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Pascale Harter introduces stories of childhood and courtship, marriage and bereavement, and life and death - from around the world. Tim Mansel's been in Sierra Leone getting an education about how to combat Ebola; Claudia Hammond meets the Cypriot families still searching for loved ones who went missing in 1974; and May Noman examines how lives have been shaped (and sometimes ruined) by the tradition of 'shegar', or parallel marriages, in Yemen. Plus: Freddie Green finds out why some Chinese parents are abandoning the relentless academic focus of 'tiger mothers' in favour of extra-curricular activities aiming to build children's character, or even foster family harmony, while James Jeffrey takes a turn (or more accurately a shake) on an Ethiopian dancefloor. Producer: Laura Gray Photo:
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