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The ballet secret that got father and son grooving again

When artist Jamie Ross discovered his dad’s hidden dance career, their bond was revived

• 40 mins

Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper

'The portrait you'd love to have of yourself as a child' – but who is she?

• 26 mins

Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 1

Alaa and Sanaa became icons of Egypt’s revolution, but their biggest battle was to come

• 40 mins

Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 2

A family bond unbroken by prison, Sanaa won’t give up until her brother Alaa is free

• 40 mins

Milli Vanilli: Story of a pop Scandal

Fab Morvan was part of Milli Vanilli when the pop band's secret came to light

• 40 mins

The lost hiker who said goodbye with his hat

Ed Rosenthal got lost in the desert in the middle of a heatwave

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Ghana's first photojournalist who found fame in his 90s

James Barnor's work had fallen into obscurity but then came a surprise revival.

• 26 mins

Plans and dreams: The adventures of a wandering guitarist

Growing up poor in Uganda, musician Jon Muq was short on plans, but always big on dreams

• 40 mins

Reconnecting with the boy in the picture - me

When Edel Rodriguez left Cuba he had no idea he was becoming part of history

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An author, his cellmate, and a new beginning

How a book-loving prisoner showed a young Alex Wheatle the path to self-belief

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The wipeout that nearly killed me

Surfer Owen Wright was on track to become World Champion when he was hit by a giant wave

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'A dream is a dream': the man who refused to give up

Solomon Lefakane longed to become a doctor, but apartheid South Africa tried to stop him

• 26 mins

Behind the lens: How two icons of film-making fell in love

When Martin Scorsese’s hero Michael Powell met his editor Thelma Schoonmaker, sparks flew

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Meat Boy and other stories: My life in video games

Edmund McMillen’s childhood pain inspired poignant video games that captivated millions

• 40 mins

Becoming Gamal, part 1: Magic and misadventure

Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in

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Becoming Gamal, part 2: Behind the badge

Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in

• 40 mins

Agent Orange: A Vietnamese grandmother's last battle

Tran To Nga is fighting to get compensation for victims of the toxic herbicide

• 26 mins

The former boxer who helped avert a plane hijack

On a flight in 2018 Tarik Sahibeddine found himself at the centre of a drama in the sky

• 40 mins

The Holocaust survivor who became my ‘adopted grandfather’

When journalist Chitra Ramaswamy met 99-year-old Henry Wuga, they fell in platonic love

• 40 mins

Patricia Cornwell: Writing the hero I needed as a child

As a child she faced cruelty, as an adult her crime-busting creation transformed her life

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'We sweat together': Risking it all to help North Korean defectors

Pastor Kim Seongeun has crossed icy rivers and dense jungle to rescue over 1,000 people

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The man who finds water in the desert

Why Alain Gachet quit a lucrative career in oil to search for water underground

• 40 mins

'The goalkeeper's terror'

Uruguayan Claudina Vidal became the first woman ever to join a professional men's team

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A Chilean couple’s enduring love and a nation’s memory

A life spent exposing the truth of dictatorship and dementia

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How a Greek grandmother’s cooking helped us heal

When brothers Luke and Daniel moved in next to ‘yiayia’, her kindness changed their lives

• 40 mins

Hiding in plain sight: My family's secret

Rafael Agustin's 'all-American' life fell apart when he discovered he was undocumented

• 26 mins

Why cutting my dreadlocks set me free

Feeling trapped in a strict Rastafari household, poetry helps Safiya Sinclair escape

• 40 mins

A life made beautiful by rubbish

Robi Walters finds solace in making art, after a childhood isolated by trauma

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The Hollywood screenwriter born in a cult

Guinevere Turner spent her childhood in a cult as strange as any film

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Harry Potter and the dynamic shadow – his stuntman

Gymnast David Holmes got his dream job when he became Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double

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