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The cannabis grow house, Dartmoor prison, and making amends
When Kim Crotty was locked up in Dartmoor prison for growing marijuana, his two young sons were bereft. He began writing bedtime stories for them from his cell, as a way to reach them
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Diego Garijo — fighter and lover
The Mexican-American Mixed Martial artist and bare knuckle boxer on being smuggled into the US as a child in a pickup truck, and how almost losing his eye turned him toward the art of the city of his…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Elizabeth Chong — the queen of Chinese cookery
At 90, Elizabeth Chong recalls the familiar abundance of the Queen Victoria Market of the 1930s, how her father popularised the dim sim in Australia and the 37,000 people she has taught to cook
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Eliza Hull: playing from the heart
Musician Eliza Hull has a condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth which affects her mobility, and for many years she tried to hide it. But after she had a daughter, she became proud of her disability
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The last keeper of Boston Light
One of America's oldest lighthouses was built in 1716 and survived the Revolutionary War. Its first two keepers met dismal ends, but Sally Snowman was always enamoured by it. She is the first woman t…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Jodi and the people with possibilities
'Love on the Spectrum' star Jodi Rodgers on her life as a sexologist and relationship counsellor for people with Autism, and her unexpected chapter in reality TV (R)
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Agent Sonya, Queen of Spies
Ben Macintyre with the true tale of 'Agent Sonya'; a housewife with 3 children and a Soviet super-spy. Sonya trained Communist rebels in Manchuria in the 1930s, arranged a plot to kill Hitler, and sm…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Tana Douglas — a life inside the rock 'n' roll circus - Part 2
In 1973, Tana Douglas found her calling. She became the world's first woman roadie in rock and roll, touring with AC/DC, Iggy Pop and Elton John *CW: discussion of drugs and drug use (R)
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Tana Douglas — a life inside the rock 'n' roll circus — Part 1
In 1973, Tana Douglas found her calling. She became the world's first woman roadie in rock and roll, touring with AC/DC, Iggy Pop and Elton John *CW: discussion of drugs and drug use (R)
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Living to 120 and beyond
Biologist David Sinclair believes aging is a disease, and we can find a cure for it
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago