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5 Live follows the stories of people talking about their struggle to read and write
Hear personal stories from those affected by poor literacy.
Voices of Afghanistan: Obaidullah鈥檚 story
Obaidullah, thinks his country must engage with the Taliban and will not leave his home.
Children of 9/11: Remembering my brave fire fighter dad
Nihal speaks to Brian Leavey, whose dad died in the September 11 attacks, 20 years ago.
Voices of Afghanistan: Fatima鈥檚 story
Fatima, a British-Afghan woman trapped and afraid for her life in Kabul.
Voices of Afghanistan: Peymana鈥檚 story
Peymana Assad describes her terrifying journey to Kabul airport.
Voices of Afghanistan: Siyar鈥檚 story
Afghan journalist Siyar Sirat describes the five day ordeal of escaping Kabul airport.
Voices of Afghanistan: Arefa鈥檚 story
Arefa speaks to Naga Munchetty about leaving her old life in Aghanistan behind.
LGBT+ later in life: Your experiences
Chris, Bernard and Penny talk about getting older within the LGBT+ community.
Naga: 鈥業UD fitting was a traumatic experience鈥�
Naga Munchetty opens up about her 鈥渢raumatic鈥� IUD fitting
Sophie: Duke's death left giant-sized hole in our lives
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, talks about lockdown life.
