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The Suitcase
Folk singer Sean Cooney opens his special suitcase full of stories of love, hope and joy.

Lasting Lessons
Five 17-year-olds volunteer for six months at a hospice. How will they fare?

A Man Without Bees
Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo from Kenya's 'Land of Bees' looks for answers.

Hervé's Way: The Story of a One-legged Pilgrim
The amputee who recovered his will to live walking a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Reaching for Rossini
Young opera singers and their teachers reveal the beauty of Italian 'bel canto' singing.

Infinite Scroll
The writer and sleep-deprived parent of a newborn, Ross Sutherland, stares into infinity.

Sybil Phoenix, a Civil Life
A radio portrait of Sybil Phoenix, the first black woman to receive an MBE, in 1972.

The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag
A poetic meditation on alcohol, psychosis, crime and prison.

The Psychology of a Second Life
Broadcaster Jaz Singh explores the psychology behind secret second lives.

Becoming German
British Jews are taking back the German citizenship that was stripped from their forebears