Real people

First-hand accounts and experiences

British golfer describes being attacked by a crocodile
Dougie Thomson says "it started dragging me into the lagoon", on course in Mexico.
'Thank you' letter to burglars read out
A Northamptonshire couple have come up with an unusual way of dealing with a burglary.
Land's End to John O'Groats swimmer "stung by jellyfish"
Swimmer Sean Conway talks about the challenges he faced on his 900-mile swim.
Loneliness: "if only someone would call" Elsie, 88
Elsie, 88, tells Shelagh she thinks the younger generation are selfish.
Queen "pretending" in World War Two ambulance photograph
Mary tells Shelagh Fogarty about meeting the then Princess Elizabeth in World War Two.
Skydivers defy death
Skydriver Mike Robinson tells us how he defied death when two planes collided in mid-air.
"She's adamant she won't come back without her son"
A mother goes to Syria to find her missing son after he vanished on a humanitrian mission
The people who see Prince Philip as a living god
Author Matthew Baylis tells us about the religion based on HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
Mother on her son who physically assaulted her aged 11
Emma (alias) describes her relationship with her son who used to attack her.
"It was just all chaotic, I needed support"
Victoria Derbyshire hears from families being helped to turn their lives around.
Postnatal depression made me "unsafe to myself"
"I couldn't look at pictures" of my baby, says 20-year-old new mum Katie.
Octogenarian saxophonist performs for Danny Baker—The Danny Baker Show, 26/10/2013
Danny Baker enourages older musicians to call in and perform over the phone.