Bringing home the prime minister’s gold tooth
Juliana Lumumba had to fight to reclaim the remains of her father, Patrice Lumumba.He'd been the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo and an anti-colonial hero. He was assassinated...
1 Okt 202338min
The Godmother of Beirut's nightlife
Under the boot of the Syrian army, Nicole Moudaber brought raves to Lebanon. After sampling the delights of dance music whilst studying abroad in the nineties, Nicole made it her goal to bring this ne...
24 Sep 202338min
Dancing in the womb
A mother, a son, and the discovery of a shared dream. Latifa Khamessi and her son Mohamed Toukabri from Tunisia were inseparable until aged 15 when he left for Europe to study dance. It was gut-wrench...
17 Sep 202344min
The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 2
From the page to the stage: William turns childhood fantasies into reality. In London, William Lee Adams is feeling disillusioned with his job, when a Romanian singer on a horse appears on his compute...
10 Sep 202343min
The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 1
A bond between brothers, a coming-out story, and an international song contest. William Lee Adams is one of the leading voices covering the Eurovision Song Contest, criss-crossing the continent to int...
3 Sep 202344min
Miracle on the ocean floor
Harrison Okene spent three days trapped in an air pocket in a sunken ship.Harrison was the ship's cook, and he'd been in the bathroom when the tugboat he worked on had suddenly capsized in bad weather...
27 Aug 202340min
Indiana Jones: The kids who remade a blockbuster
In 1982, two Mississippi boys recreated a $22m film, shot-for-shot, on their pocket money.Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala were aged 10 and 11. Their mission would take them seven years to complete, and...
20 Aug 202340min
The woman who fell from the sky, part 2
How a jump changed daring parachutist Tony Osornio's life forever.Tony was Mexico's best precision skydiver and the first woman to join her country's army. She says she "belonged to the skies", and be...
13 Aug 202338min
