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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		The match-making tree and other tales of unexpected romance
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:40:13
	Publish Date:		2021-01-18 06:00:00
	Description:		Nick and Diane Marson's flight was diverted after the 9/11 attacks. In the wake of one of the darkest periods in modern history, they met each other and found love on a remote island. Their story inspired the musical Come From Away. This interview was first broadcast in 2019. Karl-Heinz Martens is a retired German postman who had a very unusual beat - he delivered thousands of letters to a 600-year-old tree known as Bridegroom's Oak. They were love letters, written by people in the hope that a potential partner might read them and reply. This interview was first broadcast in 2018. Meg and Elena were living oceans apart in Canada and Russia when they met in an online chatroom. Elena's family in Russia couldn't accept that she was in love with a woman so the couple came up with a daring escape plan. They decided to sail tens of thousands of kilometres across the open seas even though they didn't have the skills or experience for such a challenge. This interview was first broadcast in 2018. How love blossomed in a recording studio between two Italian dub artists who provide the voices for George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. Francesco Pannofino and Emanuela Rossi reveal the secrets of their success in front of and behind the microphone. This interview was first broadcast in 2019. Any comments please email us on outlook@bbc.com Presenter: Emily Webb Producers: Saskia Edwards, Harry Graham, Katy Davis, Maryam Maruf Picture: A wedding party underneath the Bridegroom's Oak, circa 1900 Credit: Archiv TI Eutin
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