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Spain's Forgotten Thalidomiders
Geoff Adams-Spink visits Spain to talk to Thalidomide survivors fighting for compensation. He meets a man who has conducted a campaign for recognition for more than 20 years.
Geoff Adams-Spink visits Spain to talk to Thalidomide survivors fighting for compensation. He meets Pepe Riquelme, who has conducted a solo campaign for recognition for more than 20 years. At the launch of a film based on Pepe's life, he tries to understand why the plight of Spanish Thalidomide children is only now coming to light after half a century.
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Mon 12 Nov 200720:30
BBC Radio 4
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