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Last broadcast on Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 12:05 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Lucy Ash.
Mandela's release; rebuilding Swat; battling US healthcare
Hilda Ndude
Lucy Ash speaks to the woman pictured alongside Nelson and Winnie Mandela as the former political prisoner takes his first steps to freedom twenty years ago. Hilda Ndude was responsible for making sure that historic day went without a hitch and describes how she feels about the man she calls Madiba today.
Rebuilding Swat
Our reporter Adnan Rashid meets the weavers of Pakistan's Swat Valley who are trying to rebuild the region's economy after military operations to push the Taliban out of the area.
Stan Brock
As the healthcare debate rumbles on in the United States, we meet the British man who has dedicated much of his life to helping those who can't afford a doctor or dentist. Stan Brock tells Lucy Ash how he went from wrestling with anacondas in the jungle to helping millions of Americans.
Broadcasts
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Wed 10 Feb 201022:05
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Thu 11 Feb 201003:05
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Thu 11 Feb 201009:05
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Thu 11 Feb 201012:05
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