Rachel Wright

This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in this edition... You're moving faster every day, Tom Cruise.

This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in this edition... You're moving faster every day, Tom Cruise.

This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in this edition... You're moving faster every day, Tom Cruise.

I meet this man who's helped thousands of stray dogs in Thailand, two childhood sweethearts reunited after more than 85 years.

I meet this man who's helped thousands of stray dogs in Thailand, two childhood sweethearts reunited after more than 85 years.

I meet this man who's helped thousands of stray dogs in Thailand, two childhood sweethearts reunited after more than 85 years.

An historic moment in college basketball. Meet the first player with one arm to score during a game. We begin with the story of a man in Thailand who's become an online celebrity after sharing his stories of the abandoned street dogs he's fed, rehomed and treated. Niall Harbison lives on the island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand.

An historic moment in college basketball. Meet the first player with one arm to score during a game. We begin with the story of a man in Thailand who's become an online celebrity after sharing his stories of the abandoned street dogs he's fed, rehomed and treated. Niall Harbison lives on the island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand.

An historic moment in college basketball. Meet the first player with one arm to score during a game. We begin with the story of a man in Thailand who's become an online celebrity after sharing his stories of the abandoned street dogs he's fed, rehomed and treated. Niall Harbison lives on the island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand.

His story begins when he himself was in a bad place, recovering in hospital from alcohol poisoning. He decided to turn his life around. and began to befriend some of the island's many stray dogs, and that became his mission, to fix the global street dog problem.

His story begins when he himself was in a bad place, recovering in hospital from alcohol poisoning. He decided to turn his life around. and began to befriend some of the island's many stray dogs, and that became his mission, to fix the global street dog problem.

His story begins when he himself was in a bad place, recovering in hospital from alcohol poisoning. He decided to turn his life around. and began to befriend some of the island's many stray dogs, and that became his mission, to fix the global street dog problem.

At his rehabilitation centre on the island, he works tirelessly to improve the dogs' lives, feeding, grooming, treating and sterilising, which doesn't sound that pleasant, but Niall says that will save many more dogs from being born on the street. While on holiday in Thailand myself last month, I went to visit him and met some of his four-legged friends.

At his rehabilitation centre on the island, he works tirelessly to improve the dogs' lives, feeding, grooming, treating and sterilising, which doesn't sound that pleasant, but Niall says that will save many more dogs from being born on the street. While on holiday in Thailand myself last month, I went to visit him and met some of his four-legged friends.

At his rehabilitation centre on the island, he works tirelessly to improve the dogs' lives, feeding, grooming, treating and sterilising, which doesn't sound that pleasant, but Niall says that will save many more dogs from being born on the street. While on holiday in Thailand myself last month, I went to visit him and met some of his four-legged friends.

This is one of Niall Harbison's daily updates on his Instagram page about the trials and tribulations of his dog rescue centre on Koa Samui. That dog he's just met, with very short legs and a big head, he's named Tom Cruise. When he was first found, he was covered in oil and blood-sucking ticks with a back leg just hanging off his body.

This is one of Niall Harbison's daily updates on his Instagram page about the trials and tribulations of his dog rescue centre on Koa Samui. That dog he's just met, with very short legs and a big head, he's named Tom Cruise. When he was first found, he was covered in oil and blood-sucking ticks with a back leg just hanging off his body.

This is one of Niall Harbison's daily updates on his Instagram page about the trials and tribulations of his dog rescue centre on Koa Samui. That dog he's just met, with very short legs and a big head, he's named Tom Cruise. When he was first found, he was covered in oil and blood-sucking ticks with a back leg just hanging off his body.

Over the past three years, Niall has fed, treated and rehomed thousands of dogs.

Over the past three years, Niall has fed, treated and rehomed thousands of dogs.