My Moment In History

Hear from Wiltshire resident Simon Rowe and former police sergeant Richard Goodman who helped keep Salisbury people safe.

Emma Volney and Francesca Ebel helped to tell this story and reflect on it's impact on a close-knit community.In 2018, Francesca was working as a journalist in Moscow and couldn’t believe her home city of Salisbury was on the news. Meanwhile Emma was in the city, working for BBC Radio Wiltshire and preparing to cover a series of events she could never have predicted.

Authorities move to minimise spread and contamination of the nerve agent. Hear from Tracy Daszkiewicz who was director of public health for Wiltshire Council in 2018 and was responsible for tracing the Skripal's movements to minimise spread and contamination of the nerve agent.

A skilled team battled to save the lives of the Skripals, who'd been poisoned by a deadly nerve agent.Featuring discussion with Dr James Haslam, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Salisbury District Hospital, and Lorna Wilkinson, Head of Nursing at the hospital in 2018.

Freelance Journalist John gives his perspective from Ukraine looking back at the events in Salisbury.

Anita is joined by 1972 Lioness Jeannie Allott and Tom Garry, women's football reporter for The Telegraph, to explore what's next for women's football and what obstacles stand in the way of its development.Presenter: Anita Asante. Producer: Marie Indge. Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

Siobhan Chamberlain and Sue Whyatt describe their experiences as goalkeepers for the Lionesses with Anita Asante, sharing stories of motherhood, careers and muddy pitches.Presenter: Anita Asante. Producer: Marie Indge. Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

Lionesses Lynda Hale, a 1972 goal scorer and Manchester City's Esme Morgan sit down with Anita Asante to explore how much the women's game has changed.From overnights in train stations to being reliant on parents for lifts, they uncover how much the game has developed for players through the decades; the training, the money and the support.Presenter: Anita Asante. Producer: Marie Indge. Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

Anita Asante is joined by 1972 Lioness player Wendy and Calum Best, who is now taking his football heritage and using it to help promote the women's game.Find out how much the women's game has changed and hear Wendy's account of the iconic match and her encounter with Calum's dad, George Best.Presenter: Anita Asante. Producer: Marie Indge. Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

Anita Asante is joined by Patricia Gregory and Elsie Cook looking back on the first ever official women's international football match for both England and Scotland. Patricia organised England's efforts and Elsie was securing a pitch and helping prepare the Scotland team. Hear how the game came together, the difficulties for the women at the time and Anita reflects on her own experience in women's football.Presenter: Anita Asante. Producer: Marie Indge. Producer and consultant: Chris Slegg. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

Rupal Rajani explores heritage and identity in a frank and open conversation with podcaster Shivani Dave and comedian Nimisha Odedra, both with Ugandan and Kenyan Asian heritage.Hear how identity is more than where you’re from and how the experiences of previous generations affected the speakers.Host: Rupal Rajani. Producer: Ruchi Tandon. Series producer: Ollie Peart. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.Originally broadcast on local BBC radio.For more stories about the Ugandan Asian expulsion, visit bbc.co.uk/desistories.

Rupal Rajani explores why Leicester found itself a city at the centre of the story and talks to the Mayor of Leicester Sir Peter Soulsby and local businessman, Dharmesh Lakhani.Leicester was already home to a large East African population and after the expulsion some were concerned thousands would head for the city. Leicester City Council took out an advert in an Ugandan newspaper in an attempt to dissuade any new arrivals.Peter was elected to the city council the year after the advert was placed in the Ugandan press. Dharmesh is the owner of the family run restaurant on the now famous ‘Golden Mile’, an area of Leicester synonymous with Ugandan Asians.Listen to the reasons behind the advert and how political extremists made life difficult for the Ugandan Asians.Host: Rupal Rajani. Producer: Ruchi Tandon. Series producer: Ollie Peart. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.Originally broadcast on local BBC radio.

Rupal Rajani has a powerful and emotional discussion with Stephen Poulton who worked in a resettlement camp at RAF Stradishall in Suffolk, and Fiyaz Mughal, whose family passed through this camp when he was a young child.At the time Idi Amin gave Asians living in Uganda 90 days to leave, around 28,000 held British passports. The Conservative Prime Minister at the time was Edward Heath. Supported by the opposition, he made a political decision to allow the refugees into the country.With such large numbers moving to Britain in a short space of time, the Uganda Resettlement Board was set up to process the new arrivals. Resettlement camps were established across the country with the aim of finding work and accommodation for the Ugandan Asians.Host: Rupal Rajani. Producer: Ruchi Tandon. Series producer: Ollie Peart. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.Originally broadcast on local BBC radio.If you’re affected by anything you hear, the BBC Action Line has information about help and support available via bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Ugandan Asian presenter Rupal Rajani talks to journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and playwright Chandni Mistry in a powerful and emotional discussion about exile.Yasmin describes how the expulsion wasn’t as simple as it might first appear and highlights difficult truths that Ugandan Asians, in her view, should address. Chandni shares stories she heard growing up and how discovering more about her heritage was the catalyst for her to write a play specifically for young people to learn about the Ugandan Asian story.Uganda had been a protectorate of the British Empire and South Asians had been encouraged to settle in the country but after Independence in 1962 resentment towards the Asian community grew. Host: Rupal Rajani. Producer: Ruchi Tandon. Series producer: Ollie Peart. Online producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.Originally broadcast on local BBC radio.

Falkland islander Tamsin McLeod describes growing up around land-mines, the legacy of the war and how the island is now making the most of its resilient and multicultural culture.

Jay discusses her love and determination to honour her late husband Gary’s wishes.Lance Corporal Gary Bingley was killed at the battle of Goose Green, aged 24.Because Gary wishes were for his body to be cremated and there was no crematorium, Jay became part of a small number of families who put pressure on the government for the bodies of their loved ones to be repatriated.Jay has a blog dedicated to capturing the stories of the men who fought in the Falklands War at www.falklands35blog.wordpress.com. In 2017 she found solace visiting the Falkland Islands to walk in the footsteps of her late husband and retrace his journey.She’s been a body builder, a grief counsellor and is now an author and public speaker.

Tam Noble describes being in the Battle of Mount Longdon, one of the fiercest and final battles of the war.PTSD wasn’t acknowledged at the time and it was many years later that a visit to the Falklands Islands became a trigger.This episode includes descriptions of post traumatic stress and violence. The BBC Actionline at bbc.co.uk/actionline has sources of help and support.

Keith, her civilian crew and a squad of paratroopers, headed into an unknown and dangerous conflict.Hear a surprising story of dodging bombs, transporting Argentinian POW’s and working as a ferry around the islands once the war was over.

Ex-Royal Marine JJ Chalmers, his BBC Strictly dance partner Amy Dowden and historian Professor Helen Parr discuss the Falklands War.

People whose lives have been intertwined with history, share their stories.