True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
A poignant voyage to scatter ashes takes a perilous turn when the boat starts to sink
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Banu Mushtaq made history when she won this year's International Booker prize
Jack Beetson was denied schooling as a boy but went on to become a leader in education
Jimmy O'Brien and Jake Storiale helped expose a batty sporting scandal to the masses
Three people whose lives entwine with the cult TV classic, The Sopranos
Pedro Niada built his home by hand, and unknowingly engineered his family’s salvation
On Marcel's deathbed, he gave his daughters a manuscript that held secrets of his silence
The couple who adopted a baby they found abandoned in a New York station
How Deborah Nadoolman Landis turned homespun costumes into Hollywood gold
Four extraordinary stories on the power of a good outfit