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Outlook: "I Had My Legs Stretched By 14 Inches"

Tiffanie DiDonato

17/02/2014

"I Had My Legs Stretched By 14 Inches"

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Born with dwarfism, Tiffanie DiDonato underwent an operation to increase her height

Matthew Bannister speaks to Tiffanie DiDonato. Born with diastrophic dysplasia - a rare form of dwarfism - she underwent a controversial and risky operation to stretch her bones.

Born with diastrophic dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism, American Tiffanie DiDonato explains why she chose to have controversial and risky surgery to increase her height. 

Jack Charles is one of Australia's most successful indigenous actors. Despite his success on film, TV, and the stage, he's been a heroin addict, spent time in jail, and was homeless. 

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And as part of the BBC's Freedom season Lucy Ash meets Roberto Bui from the Italian writers' collective Wu Ming, which plays pranks on the Italian establishment. 


Picture: Tiffanie DiDonato and her husband Eric Gabrielese

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