Orphans
Operation Babylift: Saving Vietnamese orphans
In 1975, at the height of the Vietnam War, a very unusual mercy mission was launched. Dubbed 'Operation Babylift', it was designed to take hundreds of Vietnamese babies and children away from the… Audio, Gallery
Favourite album - Orphans
Favourite album today - Orphans by Tom Waits, chosen by Stephen May. Audio
Forty years on, airlift to save Vietnamese babies remembered
Forty years on from an operation that took thousands of orphans out of war-torn Vietnam, a New Zealand man is one of many using DNA technology to find out more about his past. Audio
Head of Lumos charity on her fight to close orphanages
Georgette Mulheir is chief executive of the charity Lumos, founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling. It aims to end the institutionalisation of all children in Europe by 2030, and globally by 2050. A… Audio
South Sudan cinema
Freelance film-maker and documentary producer Samuel Richards became galvanised to volunteer in South Sudan and is putting his skills and knowledge to work by providing a solar-powered cinema to more… Audio