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For the last two years on and off, Stephen Fry has been making a documentary for the BBC about the experiences of gay people around the world. The experiences making the film, particularly his visit to Russia, were a large part of what prompted him to call for a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

This week, the two Out There films were broadcast in the UK. There are harrowing moments, such as the Ugandan lesbian girl "correctively raped" and left pregnant and HIV+, or the plight of the Indian trans Hijra community. There are also many promising and uplifting moments, such as the non-reaction to Hollywood leading man Neil Patrick Harris' coming out, or the optimistic green shoots of the emergent gay community in Dehli.

But the most impressive parts are Fry's encounters with some of the world's most notorious and powerful homophobes. Their demented rantings may be repellent, but Fry's calm and measured dealings with them are mainly inspirational. Here are the best bits.