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The sport I love damaged my brain

Former rugby player Alix Popham can't remember some of his finest moments on the pitch

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An SMS changed our lives: 'Brother. do. you. love. me.'

Brothers Manni and Reuben Coe, and the text that prompted a lockdown rescue mission

• 40 mins

How a camera lens helped us rediscover our love

Yemeni couple Mariam and Mohammed experienced war and loss but found solace in filmmaking

• 40 mins

Terror below deck: How I survived a pirate hijack

The marine engineer held hostage by pirates for eight gruelling months

• 40 mins

Falling in love with the Tinder Swindler

Norwegian Cecilie Fjellh酶y on the fateful Tinder match that led her to bankruptcy

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How the girl who was denied an education founded her own school

As a child Ashwini Angadi was turned away from school because of her visual impairment

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Italy鈥檚 revolutionary basketball team

Massimo Antonelli set up team Tam Tam, and blazed a trail for 'foreign' kids in sport

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Eyes on the prize: Pakistan鈥檚 first trans film star

Rejected by family and society, Alina Khan carved her own path to big screen fame

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My long-distance race to making an Oscar-nominated film

The triathlete behind 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

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Michael Rosen鈥檚 stories for life: The happy, silly, and sad

Children have been captivated by Michael鈥檚 poems, but his work has also dealt with loss

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I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name

Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way

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My dad helped me across the Olympic finish line

Derek Redmond was competing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when he tore his hamstring

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Miracle at Point Nemo: Rescued from the remotest spot on Earth

Isabelle Autissier was alone in the Pacific, trapped in a capsized boat

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I played violin during my brain surgery

Dagmar Turner played to prevent any damage to her violin skills.

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The Kyiv composer preserving his city鈥檚 disappearing sounds

After Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, Oleh Shpudeiko made an album to preserve Kyiv's sound

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Discovering my grandfather鈥檚 secret Nazi past

Growing up Julie Lindahl had been forbidden from looking into her family history

• 26 mins

Why I help girls leave gangs

Trouble at home led Cherie Johnson to crime. Now she helps others to change their lives

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Learning about life by studying the bones of the dead

Alexa Hagerty helped uncover mass graves of the 'disappeared' in Guatemala and Argentina

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The indigenous singer-songwriter who was ahead of her time

Buffy Sainte-Marie's pioneering career included famed love songs and iconic protest songs

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A Syrian tale of two chocolate factories

Tareq Hadhad is the son of a Syrian chocolatier who rebuilt the family business after war

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Sewing to protest in a Chilean prison camp

Student Cristina Zamora found courage in creativity when she was taken from her baby

• 26 mins

The sound of the Arab Spring? Are you joking?

Singer Hamed Sinno reflects on the success and silencing of their band Mashrou鈥� Leila

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My secret photos of South Korea's fight for democracy

Na Kyung-taek risked his life to document a brutal military crackdown in South Korea

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At 18, I could not read, now I鈥檓 a Cambridge professor

Jason Arday was diagnosed with autism and global development delay at the age of three

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I impersonated Jackie Wilson, then I found out he was my dad

A chance encounter with Bruno Mars' dad led Bobby Brooks to the discovery of a lifetime

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My history-making solo flight around the world

Ademilola 鈥淟ola鈥� Odujinrin became the first African pilot to fly solo around the world

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Mia, myself and I - the secret I kept until 60

California鈥檚 first trans trial lawyer Mia Yamamoto on waiting a lifetime to be herself

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My life in seven swimming pools

Amjed鈥檚 determined to teach kids in Gaza to swim no matter how many pools he has to build

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I was surfing world champion but no one knew my name

Pauline Menczer won her title in 1993 with the odds stacked against her in every way

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The runaway child bride who changed a village

Dorcas Zoogah resisted child marriage and now helps other young women do the same

• 40 mins