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What would you do
if you were sailing on a ship far from loved ones and you didn't know when you'd be able to set foot on land again?
For the crew of the cargo ship, the Avantour,
the Covid pandemic made this nightmare scenario a reality.
What is happening?
to the people we love that are home.
Lives Less Ordinary from the BBC World Service tells their remarkable story in a new eight-part series.
Listen now.
Search for Lives Less Ordinary wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
What you're hearing is Freddie Sandy at the height of his music career,
dressed all in black with a striking bleach blonde haircut.
Freddie is full of confidence performing at shows all over Hong Kong.
In 2010,
Freddie had just signed a major record deal with Universal Records
as he was on the verge of making it big.
Then seemingly, out of nowhere, he gave it all up.
I'm John Offord and this is the documentary on the BBC World Service.
For this episode of Heart and Soul, where we explore personal stories of faith,
I've travelled to Hong Kong to find out why.