Pain
Heart-rending moments of personal crisis and countries in turmoil.
The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away
What happens when the death of a child miraculously allows others to live?
‘He just looked at me and said “save the baby”’
When a car went off a pier at Buncrana County in Donegal, Davitt Walsh swam out to help.
‘A loss of a generation of children’ – 50 years on from Aberfan
50 years on from the Aberfan disaster, Stephen Fairclough talks to survivor Jeff Edwards.
Hillsborough: Trevor and Jenni’s Journey
Trevor and Jenni Hicks return to Hillsborough together for the first time.
Debbie McGee’s emotional tribute to her husband Paul Daniels
Andrew Peach asks Debbie to share her memories of Britain’s most famous magician.
The killing of Jo Cox MP
Jo Cox’s friend and colleague, Joan Walley MP, reacts to news of her death.
‘You’re actually my brother’
Suzi Mann talks to people given away as children to other members of the family.
'What does it really mean to be fostered?'
Solomon O.B. performs his emotionally charged poem at The Roundhouse.
Dawn - The First Day of the Somme
A poem written and read by Angus Peter Campbell
What happens when starting a family doesn't go to plan?
The science and stories behind pregnancy from 5 Live Drive presenter Anna Foster.
'That little boy had his whole life ahead of him...'
Junior doctor Hadid describes one of her cases in heart-breaking detail.
Inside Dementia
Kaye Adams and John Beattie experience what life is like with Alzheimer's.
David Nott, on working as a surgeon on the front line
David talks about the harrowing decisions that sometimes have to be made in a war zone.
I wore charity shop clothes every day for a year
Georgey meets Caroline Jones, who wore charity shop clothes every day for a year.
‘I’m just devastated and heartbroken’ – two parents’ pain
Parents whose 18 year old son was killed by a drunk driver speak about their pain.
I think they are going to take the baby
The moment Ruth and Marius realised that social services were taking their baby away.
‘She decided to play the domestic violence route’
Nihal is called by a man accused of domestic abuse.
Clara Amfo: 'My first year without my Dad, my year of grieving.'
Clara was about to run the Paris half marathon, when she discovered her father had died.
'It takes a few seconds to happen but a few years to appreciate the enormity of your loss.'
A moving account of the accident which left Melanie Reid tetraplegic.
Life Inside ‘Islamic State’: Diary 2—Today, 01/03/2016
A Raqqa resident describes daily life under so-called Islamic State.
Face to face with an online troll
Jay Beatty is a massive Celtic fan with Down’s Syndrome, and he's faced online abuse.
‘It was just so surreal’ – fatal shooting at a boxing match weigh-in
Seamus McKee speaks to a man who’s just witnessed a fatal shooting at a boxing weigh-in.
‘God bless you Terry’ – Elton John remembers Terry Wogan
In a special live session, Sir Elton John dedicates a song to his friend Sir Terry Wogan.
‘Can you imagine Terry Wogan reading the news?’
Father Brian D’Arcy remembers his lifelong friend, Sir Terry Wogan.
