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• Finding hope in son's murder 16 May 13

  Thu, 16 May 13

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  Jimmy Mizen was murdered in a senseless violent act in his local bakery in South London five years ago. He was only 16-years-old, and bled to death in his brother's arms. His parents Margaret and Barry Mizen were devastated by his death, but turned their tragedy into a campaign to help stop violence against other young people. And, from airline pilot to music maker - Armand Diangienda tells us how he set up the world's first black symphony orchestra in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also on the programme, Irish journalist Declan Walsh who has devoted much of his life to reporting from Pakistan, tells us how he was suddenly ordered to leave the country on the eve of the General Election. The son of the tweeting and singing astronaut Chris Hadfield talks about his dad's big comedown from outer space. And in Witness we meet Peter Riva, the grandson of film star Marlene Dietrich.

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• Facing Khmer Rouge killer 15 May 13

  Wed, 15 May 13

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  Outlook with Matthew Bannister. Documentary maker Rithy Panh, who witnessed some of the worst atrocities of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, spent 300 hours interviewing Comrade Duch, as he awaited trial; Vicky Araico Casas is a Mexican playwright who turned her own experience of low paid work and sharing the lives of illegal migrants in the US into a new play; John Pickup lost his arm when he was 17, and has now set up an agency supplying amputee actors for the movie business; husband and wife Yuri Savenko and Liubov Vinogradova are two prominent Russian psychiatrists, who have been campaigning to improve conditions in Russian psychiatric hospitals.

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• African diva Angelique Kidjo 14 May 13

  Tue, 14 May 13

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  On Outlook Matthew Bannister speaks to the great African singer Angelique Kidjo about her musical childhood in Benin, conquering stage fright and educating Africa's women. As Guatemala's former leader is sentenced to 80 years in prison for crimes against humanity, we meet Edwin Canil, a lawyer who witnessed the massacre of his own family. And we're in Alaska with Buck Wilde and Chris Morgan, two men who've devoted their lives to studying grizzly bears.

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• Raising a Child Genius 13 May 13

  Mon, 13 May 13

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  Matthew Bannister speaks to extraordinary people: Kristine Barnett and her son Jacob, who was diagnosed with autism aged two - he is now fourteen and studying for a Masters degree in quantum physics; Dr Ahmad Sarmast on his work reviving Afghan's musical heritage; Ang Jangbu Sherpa used to be a professional mountain guide, but is now an airline pilot living in Germany; and honouring the dead in Georgia.

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• ABBA's Bjorn: We Turned Down $1b 08 May 13

  Thu, 9 May 13

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  Jo Fidgen went to Stockholm to meet Bjorn Ulvaeus and to hear the story of ABBA, made up of 4 people, who were two couples. He explains how they they lived and worked together.

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• Boston bomb dancer 8 May '13

  Wed, 8 May 13

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  Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a ballroom dancer, who lost a leg during the Boston bombings, gets advice and support from a British dancer. Welly O'Brien had a similar experience twenty years ago. But she is a successful performer now. Adrianne has just returned home, she still gets around in a wheelchair… and she is determined to dance again. The award winning author, Lionel Shriver, speaks about her new novel. Big Brother, is the story of a previously tall, slim and good looking brother, who turns up to stay with his sister after putting on an enormous amount of weight. The author of We Need To Talk About Kevin shares her views on dysfunctional attitudes to food and the issues surrounding obesity.

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• Ahmed Errachidi 07 May '13

  Tue, 7 May 13

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  Ahmed Errachidi is a Moroccan chef who spent almost two decades working in London restaurants. But his life took an extraordinary turn when he was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghan border in 2002. He was accused of being an enemy combatant and transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where he spent five years. Outraged at his imprisonment he started protests which earned him a reputation as a trouble-maker. The prison guards gave him the nickname 'The General'. Ahmed was cleared for release in 2007. In India, an enterprising engineering student has come up with a novel way to stand- up to a wave of sexual crime. Manisha Mohan, who's studying automotive engineering, has designed "anti-rape" underwear. The bra is still a prototype but it's designed to deliver a powerful electric shock to the attacker. Outlook also speaks to the British documentary maker Polly Morland, who has written a book called "The Society of Timid Souls" which explores the nature of bravery.

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• My childhood friend, the rapist 060513

  Mon, 6 May 13

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  Matthew Bannister speaks to South African radio host Redi Tlhabi about her childhood friendship with a gangster and rapist; we're in rehearsal with the the Re-cycled Instruments Orchestra in Paraguay; the opera singer Barbara Smith Conrad talks about being one of the first African-Americans to be admitted into the University of Texas in 1956 - and how being cast with a white leading man led to protests; and we travel into the heart of one of India's biggest tiger reserves, to meet a member of the Lisu hill tribe, who face eviction to save the tigers.

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• I cut off limbs to save victims 02 May 13

  Thu, 2 May 13

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  Matthew Bannister interviews Didar Hossain, the Bangladeshi man who saved thirty four people at the collapsed garment factory in Dhaka - he saved the life of one girl by cutting off her hand. Also Mike Brodie, the man who spent ten years criss-crossing America by jumping on and off freight trains. We also meet Thom Bleasdale, the British photographer who suffered from a life threatening illness - and now uses his work to deal with his fear of death. From New Zealand - we hear from the world's oldest hip hop crew - known as the Hip Operation Crew. And we have an eyewitness account of the children who marched for civil rights in America's deep south fifty years ago.

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• Afghan woman helicopter pilot 01 May 13

  Wed, 1 May 13

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  50 mins
  
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  Matthew Bannister interviews Latifa Nabizada, military helicopter pilot from Afghanistan. Also in the programme, Sainkho Namtchylak, throat singer from Central Asia, Kevin Fong, space expert and Jan Lachner, who has had 32 different jobs in the last 18 months.

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