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Accused of spying and jailed in Iran for over two years, Kylie Moore-Gilbert used toilet paper, pink trousers, and pot plants to communicate with other prisoners, undetected by the guards. These ingenious methods of communication helped her endure long periods in solitary confinement.

For the first year, the public were not aware that Kylie had been held captive at all. It was only after letters she had written to the Iranian judiciary were leaked to the international press that her plight became known. Thanks in no small part to the help she received through secretive communications with other inmates, she came to realise that she was a hostage being used as a bargaining chip.

This is the first programme of our series Is Anybody Out There? Revealing the exceptional lengths people go to make connections with others.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Julian Siddle

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