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Surviving Ravensbruck

Memories of a women-only concentration camp; a mysterious US hijack; and tough times in Cuba's "special period".

This week, we hear the remarkable memories of a former member of the Dutch resistance who survived the Nazi's women-only concentration camp at Ravensbruck. Plus, a mysterious plane hijack in Cuba, making ends meet during the "Special Period" in Cuba and how English nightclubs became a battleground in the fight against racism.

PHOTO: Women at Ravensbruck concentration camp (Credit: Das Bundesarchiv)

50 minutes

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Mon 30 Nov 201504:06GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, Online & UK DAB/Freeview only
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