Outlook Mixtape: Boy lama, separated families and reunion joy

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This week the mixtape brings you stories of escape and reunion. After leaking secret financial records of Putin’s one-time deputy, Nick Stride and his family flee Russia with only the clothes on their backs. Escaping into the Australian bush they learnt to hunt, fish and deal with deadly animals in their new surroundings. Osel Hita Torres was a Spanish toddler when he was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist monk, Lama Yeshe. As a child Osel was sent to India to prepare for life as a monk and scholar. Many expected him to carry on Lama Yeshe’s work of teaching Buddhism around the world when he grew up. But Osel had other ideas. Born in 1943, twins Joyce and Judith Scott shared a childhood of togetherness in rural Ohio. But at age seven, Judith was taken from their shared bed. Joyce woke up to a new world – where her beloved twin lived in an institution. In her forties, Joyce resolved to rescue her sister, unaware that their joyous reunion would spark the emergence of Judith as a world-renowned artist. François d'Adesky was born in Rwanda in 1946 to a Rwandan princess and a white Belgian father. A few years later the family decided to move to Belgium – but as the flight prepared to leave, the pilot refused to allow François' African mother to board. She was left behind, promising François that if he prayed every morning and every night, they would see each other again. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Tommy Dixon Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)