Taking A Stand

First broadcast from 20010102 to 20080115.

 
 
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   20020101 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant.
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    20020324Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who have taken a stand against something significant. He is joined by Rufus May.
   20030128 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant.
   20030204 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant.
   20030211 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant.
   20030218 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant.
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   20040113 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in.
   20040120 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in.
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   20040210 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in. [Rptd tonight, 9.30pm] / Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in. [Rpt of today, 9.00am] / Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in. [Rptd tonight, 9.30pm] / Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in. [Rpt of today, 9.00am]
   20040217 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in.
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   20060124 When Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch MP, wrote Submission, a film attacking what she believes to be the Koran's endorsement of the subjugation of women, she knew it would cause controversy. She did not however envisage that it would lead to the murder of her collaborator Theo Van Gogh and a life under 24-hour armed guard for her.
She talks to Fergal about her journey from devout Muslim to one of Islam's most outspoken critics, and why she refuses to be silenced.
   20060131 Fergal Keane talks to Johnston Brown, a former RUC detective. When he joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary at the height of 'the Troubles' in the early 1970s, Johnston Brown thought he would be bringing criminals to justice.
Instead, he claims that he found instances of collusion between Special Branch officers and informers. Johnston Brown tells Fergal Keane about why he decided to speak out.
Into the Dark, by Johnston Brown, is published by Gill Macmillan, ISBN: 0717139506.
   20060207 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand against something significant. [Rptd today 9.30pm]
   20060214 Fergal Keane's guest is one of Zimbabwe's leading lawyers, Beatrice Mtetwa.
Beatrice Mtetwa started her career as state prosecutor in the early years of Robert Mugabe's rule. Quickly disillusioned by the abuses of state power that she perceived, she struck out on her own. Today, she fights high profile cases, like those of imprisoned journalists, alongside lesser known human rights infringements, including cases of Black farmers thrown off their land.
In a rare insight into life in Zimbabwe, Beatrice Mtetwa tells Fergal Keane about the political pressure on her and why she believes she will never give in to it.
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  Tipu Aziz20061128 Professor Tipu Aziz is one of Britain's leading neurosurgeons. He has pioneered techniques involving the implantation of electrodes deep into the brains of his patients, transforming the lives of those suffering from debilitating diseases such as Parkinson's.
But his research is carried out on primates. This has brought him condemnation and threats from animal rights activists.
In a robust interview he talks about why his childhood in war-torn Bangladesh convinced him that we must put humans first - and why he would rather die than than be forced to give up his work by 'extremists', many of whom he describes as 'misinformed and sometimes illiterate'.
   20061205 Interview series with Fergal Keane, in which he talks to individuals who, through conviction or circumstance, have taken a stand for what they believe in.
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 02 20071211 When Surjit Athwal failed to return from a holiday in the Punjab, her brother Jagdeesh Singh was convinced that something terrible had happened. Eventually he discovered that his sister had been murdered in a so-called honour killing after her in-laws discovered that she planned to divorce her husband. Jagdeesh recounts his nine-year struggle to bring Surjit's killers to justice.
   20071218Rptdtoday9.30pmFergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks and made sacrifices to stand up for what they believe in.
3/6. He talks to Pascal Khoo Thwe, a member of the ethnic Padaung minority group which became particular targets of the ruling Burmese military junta. Pascal explains how the murder of his girlfriend led him to take up arms and become part of the resistance living in the jungle and how a chance meeting with a Cambridge academic led him to a new life in Britain.
   20080101 He talks to identical twins Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, who were separated at birth and given up for adoption with different families as part of an experiment in the 1960s to study the effects of nurture verus nature. They recall their astonishing journey to discover their origins, which led them to confront the highly respected psychiatrist who presided over the experiment.
   20080108 "Dr Saad Eskander, director of Iraq's National Library, explains why he decided to return from exile in Britain in an attempt to preserve his country's rich cultural heritage in the face of extremists and corruption. He describes what it is like to live with the threat of assassination in a city where sectarian gangs have killed thousands."
   20080115Rptdtoday9.30pmFergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks and made sacrifices to stand up for what they believe in.
Paul Kelly, whose 18-year-old son Simon killed himself while participating in an internet suicide chat room, explains that he knew nothing of his son's depression. He is lobbying to have the law changed so that those who encourage others to kill themselves via the internet face prosecution.
   20080115Rptoftoday9.00amFergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks and made sacrifices to stand up for what they believe in.
Paul Kelly, whose 18-year-old son Simon killed himself while participating in an internet suicide chat room, explains that he knew nothing of his son's depression. He is lobbying to have the law changed so that those who encourage others to kill themselves via the internet face prosecution.
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