
“It’s when I feel most like me” – the woman who swims through ice
Record-breaking Cath Pendleton describes dodging killer whales in the Antarctic and how she's gearing up to swim in the Arctic.

“I took up running in my 50s – now I’m a record-holder”
Meet the amazing triathlete who’s the oldest British woman to complete an Ironman.

Wildly popular: the woman inspiring wild swimming all over the world
How wild swimming is transforming our lives

The record-breaking runner who wants us to follow in her footsteps
The ultra-runner who is breaking barriers and records - and says it's more important than ever to keep moving.

‘You’re never too old to dance’ – we boogie at a club night for all ages
Meet 61-year-old Nikki Spencer, who's championing club nights for all ages.

“Birds are a constant source of nature” – how the natural world inspires printmaker Angela Harding
Printmaker Angela Harding on finding success as a printmaker in her sixties

Averil Mansfield: Britain’s trailblazing female surgeon
Meet Britain's first female professor of surgery

A wild swimmer’s battle to clean up our rivers, and you can help
"I never wanted to become an environmental campaigner, but I can’t stand by and watch our rivers die."

Unlucky
We’ve all had holidays go wrong – but none so much, and with such alarming regularity, as Alison. Her nightmare trip to the United States has just ended, but its memory lives long in her milk-less kitchen. If only she could have made the correct flight back...

Song in the Key of Skye
George owns a music shop, but these days it’s illegal to sell musical instruments so he can’t make a living. Then one day Callum turns up at his door, looking for a piano.