Protestors, Politicians and Scribes
Tortured Kiev Protester, Finland's first black MP and writer Armistead Maupin. Matthew Bannister picks some of the best true life stories from this week's Outlook.
Ukrainian anti-government protester Dmytro Bulatov tells us from hospital that he was kidnapped and tortured before being dumped outside Kiev.
Finland's first black MP Jani Toivola talks about discovering his roots in Kenya.
Matthew Bannister meets novelist Armistead Maupin, the writer best known for his Tales of the City series of novels set in San Francisco.
Sami Shah is a stand-up comedian from Pakistan who now lives in a remote part of Western Australia.
And finding a thousand ways to say "I love you": Alassane Maiga is the Malian scribe working night and day to compose Valentine's cards for customers.
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- Sun 16 Feb 2014 08:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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