Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,17 Mar 2011,25 mins

17/03/2011

Outlook

Available for over a year

CHERNOBYL REVISITED The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stirred painful memories for Andrey Glukhov. The technician worked at and lived close to the Chernobyl power plant when it went down in history as the world's worst nuclear disaster. Andrey tells our reporter Richard Hollingham about the impact it has had on his life. ICE MUSIC Norwegian musician Terje Isungset explains how to make music out of ice and the precautions he has to take to stop the instruments melting mid-performance. BILLIE MINTZ Film maker Billie Mintz describes the moment he discovered he had lost his $20,000 life savings in a fraudulent investment scheme. Billie tells Matthew how he tracked down the con man responsible and what happened when he came face to face with him.

Programme Website
More episodes