Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter wh...

Bonnie Tyler, went from a Welsh council house to topping the international charts with songs like: ”Lost In France”, “Holding out for a Hero” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. Born Gaynor Hopkins in South Wales she grew up in a passionately religious family, which is where young ...  Show more

Dame Penelope Keith became a household name for her performances in two classic TV comedy shows of the 1970s and early 80s: The Good Life and To The Manor Born. We share her story through her own words, with interviews from the BBC Archives.David Hencke was an award-winning inves ...  Show more

The global explorer, TV presenter and author Simon Reeve makes programmes around the world which focus on people’s lives...and he’s been arrested by the KGB, chased by cheetahs and nearly died from malaria.Liz McConaghy spent seventeen years as a Chinook crewman with the RAF, the ...  Show more

Fashion designer, entrepreneur and Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant has put his money where his seams are with his company Community Clothing and new book 'Less' urging us to stop buying so much rubbish and appreciate fewer, better things. We’re taking cheesy to anoth ...  Show more

Today we welcome the writer, broadcaster and journalist Jimi Famurewa.

Martin Roberts, the broadcaster, property expert and host of BBC Television series Homes Under the Hammer.

And the founder of the Tuneless Choir, Nadine Cooper.

Plus, we’ll hear the Inher ...

Today we welcome singer-songwriter, television presenter and sound healing practitioner, Charlotte Church.

Reverend Eve Pitts, one of the first Black Caribbean Vicars in the Church of England and a campaigner for racial justice.

Former police officer turned best-s ...