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Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83

Sergio Chamy was in for a shock when he answered a job advert for men in their 70s to 90s

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The secret link between two gymnasts

Jennifer Bricker was born without legs and idolised Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu

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We left as kayakers and came back as dissidents

Andrzej and Jacek escaped Communist Poland on an adventure. Life would never be the same

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The 80s song that brought back my memories

A car accident wiped all of Thomas Leeds' memories and he had to start again

• 26 mins

The many lives of chef Erin French

From rehab to 10,000 reservations, chef Erin French was determined to reclaim her life

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Trapped in a 'metal coffin' on the ocean floor

In 1988, 22 sailors were trapped in the submarine Pacocha with limited oxygen

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From Gaza to Nasa: A space odyssey

Palestinian Loay Elbasyouni was part of the team that launched a helicopter from Mars

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Helping refugees saved my life

At 28, Kon Karapanagiotidis started a charity that would become a lifeline for thousands

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Disco and drama: The story of Ride On Time

Worldwide fame came at a moral price for an Italian DJ who made a huge 1980s dance hit

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'If you cut out part of my brain am I still Jody?'

Brain surgery cured Jody Smith's seizures and there were other surprising side effects

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The schoolgirl fraudster who found redemption in ballroom

Shannon Balenciaga discovered the underground ball scene in prison – and became a legend

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I ran away from slavery; now I help others escape

Analiza Guevarra escaped abuse but can’t return to her family in the Philippines

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Escaping after an IS massacre

Ali Hussein Kadhim was a captured Iraqi soldier who narrowly avoided execution

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The secretaries who inspired the hit movie 9 to 5

Karen Nussbaum is the co-founder of 9to5, a movement that gave rise to a box office smash

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The murder case that started a cyber sleuth revolution

Todd Matthews became obsessed with identifying 'Tent Girl,' a decades-old unsolved crime

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Why this Covid doctor hid his homeless past

Emmanuel Taban, a former street kid now recognised for his life-saving medical work

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The crazy things we do for love

The first date that ended in a dramatic mountain rescue.

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The epic road trip that taught me how to live again

After surviving cancer in her twenties, Suleika Jaouad felt she'd forgotten how to live.

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The first beauty queen in a free South Africa

Basetsana Kumalo was crowned Miss South Africa after the country's first democratic vote

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I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life

The burglar who discovered a terrible crime - but risked life in prison if he reported it

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Shipwrecks and Cardi B: Stories from behind the piano

Three pianists tell their stories - surviving a shipwreck, tiny toys and a viral virtuoso

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I hit puberty, then burned down my family home

As a teenager Nikki Owen's mental health and behaviour quickly spiralled out of control

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The sinking of a pirate radio ship

Nick Richards was a DJ with an offshore radio station, but the ship was falling apart

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The heavy metal boys from the dump

The heavy metal band who grew up on Cambodia's biggest rubbish dump

• 26 mins

Finding healing in the sea that took my family

Geraldine Mullan swims to remember her family who died when their car veered into the sea

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Flipper’s trainer turned dolphin saviour

When star dolphin Flipper died, her trainer Ric O’Barry turned to activism

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A footballing legend's gambling secret

How Steph Shilton saved husband Peter from a 45-year addiction

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Addicted to my son's addiction

David and Nic Sheff, whose struggle with addiction inspired the film Beautiful Boy

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The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past

Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a life-changing dilemma

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My teacher became my torturer

Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him

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