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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: 31/07/2012

31/07/2012

BBC World Service - Outlook, 31/07/2012

The concert pianist who kept on playing despite losing all movement in his right hand.

The Brazilian concert  pianist who kept on playing despite losing all movement in his right hand.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world: today Brazilian pianist Joao Carlos Martins tells how he overcame losing all movement in his right hand to keep on playing. He has played in many of the world's leading music venues and conducted more than a thousand concerts. Also, a young Georgian who fears renovation will damage the soul of the capital Tbilisi takes Outlook's Damien McGuinness on a tour around her city. And a British journalist who tracked a ten dollar bill across the United States tells Matthew Bannister about some of the people he met along the way.

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