Hawa Abdi, Clive Ponting, President Lee Teng-hui, Richard Brooke

Matthew Bannister on Hawa Abdi, the Somali doctor who set up a clinic for pregnant women at her home that eventually became a sanctuary for thousands during violence in the country. Clive Ponting, the civil servant who leaked details of the sinking of the Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano during the Falklands War, but was acquitted of breaching the Official Secrets Act. Lee Teng-hui, the first democratically elected President of Taiwan. Richard Brooke, the mountaineer who played a leading role in the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition of 1957. Interviewed guest: Cindy Sui Interviewed guest: David Brooke Interviewed guest: Sarah J. Robins Interviewed guest: David Leigh Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: