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Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media.

Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.

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Away from Home

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Alan hears from a nurse awaiting injured troops, and an Icelander finds paradise in a pool

Alan Dein speaks to people living and working away from home. A nurse in Germany awaits the arrival of battle-injured troops, and an Icelander finds paradise in a pool.

Alan Dein continues his night time conversations with internet strangers, discovering the lives behind the profiles of people he randomly meets through Facebook and Skype. 

This week he speaks to people living and working away from home. A nurse in Germany awaits the arrival of battle-injured troops, a disabled Romanian longs for the arrival of the family's first car, and an Icelander asks Alan if he should put a rose on his girlfriend's grave. 

Producer: Sarah Bowen.

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Alan Dein crosses the world on a series of late night excursions via Facebook and Skype

Alan Dein sets out to cross the world on a series of late night excursions via Facebook and Skype, discovering the real-life dramas behind the online profiles

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