The brain tumour that taught me how to live
How extreme kayaker Scott Lindgren's illness forced him to face his past. Scott’s hard, uncompromising attitude had made him one of the world’s top expedition kayakers in a sport that’s claimed the li...
21 Aug 202245min
The family that went to war with a military dictatorship
Hafsat Abiola Costello's dad was nearly Nigeria's president - but he had powerful enemiesHis name was Moshood Abiola, also known as MKO, and he was one of Africa's richest men before turning to politi...
14 Aug 202243min
How I fell in love with blindness
Itto Outini lost her sight but gained her freedomItto had been born poor in Morocco's Atlas mountains, and after her parents died, she was shunted between extended family members. She wasn't always we...
8 Aug 202237min
Nailed into a boat: Escaping Mao’s China
Dr Andrew Kwong fled famine and persecution as a child. He was a proud Maoist, singing revolutionary songs at the top of his voice at school, but then he witnessed an execution, his father was arreste...
31 Jul 202243min
The legendary goalkeeper forced to pawn her gold medals
Goalkeeper Briana Scurry knew at eight years old it was her destiny to win Olympic gold – and in 1996, she did it. That was just the beginning: she won the World Cup and another Olympics with the US W...
24 Jul 202258min
A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 2
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violenceJP Bimeni is a writer turned soul singer who walked through a massacre unscathed as his country fell into conflict. At just 16 he...
17 Jul 202233min
A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violenceJP Bimeni risked his life to save a book of his verse. He started composing poetry to impress a girl, but was soon writing to add...
10 Jul 202237min
My husband thought I was an imposter
Abi Morgan’s husband woke from a coma and didn’t recognise her. Abi is a playwright and screenwriter based in London, and she'd made a name for herself writing successful and often highly emotional fi...
3 Jul 202245min
