The 2016 Playlist
Short listens, features and video from 2016
'I made a mechanical arm out of scrap metal.'
I Wayan Sumardana from Bali made an arm for himself after he had a stroke
The little pianist with amazing talent—Newsday
Watch Evan Le play Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee
'I spent three days living as a goat'
Thomas Thwaites has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in biology for his work
Would you honeymoon alone?
Newly-wed Huma Mobin from Pakistan holidayed alone after husband was denied a visa.
How a paralysed bride danced at her wedding—Newsday
Jaquie Goncher stunned guests at her wedding when she walked down the aisle
I invented the Super Soaker—Lives Less Ordinary
Lonnie Johnson made millions from inventing a toy water gun, the Super Soaker.
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Simone Biles: the 100 Women Interview—100 Women, The 100 Women Interviews
Simone Biles is a gymnast and illustrates just what can be achieved - against the odds
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Poignant images of Muhammad Ali by his personal photographer—World Update
Michael Gaffney was his personal photographer from 1977 to 1978.
Mami, Dai and Mini the dog—The Documentary, The Salon
Mami's love for her pet masks a secret longing. Listen in as they visit their Tokyo salon
'Juslim' superheroes go viral—BBC OS
Two school friends in the US, one Jewish and one Muslim, created 'Juslim' superheroes
The fog catcher who brings water to the poor—People Fixing The World
How Abel Cruz's fog nets are catching water for the slums in Lima
Watch a ‘Jetman’ soar through the sky—Outlook
'It would be great to go to the stratosphere' - Yves Rossy flies with a jetpack
Celebrating freckles in all their glory—World Update
Photographer Brock Elbank explains why "freckles are like Marmite"
The woman who married her cat
New York, summer, and an important mission to get medical care for a cat.
The most dangerous job in New York
The man who works 500 feet underground, in the tunnels beneath the New York streets
'My tattoos provided me with armour that protected me from the world.'
What role do tattoos play in your identity? And what happens when you want them removed?
Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino: 'We both felt that energy of helping each other.'—Today In Rio
The two athletes discuss the race and what made them act the way they did.
The first female firefighter in Rajasthan
Indian women used not to be able to become firefighters but Sita Khacik changed all that
The Streets Barber: Giving Haircuts to the Homeless
Nasir Sobhani overcame drug addiction and now gives free haircuts to the homeless
Concrete—50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
It's improved health, school attendance, agricultural productivity and farm worker wages
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Profound Proverbs—The Documentary, Forgetting Igbo
From the deep to the downright bizarre, the Igbo language makes extensive use of proverbs.
How to be Mediocre—Business Daily
Not everyone can be special, so should we embrace our mediocrity?
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I grant the wishes of the terminally ill—Outlook
Outlook Inspirations Awards 2016 winner Kees Veldboer grants people’s last wishes
The world's first armless pilot
Jessica Cox was born without arms - but that has not stopped her learning to fly a plane
