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If I Knew Then...

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Ricky Ross hears from people whose lives have gone through a period of transformation.

Ricky Ross hears from people who have gone through a period of transformation in their lives, and have ended up taking a very different road to the one they started on

If I Knew Then...: Series 1

If I Knew Then...: Series 1: Episode 5

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Ricky talks to a Vietnam vet about life and death, and advice he'd give his young self.

Vietnam war veteran Karl Marlantes tells Ricky Ross what he learned about life and death on the killing fields, and the advice he'd like to give that young marine he once was.

Ricky Ross hears from people who have gone through a period of transformation in their lives, and have ended up taking a very different road to the one they started on. With the wisdom they've acquired along the way, he finds out how they look back on their younger selves. 

Vietnam war veteran Karl Marlantes tells Ricky what he learned about life and death on the killing fields, and how when faced with death you begin to understand what's really important in life. Karl reflects back, and gives advice to that young marine he once was.

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