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World Service,31 Dec 2012,28 mins

Matthew's Favourite Moments from 2012

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Matthew Bannister chooses some of his favourite moments from 2012. Juliane Koepcke tells us what it was like to fall out of a plane at ten thousand feet over the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Saroo Brierley, who got lost on a train in India at the age of five, describes the moment he found his mum again after a staggering 25 years. Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations describes his memorable meeting with former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. And Brazilian concert pianist Joao Carlos Martins talks about his extraordinary career and how he kept on playing despite losing all movement in his right hand. Pictuer: Outlook Presenter, Matthew Bannister

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