Bas had planned a scenic route to the hospice, taking in Friesland's meadows and canals. "I still remember the whole trip," he says. His mum was in the back seat and his dad sat beside him. At first, they talked. Els seemed resolute about their decision to opt for euthanasia. "My mum was c...
The bundle of 100 letters, dated from December 1917 to October 1918, chart a love story unfolding against the backdrop of war. After briefly returning home injured and marrying Gladys in late 1917, Willie went back to the front line in France. He sent his new wife pressed flowers and affec...
Episode details World Service , 30 Oct 2026 , 26 mins Available for over a year Rosemary Nyirumbe became a nun when she was just in her mid-teens – and she felt her true vocation lay in rehabilitating children who had been through some of the worst trauma imaginable. So that’s what she did...