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"The camera was my shield" - a refugee films his journey
The footage Hassan Akkad captured would help make his name as a filmmaker

My teacher became my torturer
Mirsad Solakovic was just 13 when his teacher came to school and pointed a gun at him

The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a life-changing dilemma

Addicted to my son's addiction
David and Nic Sheff, whose struggle with addiction inspired the film Beautiful Boy

A footballing legend's gambling secret
How Steph Shilton saved husband Peter from a 45-year addiction

I went backpacking and became an accidental celebrity
Dan Tyler left England to get away from it all. He ended up finding a new course in life

Finding healing in the sea that took my family
Geraldine Mullan swims to remember her family who died when their car veered into the sea

The heavy metal boys from the dump
The heavy metal band who grew up on Cambodia's biggest rubbish dump

The sinking of a pirate radio ship
Nick Richards was a DJ with an offshore radio station, but the ship was falling apart

I hit puberty, then burned down my family home
As a teenager Nikki Owen's mental health and behaviour quickly spiralled out of control