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Music was my salvation: the homeless man and the piano

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Mar 16, 202639:22Society & Culture

While Francois Pierron was homeless in London he taught himself to play a public piano at St Pancras train station – from scratch. His mastery of music helped change his future. Francois had a difficult start in life. He...

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Music was my salvation: the homeless man and the piano is an episode from Outlook by BBC. While Francois Pierron was homeless in London he taught himself to play a public piano at St Pancras train station – from scratch. His mastery of musi...

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Published Mar 16, 2026, 39:22 long, audio available.