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The tip-off and the 30-year treasure hunt

A story told over drinks in the 1980s set two metal detectorists on a very long hunt

• 29 mins

A quizmaster鈥檚 accidental route to fame

How quizmaster Jay Flynn started the UK's most in-demand pub quiz by accident

• 24 mins

A mother's battle for her son's education

At risk of losing her son Virginia Walden Ford fought to change the US education system.

• 26 mins

The factory worker who became Chile's first blind senator

How a tear gas cannister changed the course of Fabiola Campillai鈥檚 life

• 22 mins

Looking for the Liberian sister I left behind

Civil war separated Helene Cooper from her sister. Years later she went back to find her

• 21 mins

I sailed the oceans in a Scientology jazz band

Neil Sarfati toured on board a ship with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard

• 37 mins

Family and forgiveness, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Celebrating the life of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu with an interview he did in 2014

• 22 mins

My surprise Paralympic entry

Marie Harrower鈥檚 mother taught her not to let her blindness hold her back

• 17 mins

Caring for my mum & the secrets of her sickness

After a lifetime of caring for her ill mother Helen Naylor began to ask was it all a lie?

• 40 mins

The freediver who found salvation underwater

Alenka Artnik overcame grief and pain to become a world champion freediver

• 23 mins

Solving the puzzle: Crosswords, anorexia, and me

How Anna Shechtman recovered from anorexia and changed the world of crosswords

• 22 mins

Anne Frank鈥檚 stepsister: How I survived Auschwitz, part 1

The extraordinary Holocaust testimony of Eva Schloss and her memories of Anne Frank

• 39 mins

Anne Frank鈥檚 stepsister: How I survived Auschwitz, part 2

How Anne Frank鈥檚 diary led Eva Schloss to find her brother鈥檚 hidden Holocaust paintings

• 40 mins

My love affair with the instrument that reminds me of home

Syrian virtuoso musician Maya Youssef fell in love with the qanun as a child

• 22 mins

The crumbling old house that hid a treasure trove of art

It was a tiny, dilapidated cottage but inside the garage was something truly remarkable

• 23 mins

Mafia, a murder cover-up and a sister鈥檚 battle for justice

Who was behind Perween Rahman鈥檚 murder? Her sister was determined to uncover the truth

• 40 mins

How books helped me bond with my captors

Mar铆a Antonia Garc茅s was a hostage in Colombia. Her love of literature helped her survive

• 23 mins

"No equality - even in death"

Reclaiming the lost history of an African American cemetery

• 17 mins

The first African in Greenland

It took T茅t茅-Michel Kpomassie eight years to reach the Arctic from his home in Togo

• 39 mins

The refugee pilot who helped Afghans flee the Taliban

Zak Khogyani was forced to flee his home. Now he's helping others in the same position

• 41 mins

Gaming with Tourette鈥檚: Sweet Anita鈥檚 success story

Sweet Anita overcame loneliness and isolation to become a famous gamer online

• 37 mins

The artist who started out drawing war as a child refugee

Petrit Halilaj was just 13 years old when his drawings were beamed all over the world

• 22 mins

The man who had a baby

Freddy McConnell is a trans man who decided to have a baby

• 26 mins

The dramatic journey of Jamaica鈥檚 first Olympic bobsleigh

Dudley Stokes drove Jamaica鈥檚 first Olympic bobsleigh and inspired the film Cool Runnings

• 38 mins

Attacked and accused of lying 鈥� my long fight for the truth

In 1993 Donna Palomba was assaulted in her home, then police accused her of making it up

• 39 mins

The forgotten story of a pioneering Olympic champion

Wyomia Tyus was the first person to win gold in the 100m in two consecutive Olympic Games

• 23 mins

Exposing Nigeria鈥檚 cough syrup crisis, for my brother

Why Ruona Meyer joined the frontline in the war against codeine cough syrup

• 27 mins

My symphony to a soccer 鈥榖ad-boy鈥�

How a Finnish composer鈥檚 muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career

• 23 mins

The blind skateboarder going for gold

When skateboarder Justin Bishop went blind, he worried he鈥檇 lost the sport he loved

• 23 mins

Soweto Uprising: What happened to my dad?

Janet Goldblatt's father was murdered, but the full story would take decades to emerge.

• 23 mins