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23/01/2012

The top UN diplomat kidnapped and held hostage by al-Qaeda in Niger.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler thought his life was over when he was kidnapped by the North African wing of al-Qaeda in Niger. He's the highest ranked UN official ever to be held captive and he tells Matthew Bannister how he survived being held for almost five months - and how he was eventually released.

Also, a young Egyptian woman on her struggle to escape violence and poverty thanks to a home for unmarried teenage mothers in Cairo.

And a colour blind artist from Spain on how a cybernetic "third eye" attached to his head allows him to "hear" colour.

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28 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 23 Jan 2012 15:32GMT
  • Mon 23 Jan 2012 20:32GMT
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 00:32GMT
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 03:32GMT
  • Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:05GMT

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