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Grounded

Playwright George Brant turns drones into drama, and confronts the morality of modern warfare.

We talk with the playwright George Brant about his international hit Grounded - a one-woman show about a military fighter pilot sidelined by pregnancy and reassigned to duty as a drone operator. Plus, the story of Kenneth Rowe, a Florida man who in 1953 fled Communist North Korea in a MiG-15 fighter jet. And, why a former US undersecretary of defence and an Afghan doctor are both optimistic about Afghanistan’s future.

Also, we visit America’s first all-female mosque. And we ponder a challenge for young devout Muslims - if dating is not allowed, how are you to find love?

(Photo: Celeste Oliva starred in The Nora Theatre Company's production of Grounded. Courtesy of A.R. Sinclair Photography)

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Sun 29 Mar 2015 19:32GMT
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  • Grounded

    The playwright George Brant turns drones into drama

    Duration: 05:47

  • Great Escape

    How Kenneth Rowe fled Communist North Korea in a MiG-15 fighter jet in 1953

    Duration: 05:06

  • President Ghani

    How a new president has Afghans looking to a more hopeful, less corrupt future

    Duration: 03:25

  • MichΓ¨le Flournoy

    The former US Under Secretary of Defence is optimistic about Afghanistan’s future

    Duration: 02:34

  • LA Mosque

    America's first all-female mosque is receiving praise - and some pushback

    Duration: 03:39

  • Muslim Matchmaker

    You are a Muslim who is not supposed to date. How do you find love?

    Duration: 04:39

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  • Sat 28 Mar 2015 04:32GMT
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  • Sun 29 Mar 2015 14:32GMT
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  • Sun 29 Mar 2015 19:32GMT
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