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Outlook Weekend: Literary SOS
Sally Bayley was rejected by her family but eventually found solace in Shakespeare.
When Sally Bayley was 14, she hit rock bottom. She was in care, had been rejected by her family and she wasn't eating. So who did she turn to when she was at her lowest? Shakespeare. Through reading, she was taken to places she could have never imagined.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
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Sun 10 Jun 201809:06GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet
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- Sat 9 Jun 201821:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean & Europe and the Middle East only
- Sat 9 Jun 201823:06GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & News Internet
- Sun 10 Jun 201809:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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