Original version

BBC World Service Australasia

Migrated podcast image for: Outlook

Outlook

Factual: Life Stories

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.

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East Asia

Outlook: The Extremist in My Family

Magazines & Reviews

The Evans Family (credit: Micheal Evans)

22/01/2018 GMT

The Extremist in My Family

BBC World Service - Outlook, The Extremist in My Family

British mum Sally Evans didn't realise her son was radicalised until it was too late

How a British family coped when one of its members joined Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

British mum Sally Evans had been worried about her teenage son, Thomas, as he was getting involved in petty crime. So when he converted to Islam and cleaned up his act she was relieved. However as she and her other son Micheal recount, they didn't realise he was getting radicalised until it was way too late. We hear how Sally and Micheal coped when they found out Thomas had joined Islamist militant group al-Shabab. 

Asha De Vos is a marine biologist who runs Sri Lanka's first marine conservation centre, Oceanswell. For the last 10 years, Asha's been working on a project to study and help save endangered pygmy blue whales native to Sri Lanka. She also goes by 'whale poop girl' because of what she's discovered from the animal's excrement.

Deep underwater in a grotto off the coast of the Philippine's Bohol province, you can find a 14ft statue of the Virgin Mary. The figure was placed there by a group of deeply religious people, some of whom are priests, to deter illegal dynamite fishing.

Image: left to right - Thomas Evans, Sally Evans and Micheal Evans
Credit: Micheal Evans

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Outlook

The Extremist in My Family

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Australasia

About BBC World Service