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The Homeless Woman Scouted as a Model

Lorna Tucker was living on the streets when she was noticed by a model scout in London

• 53 mins

The Retiree who Broke the Lottery

Jerry Selbee found a way to crack the Lottery and ended up winning millions

• 53 mins

Regrets of a Punk Bank Robber

Gilles Bertin, the frontman of a French punk band ended up going on the run for 28 years

• 53 mins

Looking for Grandad - from New York to Samoa

Discovering the story of a grandfather's lost love

• 53 mins

South Africa's Abalone Underworld

What have giant sea snails got to do with gang violence and crystal meth in Cape Town?

• 23 mins

The Teenagers Who Wrote Their Way to The Palace

Four prize-winning writers who travelled thousands of miles for a royal reception

• 53 mins

The Breaking Point of a Child Gymnast

Eileen Chai spent her childhood competing for Singapore but the pressure proved too much

• 53 mins

Watching a Pirate Film with Somali Captors

Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage by pirates for two and a half years

• 53 mins

Steve Jobs: The Father Who Denied Me

Lisa Brennan-Jobs eventually reconciled with her dad after a complicated relationship

• 53 mins

A Nightmare in Wonderland

Claire Nelson was hiking in the US wilderness when she slipped and fell into a canyon

• 23 mins

Mumbai Attacks: Playing Dead to Survive

Police officer Arun Jadhav had to play dead under the bodies of his deceased colleagues

• 53 mins

Persuading a Serial Killer to Confess

A client’s appalling secret was a turning point for defence attorney Kathleen Zellner

• 53 mins

I Found My Twin on YouTube

Anaïs had no idea her identical twin sister Samantha was on the other side of the world

• 53 mins

Putting My Hospital on a Tractor

Dr Evan Atar Adaha had to pack up his hospital and transport it to flee bombing in Sudan

• 53 mins

Fighting for Pakistan's Condemned Prisoners: Part 1

A murder, a Christian, and a miscarriage of justice.

• 23 mins

Exposing America's Untested Rape Kits

Sexual assault survivor Melissa Kreider found untested rape kits in evidence rooms

• 53 mins

The Bed that Saved Me from the Taliban

Greek pilot Vasileios Vasileiou hid in a bed frame to survive a Taliban attack

• 53 mins

Escaping Dubai with a Princess

In February, Tiina Jauhianen tried to help her friend Princess Latifa escape from Dubai

• 53 mins

Top Peruvian Chef: My Recipe for Life

Chef Martin Morales was forced to flee Peru during a bloody guerrilla conflict

• 53 mins

Fighting for Pakistan's Condemned Prisoners: Part 2

Sohail Yafat's journey from inmate to investigator

• 23 mins

Finding Out if my Mum Tried to Kill Me

Annie Price was badly burnt as a baby in a caravan fire - how it started was a mystery

• 53 mins

Sword Swallowing to Overcome Fear

MisSa Blue shocks audiences with her highly dangerous stunts

• 53 mins

A Note in the Wreckage of the Lockerbie Bombing

Paul Hudson's daughter died in a plane crash. Her notebook was found at the site

• 53 mins

Eric Idle: My Life with Monty Python

Eric Idle is a founding member of Monty Python, a group who changed the face of comedy

• 53 mins

Frank Sinatra's Australian Showdown

When Ol’ Blue Eyes made Australia see red

• 23 mins

Extraordinary Senses: The Attack that Made Me a Maths Genius

Jason Padgett was a party animal before a vicious attack turned him into a maths prodigy

• 44 mins

Extraordinary Senses: Amputee Who Could Touch Again

Dennis Aabo Sørensen was the first amputee to feel touch through a prosthetic

• 44 mins

The Corrupt Cop and The Innocent Man

How one man’s lies led to the wrongful conviction of 62 people and an unlikely friendship

• 44 mins

Rescued by a Cruise Ship in a Hurricane

Edward Potter's fishing boat sank during Hurricane Irma

• 44 mins

Extraordinary Senses: The Chef Who Couldn't Taste

Grant Achatz was running a famous restaurant when he was diagnosed with tongue cancer

• 23 mins