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23/02/2010

Reuniting forced child migrants; Zimbabwe weddings and My Sharona.

Margaret Humphreys
Margaret has dedicated her life to helping reunite families torn apart by the British government's policy of forcibly sending children thousands of miles from home between the 1920s and 1970s. As the current British Prime Minister apologises for the policy she tells Roger Hearing about her life and work.

Zimbabwean wedding plans
Steve Vickers hears from Zimbabweans about the difficulties of scraping together a traditional bride price known as a lobola before they can officially tie the knot.

Sharona Alperin
Roger Hearing speaks to the woman who inspired the song "My Sharona", Los Angeles realtor Sharona Alperin.

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Wed 24 Feb 201012:05GMT

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