BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents

Poland's Amateur Defenders

Why are more people in Poland preparing for war? Tim Whewell investigates.

Vladimir Hernandez reports from Venezuela, which is struggling to feed its own people.

The story of the library in a besieged Syrian town providing a lifeline to its community.

The shocking world of the men in Malawi tasked with stealing the innocence of young girls.

The mid-western city which has become a world centre for the game of chess.

China's once-hated population police are being turned into child development specialists.

Nkem Ifejika cannot speak Igbo, the language of his forefathers, and he wants to know why.

The astonishing story of a group of young men in Syria resisting so-called Islamic State.

Norway's child protection policies are attracting sharp criticism both at home and abroad.

The story of Pasca, a young lesbian, and how South Africa's rainbow nation has failed her.