
True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.


From the Egyptian depths to Louisiana backwaters, two stories of the blues
41 mins

Damilola couldn’t stop the gangs on Lagos transport, so she created a safe new system
41 mins

The Nigerian actor on the pressure to perform as the brash character followed by millions
41 mins

Blind music producer Cobhams Asuquo faced discrimination until he showed how good he was
41 mins

How the skills she learnt as a child gave Nigerian artist Mama Nike a way out
41 mins

Three surprising tales spun from the world of advertising
41 mins

A country girl's dream of singing led Candi Sosa into exile in the United States
41 mins

Tari Lang on teenage love, fear and making yoghurt during 1960s Indonesian dictatorship
41 mins

Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch's obsession with chess deepened after a trance session
41 mins

Chilean Alejandra Holzapfel’s long fight to reclaim the hidden torture site she survived
41 mins