A kidnapped baby, an abandoned child and a web of secrets that spanned over 40 years. Paul Fronczak grew up knowing his past was confusing, but it was only decades later that he would begin to untangle these mysteries and get the answers he was searching for about his true identity.

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Presenter: Harry Graham

In Pakistan it is rare to see a woman zipping around on a motorbike, especially through Taliban controlled areas or in the disputed region of Kashmir. But that's just what college student and Outlook Inspirations nominee Zenith Irfan does. Zenith was just ten months old when her father died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 34. He had always dreamt of motorbiking around Pakistan and Zenith is now realising her father's dream and challenging stereotypes at the same time.

This interview was first broadcast on 18 October 2016

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Nicola Gratteri is one of Italy's most respected anti-mafia chief prosecutors and he has been living under 24/7 armed protection since 1989. Nicola grew up in a small town in Calabria, in the South of Italy, where he used to go to school with the sons of local mafia bosses. When he became a prosecutor he brought to court several of his childhood friends - as well as some of the most dangerous international mafia bosses. His job even affects the way he answers the phone.

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In his own words Outlook Inspirations nominee Eddie is "unapologetically brilliant, black, queer and disabled". He recently graduated from Oxford, the first African with a disability to do so. He has spinal muscular atrophy, and his prognosis at birth was that he wouldn't survive beyond five years old. But now Eddie is in his 20s, and is setting up a disability rights NGO that promotes safer and more accessible spaces in South Africa for people with disabilities. His next project is to be the first disabled person to go into space. You can find the other nominees for Outlook Inspirations 2018 by searching this website: www.bbcworldservice.com/outlookinspirations (Photo courtesy of Edward Ndopu.)

In 2014, US mother of four LeeAnne Walters discovered that the tap water in her home in Flint Michigan was poisoning her children - her young twins developed rashes, her daughter's hair fell out in clumps, and the water itself was a brownish colour. LeeAnne became a 'water warrior' and led a campaign to expose the toxic water crisis. (Photo credit: Goldman Environmental Prize.)

At the age of 15, Brisa de Angulo was raped by one of her extended family members. When she finally found the courage to tell the police, she was ostracised and her case was sent to an agricultural and livestock court. After a traumatic experience in court, Brisa decided to set up A Breeze of Hope, a charity which provides medical, social and legal services to young rape survivors. Brisa is a nominee for Outlook Inspirations 2018, you can find the other nominees at this link: www.bbcworldservice.com/outlookinspirations. (Picture credit: Parker Palmer.)

When Damascus started going up in flames, Syrian viola player Raghad Haddad was able to get to Europe and to safety - thanks to her musical talent. But it meant leaving her small son behind while she fought for him to join her. Would he be willing to forgive her? She tells Jo Fidgen her story.(Picture: Raghad Haddad. Credit: BBC.)

When US drug enforcement agent Drew Hogan started searching for the world's most wanted drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán or 'El Chapo,' he wasn't aware how consumed he would become with the hunt. From organising undercover money laundering operations to camping out in the kingpin's house in Mexico, Drew was about to embark on an extraordinary quest. But would Drew ever catch his man?

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Outlook Inspirations nominee Mohammad Sayed is a disabled teenager from Afghanistan who was abandoned by his family and spent his childhood living in a hospital. After being adopted and taken to the US, he designed a comic superhero called Wheelchair Man, based on his own life story.

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Nancy Shore was married with three children when she was shot in the head in 2012. Although she miraculously survived, the hunt for her killer uncovered a web of lies that that would tear her life - and her family - apart. Nancy tells Matthew Bannister her incredible story of faith and survival.

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