The Happy Pod: Surviving six days alone on Everest

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We hear from the man who survived for nearly a week on one of the most dangerous parts of Mount Everest with little food, no water and few supplies. Dawa Sherpa became separated from his group after running out of oxygen during bad weather and his family had begun mourning his death. But, after six days, he was found by a cleaning crew, crawling and sliding his way back to base camp. Also, the teenager who was surprised to find his exam paper included a poem he had inspired. It had been written by his mum several years earlier. How an art student from Germany ended up in charge of a Swedish island. The US singer Barry Manilow returns to the stage after overcoming lung cancer. Plus, the boy who can impersonate the calls of more than 100 birds; and the mysterious knitted toys that have been popping up around an English village. Presenter: Holly Gibbs. Music: Iona Hampson (Photo: Dawa Sherpa arriving at a hospital in Kathmandu. Credit: Reuters)