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The Fifth Floor Episodes

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    Chile's Child Sex Abuse Crisis

    Scandal rocks the Roman Catholic church in Chile

  2. Angry and Divided: Nicaragua in Crisis

    "Shock groups", improvised weapons, and scores dead: a country tearing itself apart

  3. Throwing Off The Veil in Iran

    How a selfie started a mass movement to allow women more freedom in Iran.

  4. A Tale of Two Flowers in Afghanistan

    Roses and opium poppies in Afghan life and culture

  5. Pakistan's Persecuted Hazaras

    Shot at and besieged: Quetta's targeted community

  6. Indonesia's Child Soldiers

    Former enemies, now friends: Ronald and Iskander now campaign for peace

  7. Behind the Scenes at BBC Lagos

    Undercover Investigations, song and dance, and hot pepper soup from the Lagos Bureau

  8. Afghanistan's Saur Revolution: 40th Anniversary

    'Don't play with the revolution: it is a fire': a reporter's memories from 1978

  9. Goodbye Castro!

    The end of a famous dynasty from a Caribbean island with influence all over the world

  10. Unravelling My Father's Mystery Life

    A Chinese news cutting, and an Indian family enigma: solved on the Fifth Floor

  11. Inside the Lula Story

    Encounters, jokes and surprises: face to face with Brazil's Lula

  12. Handball and Politics on BBC Serbian

    A new service, but old politics: challenges for BBC Serbian

  13. Road Rage, Rumour and Riots: Sri Lanka

    Unpicking the story behind the recent outbreak of violence against Muslims in Kandy

  14. A Rohingya Love Story

    Two lovers reunited in a refugee camp

  15. Poison and Spies in Sleepy Salisbury

    The spy mystery that put Salisbury on the map for BBC Russian

  16. Defiant Voices From Eastern Ghouta

    Rebel women, and a rebellious history: behind the headlines of Eastern Ghouta

  17. New Names, Old Rivalries

    Why are Embassy streets being renamed in Washington and Ankara?

  18. The Pashtun Long March

    How the death of a Pashtun model sparked protests in Pakistan

  19. Behind the Scenes at Pyeongchang

    Thermals on and skis waxed: BBC Korean gears up for the Winter Olympics

  20. Cape Town's Water Challenge

    Unflushed toilets and recycled bath water are some tricks to live on 50 litres per day

  21. Hugh Masekela: Music and Friendship

    BBC Africa's Audrey Brown takes a look at the life of her friend Hugh Masekela

  22. The Pope in Chile

    Two Popes, two Chiles: through the eyes of a reporter who witnessed both papal visits

  23. Forced to Flee: Egypt's Copts

    Many Christians fled Sinai last year to escape militant attacks, so how are they faring?

  24. The Cost of Eggs or Political Freedom?

    The protests in Iran have taken the authorities by surprise. So what's going on?

  25. Naming Names on the Fifth Floor

    What's in a name? Big names, no names, nicknames, tricky names, taboos and trends

  26. Witch-hunting in Rajasthan

    "The word witch is changing people's lives and it's not a joke": India's witch problem

  27. Mozambique's 'Ghost' Airport

    No flights, dark corridors and empty carousels: what went wrong for Nacala airport?

  28. Taiwan's Enduring Rainbow

    How a nine hour rainbow is helping put Taiwan on the map

  29. Living with Mugabe

    Optimism, disillusionment and now a new era. Reflections on the Mugabe years

  30. Commuting in the Skies of Medellin

    How an urban cable car bridges the divide between rich and poor

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