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World Service,30 Sep 1992,27 mins

Cake and Candles

Out of the Air

Available for over a year

Memories and reflections from listeners across the world, including Terry Waite, who was kept hostage in Lebanon for five years, four of which he spent alone, before being given a small radio. "I thought 'oh good, I so need some spiritual help'...and I tuned in, and somebody came on and talked about the spiritual lessons to be learned from Winnie the Pooh!"

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