Real-life stories
Unique, moving and gripping stories we've heard on air.
'I secretly followed Cricket World Cup final during church service'
Church deacon and cricket fan explains how she watched the world cup final in the pew.
‘I got stuck in the gym entrance barrier’
Plus-size personal trainer on how difficult it can be for overweight people to use gyms.
Plus-size models running 10k in underwear
The plus-size models running 10k in their underwear to inspire body confidence
‘I sent my severed toe to Canada to be used in a cocktail’
Ex-Royal Marine Nick Griffiths’s frostbitten toe will be used in a ‘Sourtoe Cocktail’.
Suicide: 'The complicated emotions of being left behind’
Amy and Rebecca both lost their partners to suicide last year.
Men and miscarriage: 'I feel like I have 5 children’
Andrew discusses how men can feel ‘left out’ when a woman has a miscarriage.
County lines: 'I was dealing drugs at 12'
Sarah was 12 when she and her older brother got caught up in county lines drug-dealing
'We went on a Gavin and Stacey honeymoon'
A couple have told BBC Radio 5 Live about their Gavin and Stacey themed honeymoon.
‘We were wrongly accused of being a sham marriage’
A couple talk about their two-year battle to prove their relationship was genuine.
‘My 15-year-old son was fatally stabbed outside his school’
Quamari Serunkuma-Barnes was killed outside his London school in 2017.
Katie Bouman: The woman behind the first black hole image
Astronomers have captured the first ever image of a colossal black hole.
The real story behind the Tiananmen 'Tank Man'
Photographer Jeff Widener on how he captured his most iconic image
Having to buy extra seat on plane led to dream job
Man who was too big for plane seat landed dream job as a flight attendant.
‘Why do some white people feel uncomfortable around black men?’—Live Wires
Writer Derek Owusu talks about the problem of micro-aggressions in society.
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Casualty actor on discovering she was adopted
Casualty star Amanda Mealing on discovering the truth that she was adopted
Marine A: ‘I don’t think about the man I killed’
Sgt Alexander Blackman on not thinking about the man he killed.
MP opens up about losing both parents as a child
MP talks about the impact of losing both of his parents as a child.
‘Why I met the man who murdered my identical twin’—Live Wires
Nick Dawson describes the moment he came face to face with one of his twin's killers.
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Alison Bender: ‘I felt I had to keep my miscarriages a secret’
Sports broadcaster Alison Bender opens up about having two miscarriages.
'You pulled me back from the brink of oblivion’
The 5 Live listener who says his life was saved after hearing Sam Fender perform.
TV show single mum – I’m judged wherever I go
I was trolled for being a single mum-of-six
Allergy death mum: My daughter did 'everything right'
Sultana Shahid opens up about her daughter who died after an allergic reaction
How constant panic attacks can affect your life—Live Wires
Three women share their experiences – including Corrie actress Samia Longchambon.
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Love Island star: 'Reality TV is far too glamourised'
Ex-Love Island contestant Jonny Mitchell on the struggles of life after reality TV.
