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 become a national figure. The assault he believes scarred him for the rest of his life.
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 neuroblastoma. He has also written Kelli a heartfelt letter she can read after he has passed away. Tom told Stephen Nolan his story....
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 Maren Hallenga, stars of a TV documentary about living with terminal breast cancer - and to comedian John Bishop.
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 suffered at the hands of brutal regimes.
21 Mars 201429min
Stephen Nolan speaks to Tony Benn
Another chance to hear Stephen speaking to Tony Benn just before Christmas 2013, not long after he released the eighth and final volume of his diaries, A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine. He started by talking about his feelings on approaching the end of his life.
14 Mars 201418min
Stephen Nolan - Diary of an anorexic
Stephen Nolan hears the very honest perspective of a father who lost his 17 year old daughter to anorexia.
15 Feb 201431min
William Hague on Britain "taking the lead" at wildlife crime talks
The Foreign Secretary William Hague told 5 live Breakfast that Britain is taking the global lead on tackling wildlife crime, because it's uniquely well placed to do so.
12 Feb 201414min
From Kabul to Kent
As the UK prepares to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, this documentary tells the story of a young Afghan whose life has been saved because he made it to Britain. For the first time, this young man tells BBC Radio 5 live how he nearly died smuggling himself on board a Channel Tunnel train in France, evaded Kent police at the border and fought to become a legal British citizen now living and working in the UK legally.
9 Feb 201449min
