Swimming for My Life for 28 Hours
South African surfer Brett Archibald went overboard in the Indian Ocean at night.
South African surfer Brett Archibald went overboard in the Indian Ocean at night. He then had to survive 28 hours, braving poisonous creatures.
Maamoun al-Wadi has set up a mobile phone shop in one of the biggest refugee camps in the world - Zaatari, in northern Jordan. But it's not just about fixing phones, it's about preserving memories. Reporter Dale Gavlak went to meet him.
British painter called Toby Brown has been trying to get people who've experienced depression to express themselves - and then capture their expression on the canvas. It's a very personal project - and grew out of Toby's own mental illness.
(Picture: Brett Archibald. Credit: Brett Archibald.)
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Brett Archibald's dramatic rescue
Duration: 01:16
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- Tue 24 May 201611:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Tue 24 May 201619:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Tue 24 May 201621:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Wed 25 May 201601:06GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
- Wed 25 May 201603:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Wed 25 May 201604:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Wed 25 May 201605:06GMTBBC World Service South Asia
- Wed 25 May 201606:06GMTBBC World Service East Asia
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