Inspiring stories

Brothers launch model ships bound for Antarctica
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NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
17 July 2023
The battalion of black women erased from history
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
5 July 2023
Athlete's hill climb on hands 'bigger than medal'
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Shropshire
Posted
18 June 2023
Man steers bus to safety after driver falls ill
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
14 June 2023
Man marks 60th year pulling pints behind same bar
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Wales
Posted
11 June 2023
'I lost my job and became U2's The Edge'
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Posted
27 May 2023
The brewer who is too young to drink his own beer. Video, 00:01:01
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
17 May 2023
'I had nothing to live for after losing my leg'
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Wales
Posted
14 May 2023
Race Across the World pair's special friendship
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Wales
Posted
13 May 2023
Mums who met at children's hospice climb mountains
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Wales
Posted
30 April 2023
'We will get her around the world' Video, 00:02:55
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Shropshire
Posted
25 April 2023
Deborah James: Bowelbabe in Her Own Words. Video, 79 minutes
Deborah James’s extraordinary cancer journey, told with her own and her family’s archive.
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BBC Two
Available for 4 months
Train cleaner, 80, says he still loves his job
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Wales
Posted
15 April 2023
'Age no barrier' as man becomes firefighter at 56
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NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
14 April 2023
Engineer still clocking on for shifts at 90. Video, 00:02:23
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
13 April 2023
Clogged hair taught CEO a valuable lesson. Video, 00:01:50
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Business
Posted
12 April 2023
Marathon runner honouring charity and football dad
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
10 April 2023
One to One. Angellica Bell meets Alice Bearn. Audio, 14 minutes
Angellica Bell discusses how to start new chapters in life with therapist Alice Bearn.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
One to One. Angellica Bell meets Nadiya Hussain. Audio, 14 minutes
Angellica Bell talks to chef Nadiya Hussain about making life-changing decisions.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
What losing his legs taught surgeon about life
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Wales
Posted
12 March 2023
Man adds jet engines to biplane in garden shed. Video, 00:02:35
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
8 March 2023
The crane which refuses to leave its human saviour. Video, 00:01:20
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India
Posted
7 March 2023
Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
1 March 2023
Roger makes a swimming pool splash at 97. Video, 00:01:35
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
21 February 2023