Sochi Medallist: Skiing Blind
What is it like to hurtle downhill on skis when you can't see where you are going? Matthew Bannister talks to Sochi gold medal-winners Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans.
Sochi blind skier Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans describe their reliance on each other as they hurtle downhill. They are the first Britons to win gold at the Winter Paralympics.
San Francisco bassist and composer Marcus Shelby explains how African American music inspires him - and how the theme of freedom underlies his work.
Israeli activist Anat Hoffman has fought for Jewish women to be permitted to pray aloud at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Plus, author Jamal Mahjoub on the popular Sudanese detective he has created under the pen name of Parker Bilal. His new book is called The Ghost Runner.
(Photo: Paralympian skier Kelly Gallagher (R) and her guide Charlotte Evans (L) show off their gold medals. Credit: Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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