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Outlook Weekend: In My Element

Water, fire, air and earth. Four stories of people in their element.

British sailor Tracy Edwards tells her story of defying expectations to sail around the world with an all-female crew.

Lars Mytting tells us about the Norwegian culture of fire, chopping wood and romance.

French aristocrat Philippe Pozzo Di Borgo learns an incredible life lesson after losing the use of his limbs in a paragliding accident.

Alison Teal witnesses the earth being reborn by surfing next to an erupting volcano in Hawaii.

Image: Surfer rides a wave
Credit: Getty Images/David McNew

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27 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Mar 201801:32GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa

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  • Sat 17 Mar 201808:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East Asia, News Internet & South Asia
  • Sun 18 Mar 201802:32GMT
    BBC World Service West and Central Africa
  • Mon 19 Mar 201801:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa

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