Podcast Episodes

The Godmother of Beirut's nightlife

Under the boot of the Syrian army, Nicole Moudaber brought raves to Lebanon.

After sampling the delights of dance music whilst studying abroad in the nineties, Nicole made it her goal to bring this n…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Dancing in the womb

A mother, a son, and the discovery of a shared dream.

Latifa Khamessi and her son Mohamed Toukabri from Tunisia were inseparable until aged 15 when he left for Europe to study dance. It was gut-wrenc…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 2

From the page to the stage: William turns childhood fantasies into reality.

In London, William Lee Adams is feeling disillusioned with his job, when a Romanian singer on a horse appears on his comput…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 1

A bond between brothers, a coming-out story, and an international song contest.

William Lee Adams is one of the leading voices covering the Eurovision Song Contest, criss-crossing the continent to in…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Miracle on the ocean floor

Harrison Okene spent three days trapped in an air pocket in a sunken ship.

Harrison was the ship's cook, and he'd been in the bathroom when the tugboat he worked on had suddenly capsized in bad weathe…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Indiana Jones: The kids who remade a blockbuster

In 1982, two Mississippi boys recreated a $22m film, shot-for-shot, on their pocket money.

Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala were aged 10 and 11. Their mission would take them seven years to complete, an…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The woman who fell from the sky, part 2

How a jump changed daring parachutist Tony Osornio's life forever.

Tony was Mexico's best precision skydiver and the first woman to join her country's army. She says she "belonged to the skies", and b…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The woman who fell from the sky, part 1

Tony Osornio would go to dangerous extremes to keep skydiving.

She was born into a conservative family, and decided to marry the first man who asked in order to escape the restrictions of home.

Her hu…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 2

By 1981, Pakistani-born immigrant Tariq Mehmood had endured years of violent racism in Britain. When he heard that gangs of white skinheads – with a history of attacking Asians – were coming to his h…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 1

As a Pakistani immigrant teenager in 1970s Britain, Tariq Mehmood endured homelessness and years of violent racism. He found shelter and wisdom in a library, and the strength to stand up to the racis…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago