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The siege and the cat that saved my life
Amra Sabic El-Rayess turned 16 as Bosnia Herzegovnia plunged into civil war

Making friends with the man who stole my paintings
Artist Barbora Kysilkova formed an unlikely friendship after the theft of her paintings

Life as the UK's first black TV reporter
Broadcasting legend Sir Trevor McDonald looks back on his life and career

Discovering my sister's inner world
A story of sisterly love, migration and art

Fire, ice and thunder: A chase on the high seas
Taking down the Thunder, the world's most notorious poaching ship

My life collecting the folk songs of Iraq
How vocalist Sa'di al-Hadithi is preserving Iraqi folk music for posterity

I survived Chechnya's 'gay purge'
Amin Dzhabrailov escaped his homeland after being kidnapped and tortured

My mother, India’s forgotten disco diva
Rupa Biswas Sen’s long-lost Indian disco record became an underground hit after 30 years

Hunting 'The Serpent': the diplomat turned detective
An unlikely investigator on the trail of serial killer Charles Sobhraj

Frank Sinatra's Australian showdown
When Ol’ Blue Eyes made Australia see red