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02/11/2011

The man who served 31 years in America's notorious Angola prison for a crime he says he didn't commit

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world: today, Robert King - the man who served 31 years in America's tough Angola prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. He spent most of it in solitary confinement, locked up for 23 hours a day. Also the black woman who's making waves in South Africa's white-dominated world of wine - despite never having tasted the drink before she became a student. And the hunter in Bangladesh who became a leading conservationist following a terrifying bear attack.

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