Main content

The Pianist who Escaped a Shipwreck

Antimo Magnotta was entertaining guests on board the cruise ship, the Costa Concordia when it hit a reef and started to sink.

Antimo Magnotta was the pianist on board the Costa Concordia cruise ship which sank five years ago this week.

Marcellus Baz grew up in Nottingham in central England. Boxing offered him an escape from a life of crime and gang violence. He was recently voted Unsung Hero at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates massive sculptures out of sand on beaches around the world, then allows the sea to wash them away.

(Picture: Antimo Magnotta. Credit: Antimo Magnotta.)

Available now

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 17 Jan 201707:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 16 Jan 201712:06GMT
  • Mon 16 Jan 201717:06GMT
  • Tue 17 Jan 201702:06GMT
  • Tue 17 Jan 201704:06GMT
  • Tue 17 Jan 201705:06GMT
  • Tue 17 Jan 201706:06GMT
  • Tue 17 Jan 201707:06GMT

Contact Outlook

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected