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    AJ and Curtis Pritchard: Why we celebrate our dyslexia

    Strictly star AJ and Love Island's Curtis say having dyslexia helped them become dancers.

  2. Abducted in Plain Sight: Jan Broberg's story

    Jan Broberg, whose story was featured in a Netflix documentary, shares her experience.

  3. A hidden agony: The women living with vaginal pain

    5 Live hears how vaginal pain affects women's sex lives, mental health and relationships.

  4. 鈥榃hy I met the man who murdered my identical twin鈥�

    Nick Dawson describes the moment he came face to face with one of his twin's killers.

  5. 鈥榃hy does my mental health mean I'm often treated like a criminal?鈥�

    Do the police need more support with mental health incidents? Nihal and guests discuss.

  6. 鈥榃hy do some white people feel uncomfortable around black men?鈥�

    Writer Derek Owusu talks about the problem of micro-aggressions in society.

  7. 鈥業 was kidnapped by Somali pirates for two years鈥�

    Michael Scott Moore reveals how radio helped him survive, as did teaching pirates yoga...

  8. 'Why I risked my life to save Jihadi brides鈥�

    John Carney (not his real name) explains why he saved brides and children of IS fighters.

  9. 'Why I am disabled by society, not by my medical condition'

    Is disability caused by a medical condition or by the barriers you encounter in society?

  10. 'Why can't I find plus-sized fashion on the high street?'

    Fashion fan Molly says it is hard to find nice high street clothes. She investigates why.

  11. 'There's a conspiracy theorist in my family - what should I do?'

    Benjamin Zand talks to people whose loved ones have bought into conspiracy theories.

  12. 'The moment I learnt my husband was accessing indecent images of children'

    When police knocked on "Win's" door, she learned the truth about her husband of 30 years.

  13. 'Sis, I've got you': Four stories of friendship

    What makes a great mate? 5 Live hears four stories of amazing female friendships.

  14. 'My life being intersex'

    Suz Temko chats to the special people in her life, who supported her after her diagnosis.

  15. 'My husband betrayed me. Now I'm a nun selling weed'

    When Christine Meeusen's husband stole her money, her life took a very different turn...

  16. 'I was a homeless teenager - now I'm a senior firefighter'

    Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton explains how she dramatically turned her life around.

  17. 'I sued the man that raped me'

    5 Live's Rory Carson speaks to a woman known as 'Miss M' about her fight for justice.

  18. 'I recruited kids to sell drugs, now I help them avoid crime'

    Matthew Norford was a gang boss making 拢2,000 a day, but he turned his life around.

  19. 'I grew up without a penis'

    Andrew Wardle talks of his "nightmare" teenage years, and how surgery changed his life.

  20. 'I donated my kidney to a total stranger'

    5 Live's Emma Barnett finds out why Eric McFarland made such a generous act of kindness.

  21. 'I didn't know I was pregnant until I gave birth'

    Klara Dollan travelling to a new job, when she started experiencing an unusual pain...

  22. 'How do we create a world where nobody cares I'm gay?'

    YouTuber Riyadh Khalaf, author of 'Yay! You're Gay! Now What?' talks to callers.

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