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This Mortal Coil

Surviving ISIS killers; Jakarta's governor fights for freedom; a burial in the Seychelles; remembering Hong Kong's handover; the cost of Bolivia's drought. Presented by Kate Adie.

Emily Buchanan introduces correspondents' stories. John Beck meets the policeman who used a special disguise to escape from ISIS killers in Iraq; Rebecca Henschke is outside court to hear why some think Jakarta cannot have a non-Muslim Governor. The first president of Seychelles is given a special burial; Tim Ecott explains why it could be the start of reconciliation in the archipelago. Helier Cheung was right there, singing, when Hong Kong was handed back to China; she hasn't forgotten the sandwiches, even if the politics are now more on her menu. Simon Parker is in a Bolivian market, struggling amid the sights and smells of animal flesh, hearing how the meat trade has survived during the country's worst drought in thirty years.

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Thu 19 Jan 2017 11:00

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  • Thu 19 Jan 2017 11:00