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The Countdown
Medically assisted dying is legal in Canada, where over 10,000 people end their lives through euthanasia each year, and over 80% of applications are approved.Robin Farr, from Calgary, watched as her Dad, Mike, developed a rare lung disease that limited h
How To Be A Dad, Part 8
Videogames, testosterone and triage- its all in days work when youve got a six year old boy, as Olly explores with fellow DadsTom Price and Stuart Goldsmithin this eighth instalment of our annual How To Be A Dad series.Along the way, our trio con
Out of the Fog
When adults adopted as children feel lost or incomplete - even if they had a happy childhood - they often describe themselves as being in the fog.For Vicky Sandison, who was told her mothers birth mothers name at the age of nine, it was the internet
The Blueprint
Reggie Nelson grew up on an East London council estate to alcoholic parents. With drugs and violence all around him, he underperformed academically, and felt the only career options available to him were “music, football or crime”. Quintin Price grew up
How To Run A Food Truck
Pippa Till gave up her job as a TV edit assistant to follow her dream of selling food at festivals, in her very own food truck.But she had no food, no truck - and no business plan.Armed with nothing more than derring-do spirit, a pile of debt and a s
The Fatal Blow
Charlotte Henrys brother Alex was just 20 years old when he was charged with murder, attempted murder and GBH for a gang-related incident that lasted just 47 seconds.Even though he did not
Bowie, Chastity Belts and Speed-Eating
How did the credit card come to be invented? Who was the first man to be cryogenically frozen? And have you heard of the experimental drug club where Victor Hugo used to toke?The answers
Beneath The Avalanche
After surviving an incredible 200ft plunge from the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, multi-sport athlete Adam Campbell thought his mountaineering day
Taking The Credit
Getting a screenplay into production is notoriously tough. Writer Jack Barth came closer than most - scripting an episode of The Simpsons, and attracting the attention of Lord Puttnam at C
After The Car Crash
Jim Finch’s life changed forever when his car flipped over in a devastating accident that left him with multiple neurological problems. He developed PTSD, suffered from seizures - and even became a