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Held Hostage on the Chechen Frontline

Elena Nikitina was kidnapped off the street after a night out

• 18 mins

Telling My Dad's Khmer Rouge Story

French-Cambodian filmmaker Neary Adeline Hay on uncovering her dad's past

• 17 mins

The Great Escape of Bonga

Bonga Kuenda, the man who sang – and sprinted – for Angolan independence

• 25 mins

The Story of Spain's 'Stolen' Babies

Antonio Barroso and Juan Luis Moreno discovered they'd been bought by their families

• 15 mins

At the Centre of a Match Fixing Scandal

Nchimunya Mweeta was a star footballer at his club, but he was involved in corruption

• 19 mins

Winning a Boxing Title while on the Run

These days Martin Murray is a successful boxer, but he used to be a fugitive

• 15 mins

Spying on My Estranged Father

Why artist Jessamyn Lovell decided to become a private investigator.

• 22 mins

Adventures of the Counterfeit Catching Brothers

Rob and Jason Holmes were first recruited as undercover agents when they were children

• 26 mins

The Locksmith and the Love Letters

Colombian locksmith Humberto Restrepo writes love letters for other people

• 11 mins

Confronting The Nun Who Despised Me

Elizabeth Coppin survived prison-like conditions in institutions run by Catholic nuns

• 17 mins

Asked to Prove My Loyalty with Murder

During her time in a political cult as a teen, Sonja Larsen was given a shocking task

• 23 mins

From Prison to Rock God Video Director

When William McLellan was locked up in Spain, he went on a journey of introspection

• 15 mins

Greg Louganis: The death-defying diver

Blood, gold and secrets at the Olympic pool

• 29 mins

The 91Èȱ¬less Woman Scouted as a Model

Lorna Tucker was living on the streets when she was noticed by a model scout in London

• 15 mins

The Retiree who Broke the Lottery

Jerry Selbee found a way to crack the Lottery and ended up winning millions

• 18 mins

Regrets of a Punk Bank Robber

Gilles Bertin, the frontman of a French punk band ended up going on the run for 28 years

• 12 mins

Looking for Grandad - from New York to Samoa

Discovering the story of a grandfather's lost love

• 20 mins

South Africa's Abalone Underworld

What have giant sea snails got to do with gang violence and crystal meth in Cape Town?

• 26 mins

The Teenagers Who Wrote Their Way to The Palace

Four prize-winning writers who travelled thousands of miles for a royal reception.

• 39 mins

The Breaking Point of a Child Gymnast

Eileen Chai spent her childhood competing for Singapore but the pressure proved too great

• 17 mins

Watching a Pirate Film with Somali Captors

Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage by pirates for two and a half years

• 22 mins

Steve Jobs: The Father Who Denied Me

Lisa Brennan-Jobs eventually reconciled with her dad after a complicated relationship

• 23 mins

A Nightmare in Joshua Tree

Claire Nelson was hiking in the US wilderness when she slipped and fell into a canyon

• 25 mins

Mumbai Attacks: Playing Dead to Survive

Police officer Arun Jadhav had to play dead under the bodies of his deceased colleagues

• 14 mins

Persuading a Serial Killer to Confess

The nightmarish experience of representing a murderer changed lawyer Kathleen Zellner

• 19 mins

I Found My Twin on YouTube

Anaïs had no idea her identical twin sister Samantha was on the other side of the world

• 19 mins

Putting My Hospital on a Tractor

Dr Evan Atar Adaha had to pack up his hospital and transport it to flee bombing in Sudan

• 16 mins

T La Rock, The Man Who Forgot He Was a Rap Legend

After losing his memory, T La Rock forgot he was famous and had to learn to rap again

• 23 mins

The Bed that Saved Me from the Taliban

Greek pilot Vasileios Vasileiou hid in a bed frame to survive a Taliban attack

• 20 mins

Escaping Dubai with a Princess

In February, Tiina Jauhianen tried to help her friend Princess Latifa escape from Dubai

• 22 mins