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My dream holiday turned to horror
My dream holiday turned to horror

Pirates attacked Judith and her husband in a remote Kenyan resort in 2011. Judith was dragged from her bed and taken by boat to Somalia, where she wa…

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A family lost at sea
A family lost at sea

Fleeing Vietnam, Lauren Vuong’s family almost died. Settled in the U.S. all she wanted was to fulfil her parents’ dream of finding their rescuers. Th…

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Giving birth as a hostage in Syria
Giving birth as a hostage in Syria

Janina was six months pregnant when she travelled to Syria in 2015 to meet a school friend who’d become an extremist. Janina Findeisen, a journalist,…

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Taking on the witch hunters
Taking on the witch hunters

Blamed for killing her father through witchcraft, Monica Paulus fled for her life, but she didn’t stay in hiding for long. Monica realised she could …

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Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2

Charles sues his country’s richest companies on behalf of black gold miners. It’s a battle that could spell ruin for Charles, but this isn’t a man wh…

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Township lawyer v gold giants, part 1
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 1

Apartheid taught Charles to know his place, so how did he end up suing the gold industry? When Charles Abrahams told his teachers he was going to be …

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We need to talk about Carlo
We need to talk about Carlo

Donna discovers her ex fiancé’s secret life. When Donna met Carlo at an anti-war protest she immediately fell for him. They just had so much in commo…

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You wanted me dead, but look at me now
You wanted me dead, but look at me now

Anne's village thought her disability made her worthless. She had other ideas. Now a graduate and a Paralympian who's represented Kenya and the UK, t…

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Bike-riding bank robber, part 2
Bike-riding bank robber, part 2

The FBI close in. “It’s a wake-up call when police are trying to shoot you.” Tom Justice’s fantasy is fading, he’s now robbing banks to fund his addi…

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Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
Bike-riding bank robber, part 1

Olympic hopeful to audacious thief – the cyclist who turned to crime. Movies influenced Tom’s biggest life decisions. Slacker film Reality Bites m…

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