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Lives Less Ordinary

Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6814 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Charles sues his country’s richest companies on behalf of black gold miners. It’s a battle that could spell ruin for Charles, but this isn’t a man who takes no for an answer.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Fiona Woods

Transcript

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0:00.0

You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

0:06.5

I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.

0:11.1

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,

0:16.0

relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.

0:22.4

So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,

0:28.3

and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience.

0:32.3

And maybe that's you.

0:33.6

So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.

0:41.3

Music So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds. The court was packed.

0:43.4

We had television crews from all over.

0:46.7

It's such an important judgment in the making.

0:49.5

And the three judges walk in.

0:52.2

That was our last chance.

0:53.8

It's now and ever. This is Lives Less Ordinary,

0:58.6

an original podcast from the BBC World Service. It's a place for remarkable stories from

1:05.1

around the world. Our guests share the most intimate and sometimes the most difficult moments of their lives with you.

1:14.5

I'm Mubinazar.

1:16.1

Now we realize.

1:17.9

Now we're in the realm of big things.

1:20.3

We were now going to take on the gold mining industry.

1:37.6

No. a gold mining industry. We often use words like tenacious or determined when we talk about high achievers. But what really hits me when I speak to

1:47.7

Charles Abraham's is that at so many points in his life, his idea of what he could do had so little

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