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Stacey Dooley meets people from all walks of life and hears their fascinating stories.

Award-winning documentary maker Stacey Dooley meets people from all walks of life and hears their fascinating stories.

Award-winning documentary maker Stacey Dooley meets people from all walks of life and hears their fascinating stories. Got a story to share? Get in touch via email: stacey@bbc.co.uk or use the hashtag #staceydooleypodcast 

Stacey Dooley: Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts: Shelly: 'Hijabi Cabbie' and proud

Shelly: 'Hijabi Cabbie' and proud

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Stacey meets glam cabbie and mum-of-five Shelly, who is on a mission to inspire others.

Stacey goes for a drive with glam cabbie and mum-of-five Shelly, AKA 'Hijabi Cabbie' on social media. Shelly tells Stacey about defying convention and keeping women safe at night.

Stacey meets Shelly, self-titled as 'Hijabi Cabbie' on social media, who says she's the only female, Muslim black cab driver in Corby. As they go for a drive, glam mum-of-five Shelly explains why she wanted to move into the business, and why she's defying convention for a Bangladeshi woman and why she’s made it her mission to keep local young women safe at night.

Stacey also meets Shelly's daughter Ria, who is taking her driving test so that she can one day follow in her Mum's tyre tracks!

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Presenter: Stacey Dooley
Producers: Blanca Muñoz, Francesca Bent
Executive producer: Natasha Johansson
Social videos: Maia Lowerson

This has been a Little Dooley production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Stacey Dooley: Stacey Dooley: Fresh Starts

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Stacey meets people from all walks of life to hear the highs and lows of starting over.

From learning to read later in life, to swapping the nine-to-five to fight crime... Stacey talks to people from all walks of life about the highs and lows of dealing with change.

From learning to read later in life, to swapping the nine-to-five for fighting crime... Stacey talks to people from all walks of life about the highs and lows of dealing with change. Available exclusively on BBC Sounds. Got a story to share? Get in touch via email: stacey@bbc.co.uk or use the hashtag #staceydooleypodcast

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