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World Service,16 Jan 2017,49 mins

The Pianist who Escaped a Shipwreck

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Antimo Magnotta was the pianist on board the Costa Concordia cruise ship which sank five years ago this week. Marcellus Baz grew up in Nottingham in central England. Boxing offered him an escape from a life of crime and gang violence. He was recently voted Unsung Hero at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates massive sculptures out of sand on beaches around the world, then allows the sea to wash them away. (Picture: Antimo Magnotta. Credit: Antimo Magnotta.)

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