José Mujica: Guerilla, president and occasional romantic
Remembering the former president of Uruguay: José 'Pepe' Mujica. He started life as a flower farmer on the outskirts of Montevideo. As a young man he became politically active, part of the left-wing g...
25 Maj 202537min
The true story behind Brazil’s Oscar winner, I’m Still Here
Marcelo Rubens Paiva was 11 when armed men came and took his father away. Brazil was under a military dictatorship at the time. Marcelo's father was an opponent and was killed for it. His mother Eunic...
18 Maj 202533min
The blind Holocaust survivor who caught a fugitive Nazi
Lothar Hermann found out his neighbour was ‘architect of the Holocaust’ Adolf Eichmann.Lothar Hermann’s German-Jewish family perished in the Holocaust, but when he escaped to Argentina, little did he ...
11 Maj 202538min
Searching for green in a concrete world
Kwesia X grew up in south-east London, surrounded by busy roads and tower blocks. As a teenager her mental health spiralled after a member of her family was killed, and she also lost a close friend t...
4 Maj 202541min
Painting faces in search of myself and my mum
Juano Diaz was taken in to care aged six, his mother was battling alcoholism and he wasn't being cared for. But Juano missed his mum and with no photos of her, he became obsessed by drawing her face s...
27 Apr 202539min
The former wrestler who wants your brain
Former Harvard athlete Chris Nowinski turned World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star after a reality TV show catapulted him into the world of professional wrestling. Performing as the obnoxious and s...
21 Apr 202536min
Swimming blind: my journey to self-acceptance
From Paralympic pools to the English Channel, Melanie Barratt took on the toughest swim of her life — laying to rest her demons, and honouring her beloved mum.Melanie Barratt was born with congenital ...
13 Apr 202538min
The painful secret I hid from my twin
After a terrible motorbike accident 18-year-old Alex Lewis was left with no memory of his previous life. The only person he could remember was Marcus, his identical twin brother. He became the person ...
6 Apr 202531min
