Kidnap Survivors Special
Gripping conversations with people who have escaped being held in captivity, including Nelson Mandela, Terry Waite, Brian Keenan, Alan Johnston and Stephanie Slater.
Nick Rougvie introduces conversations with former captives including Auschwitz survivor Thomas Buergenthal, Birmingham estate agent Stephanie Slater, ex-soldier Chris Moon, Beirut hostages Terry Waite and Brian Keenan, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's former Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston, nurse Magdeline Makola, World War II Forgotten Highlander Alastair Urqhuart, Scottish doctor Sheila Cassidy and former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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Terry Waite: The Journey
The former hostage, author and humanitarian recalls his 1,763 days in captivity in Lebanon in conversation with presenter Mark Stephen.
Duration: 28:03
Magdeline Makola: Making It Out Alive
The kidnapped Edinburgh nurse who spent 10 days bound and gagged in the boot of a car demonstrates amazing forgiveness in conversation with presenter Edi Stark.
Duration: 28:03
Tom Hart Dyke: Without A Trace
The botanical tourist recalls how a trip through Central America in search of rare orchids took a terrible turn for the worst and led to kidnap and captivity.
Duration: 25:35
Alastair Urquhart
The Second World War veteran and author of The Forgotten Highlander tells Ricky Ross about his torture at the hands of Japanese forces.
Duration: 13:54
Marie Colvin: The Day I Didn’t Die
The foreign correspondent tells presenter Olivia Giles about her kidnapping in Sierra Leone.
Duration: 26:39
Sheila Cassidy: A Life In Question
The British doctor tells presenter Colin Mackay about her torture at the hands of the Pinochet regime in Chile.
Duration: 27:01
Nelson Mandela: The Usual Suspects
Janice Forsyth and guests profile the former South African president who took his long walk to freedom after years of captivity on Robbin Island.
Duration: 43:55
Stephanie Slater: Without A Trace
Presenter Kaye Adams meets the Birmingham estate agent who survived a violent kidnapping ordeal back in 1992.
Duration: 26:39
Thomas Buergenthal: A Life In Limbo
The Auschwitz survivor shares his remarkable story with presenter Clare English.
Duration: 28:26
Calum Murray: Mind The Gap
The VSO volunteer who left his island home in Skye to build roads in Sierra Leone but wound up in captivity.
Duration: 28:19
Alan Johnston
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s former Gaza correspondent tells Fred MacAulay about his 114 days of captivity.
Duration: 09:19
Chris Moon: The Day I Didn’t Die
The ex-soldier tells presenter Olivia Giles about being ambushed and kidnapped by Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
Duration: 00:27
Brian Keenan
The former Beirut hostage joins presenter Shereen Nanjiani to discuss his childhood memoir I’ll Tell Me Ma.
Duration: 11:37
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 Aug 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
- Thu 2 Sep 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
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