01/04/2009

Human stories from behind the global headlines. With Matthew Bannister.

A G20 special and the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain.

As world leaders meet in London for the G-20 summit, 94 year old Jacques Polak gives Outlook an eyewitness account of the historic Bretton Woods conference of 1944 - Jacques is thought to be one of the last surviving delegates of the conference.

For an inside view of more recent summits, Outlook's Matthew Bannister talks to former British Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd, who remembers how difficult decisions could sometimes be pushed through close to meal times.

Hilary Lister aims to become the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain. She's been in a wheelchair since she was 15 because of a progressive neurological disorder, and she describes how she uses her breath to sail her specially adapted boat.

link to Hilary's website: http://www.hilarylister.com/