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20/09/2012
The Italian mafioso who turned his life around after falling in love with Shakespeare in prison.
Extraordinary personal stories: today, ex-gangster Salvatore Striano on how he left the Camorra, Italy's bloodiest mafia, after falling in love with acting while in prison. Also, 13-year-old Kesz from the Philippines, who's won the 2012 International International Children's Peace Prize for his work with the street children he used to live among. And actress and comedian Pamela Stephenson on how she quit showbusiness and forged a new career as a psychotherapist. Her book is called The Varnished Untruth.
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