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5. Emotional Hand Grenade
A baby born with disabilities in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. She is neglected in a Belarus orphanage until she is taken on a radiation holiday to Ireland.
A baby is born with disabilities in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. She grows up neglected and in fear in an orphanage in Belarus, until she is taken on a radiation holiday to Ireland. A new life with hope and possibility unfolds before her. But the mystery of what happened in her early life has cast a shadow over her life. And she’s determined to solve it.
On radio
Sat 18 Apr 202613:05
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle
Broadcasts
- Sat 18 Apr 202613:05BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle
- Sun 19 Apr 202613:05BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster
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Assume Nothing
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