The man helping to tackle loneliness by offering strangers somewhere to sit and chat
18 Apr 2026,·26 mins
The mayor of Ingersoll beams with pride as the Canadian town is represented on Artemis II
11 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Fans in Iraq and the DRC are celebrating being back in football's biggest competition
04 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Nathan Newby received a bravery medal for preventing an attack on a hospital
28 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Meet the men helping fellow Dads connect with their daughters through hairstyling lessons
21 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Millions of people have watched Stephen Spencer set his daughter's stories to music
14 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Lois, 14, and her classmates used a 3D printer to make her new prosthetic hand
07 Mar 2026,·26 mins
How two women forged an intergenerational bond after meeting over a lost subway card
28 Feb 2026,·26 mins
A newly discovered species is named after Mr Jones
21 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Abena Jon'el's leg was amputated aged two. She is challenging stereotypes of disability
14 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Hearing meaningful phone conversations from passers-by on a bridge
07 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Lessons in kindness from an expert inspired by a stranger risking his life to save hers
31 Jan 2026,·26 mins
A man who had two heart operations as a child later worked with his surgeon saving others
24 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The new sight-saving treatment inspired by one woman's determination not to go blind
17 Jan 2026,·26 mins
