Afghan Woman Driver: My Car My Freedom
Matthew Bannister hears how much Farida Akbar values her car and the freedom it gives her to carry out her work effectively - and to enjoy outings to the countryside round Kabul.
Afghan woman driver Farida Akbar on her relationship with her car and her determination not to let harassment from male drivers spoil her love of driving.
Also, stand-up comedian Deborah Frances-White on how she's made a show about her search for her birth family.
Sudanese bishop Andudu Elnail explains how he worked to help victims of the decades-long conflict in South Kordofan - and ended up a target himself.
We hear from soul singer Charles Bradley, who made his debut album aged 62.
And Witness goes back to the first gay marriage in America in 1971.
Picture: Farida Akbar in the driving seat.
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- Mon 17 Jun 2013 11:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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