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I could never paint my teenage son 鈥� until I lost him

Artist Alison Lapper on painting Parys, her late, 鈥榯oo beautiful鈥� teenage son

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Bringing my mother tongue to the music industry

Bolivian Luzmila Carpio was stopped from singing in Quechua, but she fought to be heard

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Bernhard Schlink: Forbidden love and a dangerous escape

The famed author of The Reader risked it all to get his girlfriend out of East Berlin

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The journalist who took down a billion-dollar company

Dan McCrum investigated a story at Wirecard that had him fearing for his safety

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Outlook Mixtape: The tip-off, a seagull, and a lover鈥檚 escape

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Black boy joy: Defying stereotypes on the London stage

Ryan Calais Cameron鈥檚 stories and characters shattered convention in UK theatre

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Naked and alone: the comedian trapped in a reality TV show

Nasubi had no idea his 15-month fight to survive was being broadcast on Japanese TV

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I saved chimpanzees and they've saved me

Stany Nyandwi's rescued chimps helped him through war and loneliness

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The rebel who became 'Queen of African Horror'

Nuzo Onoh didn't start writing fiction until her 50s, then created a new genre

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Outlook Mixtape: Self-discovery via theatre and visual art

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The reluctant face of Japan鈥檚 #MeToo movement

Shiori It艒 turned the tide in Japan when she went public saying she had been raped

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How Hollywood鈥檚 most powerful woman won and lost it all

Before she was blacklisted, Mary McCall Jr. was a hit writer who transformed Hollywood

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Rebellious Rhythm: Showcasing my Pantsula dance and culture

Vusi Mdoyi dreamed of sharing his unique South African art form on the world stage

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My life as an arbonaut, explorer of the treetops

鈥楥anopy Meg鈥� Lowman was the first person to study trees while dangling in their branches

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Outlook Mixtape: Old Hollywood and new worlds in treetops

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Unravelling my DNA mystery

Matt Katz set out to identify his real father and uncover the truth behind his origins

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The Yazidi teenager who documented life after her captivity

IS militants took Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad aged 9; the gift of a camera helped her recovery

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Hay Secretos: How a sweet song caught a child abuser

Argentinian songwriter Ruth Hillar wanted to encourage children to speak their minds

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A matter of life and death

Journalist Leo Hornak sets out to lay some unfinished business to rest

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Outlook Mixtape: DNA shock, video diaries, ruby slippers

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A prince, a death, and a promise made by an open grave

In 1978 in the dead of night Birgit Hamer鈥檚 brother was shot; at his grave she made a vow

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From Togo to Greenland 鈥� my Arctic odyssey

When T茅t茅-Michel Kpomassie was ordered to join a snake-cult he ran away to a faraway land

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From homeless in LA to the 'Queen of Melrose'

Cosmo Lombino is a stylist to the stars, but the road to success was far from glamorous

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The champion wrestler who defied all odds

Anthony Robles didn鈥檛 want attention for having one leg, he wanted it for being the best

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Outlook Mixtape: Snowy dreams and wrestling scenes

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Memory Box: The toy tiger

When Amina Sotaeva's tiger fell out of her bag, she set out on a frantic quest to find it

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Memory Box: The leaf

How a tiny leaf became a symbol of hope for the WW2 spy, Odette Hallowes

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Memory Box: The cardboard piano

A hand-drawn keyboard propelled a boy from Nairobi on to the world stage

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Memory Box: The medallion

How a golden medallion held the story of an Ethiopian woman's abduction

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Memory Box: Your stories

Listeners from around the world share the stories of their most treasured objects

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