Becoming Gamal, part 2: Behind the badge
Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in.First as a black British boy adopted into a white family, then hoodwinked by his father and eventually begging on the streets of Lagos - he was ...
20 Nov 202327min
Becoming Gamal, part 1: Magic and misadventure
Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted inAs the first openly gay black officer in London's Metropolitan Police, he struggled to find his way while reckoning with his past. Adopted into a...
13 Nov 202330min
The fisherman and the 'spy whale'
Joar Hesten's mission to save a whale rumoured to have escaped from the Russian navy.Norwegian Joar Hesten was fishing for cod in the Arctic when he came across a beluga whale wearing a harness. He he...
6 Nov 202340min
Brazil's loneliest fan and his footballing fairytale
Tiago Rech went viral when he was the only supporter in the stands at his club's game.In 2012 Tiago Rech was the only fan at a big away match for his beloved football team Santa Cruz FC. When they sco...
30 Okt 202338min
Love, Loss and 'Project 22'
Fleur Pierets and Julian Boom wanted to wed in every country that allowed gay marriage.After falling in love at first sight, the artist couple planned to make a statement to the world. So in 2017, the...
22 Okt 202341min
38 days: a family adrift in the Pacific
The Robertsons' boat was attacked by killer whales and started to sink fast Douglas was 16 years old when his parents sold the family farm in England and took him and his three siblings on a sailing t...
15 Okt 202346min
"My friends were arrested, or simply disappeared"
Tahir Izgil is one of the most highly respected living Uyghur poets. Tahir was born near Kashgar, in Xinjiang province, and from an early age he was immersed in the poetry of his culture. When the Chi...
8 Okt 202335min
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
