Podcasts

Drama in Real Life

Swept away!

For the parents of the bride, fear replaces joy as a raging river scoops up their car on the way to the wedding.

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Drama in Real Life

Snake attack!

Without warning, the giant anaconda shot out of the water and wrapped its powerful body around the eight-year-old boy.

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Inspirational

Robots gone wild!

What happens when you build a machine to do a job just like a human? It screws up – just like a human.

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Crime

Double deception

A dentist's wife is dead. It looks like suicide. But the case turns out to be far more sinister.

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Heart

Strange happenings

Was the cottage's previous owner still flitting about?

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Crime

The case of the murdered mother-in-law

Nathaniel Carter was stunned by the verdict: guilty – with 25 years to life in prison. To Carter's family and friends, it became a crusade for justice.

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Heart

Triumph of an Olympian

Competitors from different countries, the two men showed the world the true meaning of sportsmanship.

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Inspirational

The ancient magic of kites

For millennia, kites have mesmerised people around the world. Now, a new generation of artists is taking their creations to greater heights.

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Heart

The Colonel and the King

They fitted together perfectly: the raw musical genius and the cunning promoter. And as Elvis slid deeper into weirdness and drugs, Tom Parker's power only grew.

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Heart

When all they had was love

Doctors gave Leah Church, who was born with a huge, misshapen head filled with fluid, little chance of survival. But Sandy and Tim Church refused to give up on their little girl. [...]