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World Service,10 Jul 2009,28 mins

10/07/2009

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Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Ritula Shah. On today's programme: North Korea; Peruvian sweets; and inspired by the moon. North Korea We hear Mike Kim on the traumas experienced by North Korean refugees and how he has helped some of them to escape. Mike's book 'Escaping North Korea' is out now. Peruvian Sweets Dan Collyns meets Victor Joya, a man who claims to be one of Lima's last remaining traditional sweet sellers French Astronaut Jean Francois Clervoy is one of the few people to have travelled through space. He tells Ritula Shah about his experiences.

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