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Outlook: The video that turned our lives upside down

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Yarraka Bayles & her son, 10 year old Quaden Bayles who has the dwarfism condition Achondroplasia

11/01/2021 GMT

The video that turned our lives upside down

BBC World Service - Outlook, The video that turned our lives upside down

When a mum hit record on her son crying she couldn't have predicted the global reaction

When Yarraka Bayles streamed a video of her son crying about being bullied she had no idea it would grab the headlines and lead to numerous conspiracy theories.

Aboriginal Australian mum Yarraka Bayles was so exhausted by her young son's distress at being bullied, she did the only thing she could think of and streamed a video of him crying to show her community the devastating effect it was having. She was trying to help him, but had no idea it would land them at the centre of international news coverage, fierce debate, and online conspiracies. She spoke to Outlook’s Saskia Edwards.

Is genius born or made? Susan Polgar’s psychologist father had a theory that he wanted to test and he experimented on his daughter, instructing her how to play chess from an early age. By the time she was 15 Susan was the best female chess player in the world, and at 21 she became a grandmaster. She tells Jo Fidgen how she defied those who told her she couldn’t compete with men. This interview was first broadcast on 21st January 2020 - fans of The Queen's Gambit might enjoy this chance to hear it again. 

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Picture: Yarraka and Quaden Bayles
Credit: Courtesy of Yarraka Bayles

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