Outlook
By BBC World Service
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Podcast Description
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world with Matthew Bannister, Monday to Thursday. For more information please visit www.bbcworldservice.com/outlook
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Bosnian concentration camp survivor twenty years on | Kemal Pervanic goes back twenty years to remember how his village was attacked by the Bosnian Serb army and he ended up in the Omarska concentration camp. Also, two star linguists - James Whinnery learned to speak Arabic in five months for a TV challenge, while Mary Hobson took up Russian in her fifties and now in her eighties translates Russian literature. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Greek doctor helping those who can't afford treatment | The Greek doctor who's using the skills she learned in disaster zones to help her fellow citizens who can't afford treatment. Also the celebrity psychologist who's addicted to exercise, on how he hid a secret second family. And we meet the last iceman of Ecuador, chipping away at the glaciers of the high Andes... | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Dalit who became one of India's most successful businesswomen. | In this edition, Kalpana Saroj, the Dalit woman who rose above unpromising beginnings to build one of India's most successful business empires. We also hear the story of parents in Northern Ireland who willingly delivered up their sons to be subjected to punishment shootings. And the singing Friar - Italian Brother Alessandro Brustenghi on unexpected stardom. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marian Partington whose sister was murdered by the Wests | Marian Partington whose sister Lucy was murdered by serial killers Fred and Rosemary West, describes how she has tried to make sense of what happened to her sister and to find forgiveness and ultimately peace. And the story of a young Masai man from Kenya’s lowlands who is aiming for the top in spot of opposition from members of his own tribe | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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One of the athletes who raised the black power salute in the 1968 Olympics | Matthew Bannister brings you the story of an iconic Olympic protest. During the 1968 Games in Mexico City, two black American sprinters sparked controversy after raising the black power salute. One of those athletes - John Carlos - came into the Outlook studio and told us how meetings with civil rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King inspired him to take a stand. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Ecuadorian immigrant takes on the Spanish banks. | On the latest edition of Outlook we hear from an Ecuadorian immigrant who's leading a rebellion against Spanish banks, a British teenager who's just won a place at Russia's world famous Bolshoi ballet school and one of the few Afghan women to be a village head. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The man who risks his life to rescue orphans who have fled from North Korea into China | Kim Hee Tae, the man who risks his life and liberty to rescue orphans who have fled from North Korea into China. Also, the Spaniard who lost his job in construction and went back to his roots in farming; and doing the rounds with one of New York's few remaining "seltzer men," who deliver fizzy water door to door. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spanish veterans protest about economic austerity. | The veterans who campaigned against Franco's rule in Spain explain why protesting against economic austerity is keeping them young. And an Australian woman tells how killing a pedestrian in a road accident had a devastating impact on her life. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Greek crisis: "My father killed himself for political reasons" | The 'political' suicide of Greek pensioner Dimitris Christoulas - which shocked the world - is remembered by his daughter Emmy. Also, painter John Myatt on taking part in what's been called the biggest art fraud of the twentieth century. And how to wash your camel - we go to the United Arab Emirates to meet an expert. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's dramatic escape from house arrest | The blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng tells the story of his dramatic escape from house arrest. Also the Ethiopian man who is on a personal mission to end his tribe's practice of putting healthy babies to death. And the Rwandan under-17 football team who made it to the World Cup Finals in Mexico. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Kazakh human rights lawyer who had a prison opened especially for him | Kazakh human rights lawyer Yevgeniy Zhovtis, who was given a four-year jail sentence after accidentally killing a pedestrian in his car - and had a prison opened for him. Also, a former gang member from East London looks ahead to the Olympic games; and the Nairobi office messenger who rides his bicycle for work, fun, and even in competitions - even though he's missing one leg. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living "where humans don't belong": personal stories from Antarctica. | Today's extraordinary personal stories come from Antarctica, the continent "where humans don't belong". We hear from scientists, writers and musicians who have made temporary homes in the white continent - their work inspired by the unique conditions in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How an Azeri journalist investigating corruption was secretly filmed having sex | Investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova tells how her sex life was secretly filmed and posted online after she made allegations about the presidential family of Azerbaijan. A claim which the government strongly denies. Also, Akihiro Harako, one of the 'Fukushima Fifty', describes life in the stricken power plant after it was struck by the earthquake and tsunami. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Chinese dissident who found asylum abroad but had to leave his family behind | Chinese activist Shao Jiang describes the fall-out for both him and his family after his arrest following the Tiananmen Square massacre. Also, Harlem-born opera singer Noah Stewart on chart success with his album "Noah". And Egyptian Sumo wrestler Abdelrahman Shaalan on breaking through traditional barriers surrounding the sport - and seeing snow for the first time! | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The American man told he was the reincarnation of a Buddhist master at the age of 3 | The three-year-old American boy whose life changed forever when he was recognised as the reincarnation of an eminent Buddhist teacher. Also, the Malaysian Muslim transsexual challenging the Islamic authorities for the right to wear a dress in public. And the British man who auctioned off his entire life on the internet following the breakdown of his marriage. He then set off around the world to attempt 100 adventures in 100 weeks. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The reporter at Charles Taylor's trial who himself escaped rebels during the civil war | Amara Bangura recalls how he was inspired to become a journalist after witnessing rebel atrocities during the civil war in Sierra Leone - and ended up reporting on the trial of Charles Taylor in The Hague. Also in the programme, the inspiring story of a man who's managed to recover from not one, but two cruel blows of fate. Mark Pollock was blinded at 22 and took up extreme adventuring - only to be paralysed from the waist down in a freak accident. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Phenomenal program
This is a great program with facinating stories from across the world. You will not find headline news but nevertheless, very informative stories. Well done!
Exceptional! A breath of fresh air!
I discovered this on my iPhone through my PRI app on a long trip in the car. Cannot get enough now. Looking forward to my four hour trip home today now. Thank you for such refreshing stories.
Inspirational stories
Much of the stories are moving and inspirational. Great job by the outlook team!
