Mini Strokes
Shelagh Fogarty talks to people who have been through mini-strokes, otherwise known as TIAs, as the Stroke Association warns that more than half of people who suffer the condition are never diagnosed.
16 Maj 201430min
What did your family do during WW1?
5 live Breakfast is in the village of Wadhurst, East Sussex. Wadhurst lost 149 men during World War One, a story of loss that is repeated in towns, villages and cities across the UK. Nicky Campbell t...
2 Maj 201432min
Special educational needs
5 live Breakfast asked 'Do children with special educational needs get a fair deal?' In September, the system for helping children with special needs in England will change. The government says it's t...
29 Apr 201438min
Life After The Forces
5 live Breakfast asked 'What's life like after the forces?' A special programme was broadcast from the Poppy Scotland Welfare Centre in Inverness, an advice centre on the city's high street. More than...
28 Apr 201433min
I was abused by Cyril Smith
Eddy Shorrock was 17 and living at a hostel in Rochdale called Cambridge House when Cyril Smith came to visit. He described what happened to Victoria Derbyshire – and his anger as the MP rose to becom...
28 Apr 201411min
Dying Dad writes a letter to his 5 year old daughter.
Tom Attwater is 30 and has terminal cancer. He's devoting the time he has left to raising funds for the treatment of his 5 year old stepdaughter Kelli, who is battling the rare childhood cancer neurob...
4 Apr 201436min
Teenage Cancer Trust Gig at The Albert Hall
Richard Bacon speaks to doctors, campaigners and teenage cancer survivors at the Royal Albert Hall - as it hosts a week of special concerts for the Teenage Cancer Trust. He also speaks to Kris and Mar...
25 Mars 201449min
Torture survivors share their stories
With rare access to the Freedom from Torture centre in London, Dominic Laurie and Shelagh Fogarty speak to survivors of torture and find out how hard it is to rebuild the lives of people who have suff...
21 Mars 201429min
