Podcast Episodes

One suitcase, three kids: a broke scientist pursues a dream

When Ijeoma Uchegbu arrived back in the UK as a single mum of three young children she soon found herself living in a homeless shelter; now she is a pioneer in the field of nanoparticles in medicine.…

Published on 7 hours ago

I broke the most important rule: don't get attached

Swedish youth worker Nicolas Lunabba had one strict rule: never get attached to the kids you help. Then 13-year-old Elijah moved in — and turned his mentor’s flat into a home.

In Malmö, Sweden, where …

Published on 1 week ago

Tulisa: I wanted fame, but it almost destroyed me

N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos survived betrayal and a tabloid sting.

Tulisa was born into a family of musicians in Camden, London, and says music was part of her everyday life. But her childhood w…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The ragtag boy who was taken in by a football icon

The incredible story of the football icon who changed a boy's life.

Craig Bromfield's start in life was difficult: there was often no electricity in his childhood home, and he didn’t even own a coat.…

Published on 3 weeks ago

My private trauma was leaked to the press – so I fought back

When Jenny Evans was sexually assaulted and confidential details appeared in a national newspaper, she decided to investigate – uncovering police corruption, tabloid spying, and phone-hacking.

Jenny …

Published on 4 weeks ago

How Paramore’s singer revived her grandad’s lost album

Hayley Williams’ grandpa Rusty nurtured her musical dreams – now, she’s returning the favour.

As the lead singer of American rock band Paramore, Hayley Williams has won three Grammy Awards and toured …

Published on 1 month ago

Miriam Toews: A loud voice in a town once ruled by silence

The award-winning author who used her strict Mennonite upbringing to tell its unspoken stories.

Miriam Toews is one of Canada’s most acclaimed novelists, but her journey began far from the literary wo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Introducing Cyber Hack: Evil Corp

Accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars – Russia’s most wanted hackers. Just who are Evil Corp? In season 3 of Cyber Hack, we follow the years’ long trail with investigators as they try t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trapped underground: my 54-hour cave rescue

Trapped underground: my 54-hour cave rescue.

For George Linnane, an experienced caver from England, being underground is his happy place, somewhere he can feel calm away from the chaos of daily life…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stabbed as a boy – and becoming a poet for a lost generation

Aged 16, coming out of an audition, budding British actor Dan Whitlam was caught up in a fight with a group of boys in London. He was stabbed twice in the back with a screwdriver. The wound pierced …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago