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• A campaigner's hopes for a better future for Libyan women

  Thu, 9 Feb 12

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  24 mins
  
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  Najia Essayed tells us how her life was affected by Libya's first revolution, and how she's trying to influence the outcome for women of the second. Also, a rare insight into the life of Sri Lanka's indigenous Vedda community. And Zane Ibrahim shares his experiences of the pioneering days of community radio in South Africa.

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• The reality TV contestant who's now one of the first openly gay MPs in Brazil

  Thu, 9 Feb 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  The openly gay Brazilian MP who won a reality TV show before getting elected to parliament. And the former British soldier who canoed single-handed the entire length of the Congo River, facing crocodiles, hippos and men with machetes.

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• Kimberley Motley, the only western lawyer practising in the Afghan court system

  Tue, 7 Feb 12

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  24 mins
  
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  Kimberley Motley, the only western lawyer practising in the Afghan court system whose advocacy skills are in increasing demand by Afghans. Also in the programme the five-foot-tall woman from Manipur who's a world champion boxer. And we speak to the Indonesian women living forty kilometres apart in Sweden who've just discovered they're twin sisters.

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• The Syrian soldier who defected after being ordered to fire on protesters

  Mon, 6 Feb 12

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  24 mins
  
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  A former Syrian soldier talks about how he defected, after being ordered to fire on anti-Government protesters. Also, as part of our "Edible City" series, a Ugandan Asian woman based in London cooks a dish for us that reminds her of home. And a young woman from Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas, tells us how she broke down barriers by becoming a trekking guide.

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• Two Pakistani women break the silence on domestic abuse

  Thu, 2 Feb 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  Zahra Sethi in Pakistan and Sehra Waheed in New York speak out about the years of violence they endured in abusive marriages. Also, Humberto Prado from Venezuela tells us how he served time in prison and went on to become a prison governor. And British fisherman Jeremy Wade shares tall tales of the freshwater monsters he's risked his life to catch.

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• The Egyptian woman who says she was subjected to a forced virginity test by the military

  Wed, 1 Feb 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  Samira Ibrahim, the Egyptian woman who says she was subjected to a forced virginity test by the country's military. Also, a former gang member who was raised in one of London's Olympic boroughs looks ahead to the forthcoming Games. And the sword swallower from Germany who seriously injured himself while swallowing a neon light tube.

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• The British banker extradited to the USA and imprisoned after the collapse of Enron

  Tue, 31 Jan 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  The extraordinary story of Gary Mulgrew, one of the 'Nat West Three' - the British bankers who were controversially extradited to the USA after the collapse of the giant Enron Corporation. Gary tells Matthew Bannister about his rise from a Glasgow children's home to the top of the banking world and about how he survived life in a prison in Texas.

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• The Israeli woman who sparked a debate about ultra-orthodox practices by sitting on a bus

  Mon, 30 Jan 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  The Israeli woman who refused to move to the back of a bus and started a debate about ultra orthodox practices. Also a Kenyan chef in London cooks the food that reminds him of home. And the Bangladeshi woman whose fingers were cut off after she pursued an education without her husband’s permission.

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• Tsunami girl - back from the dead after seven years

  Thu, 26 Jan 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  15 days remaining

  From Aceh in Indonesia, the story of a girl given up for dead after the tsunami seven years ago, now reunited with her family. Also Frank Buckley, the Irish artist who's built a house out of used euros. And Ahmed Mansaray from Freetown, who wants Sierra Leone's film industry to rival Nollywood.

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• The former drug addict who's now helping London's homeless

  Wed, 25 Jan 12

  Duration:
  24 mins
  
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  14 days remaining

  Rudi Richardson, a man who spent years drifting in and out of addiction, prison and life on the streets. He has overcome all that and is now helping the homeless in London. Also, Indra Athwal, the Indian toilet cleaner who's become a beauty queen. And finally, "Frank of the Jungle", a Spanish tennis coach who spends all his spare time rescuing snakes.

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