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The Fifth Floor Episodes

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    Skipping School to Watch a Revolution

    The BBC Chinese service remembers the Tiananmen Square protests, 25 years on

  2. A Short History of Blasphemy

    How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan

  3. What to do with Escobar's Hippos?

    The dangerous legacy of Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar: hippos

  4. A Portrait of Homs

    The ruins of the old city of Homs through the eyes of a BBC journalist Soumer Daghastani

  5. Living in the Shadow of Boko Haram

    The female journalist who spent 10 years reporting on the Nigerian militant group

  6. Don't Mention the Biafran War

    Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on

  7. Will there be protests or parties in Rio?

    How does BBC Brasil keep tabs on such a vibrant and volatile city?

  8. The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts

    From Chinese pandas to Putin's crocodile - how countries use animals in diplomacy

  9. India at the Polls

    What does it take to be a candidate in India's 2014 general elections?

  10. Freedom and Journalism

    The freedom to report: stories from Iran, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Dr Congo.

  11. Freedom and Journalism

    The freedom to report with stories from Iran, Brazil, Sri Lanka and DR Congo

  12. Pistorius and South Africa's Media

    Reflections on the Oscar Pistorius trial and South Africa's media

  13. Colombia's Houses of Horror

    Finding fear and gruesome stories in Buenaventura, Colombia's most dangerous city

  14. Pakistan Famine Crisis

    Reporting the tragedy of famine in Thar: Pakistan's untold story

  15. Carnival and Crisis in Caracas

    How a divided Venezuela is dealing with both protesters and parties on the streets

  16. Crimea - A User's Guide

    Crimea's political background, ethnic make-up and why it's a prime holiday destination

  17. Mugabe at 90

    On his birthday, Zimbabwean journalists reflect on living and reporting under Mugabe

  18. Peace Talks Around the World

    Is reporting peace harder than reporting war?

  19. Why Iran Salutes a Cardboard Khomeini

    Life-size images and inflatable planes mark 35 years since Khomeini's return from exile

  20. Buying Ex-army Scrap in Kandahar

    Fridges, fans and other ex-army bargains on sale as military bases close in Afghanistan

  21. Kiev: the Story of Hrushevsky Street

    A history of an iconic street and its significance in Ukraine's anti-government protests

  22. I Witnessed the Golden Temple Siege

    Watching from the rooftops as bullets rained down over the holiest site for Sikhs

  23. Life in the Freezer

    Tips from Siberia on how to survive the polar vortex

  24. Syrian Refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan

    Meeting Syrians who fled the war inside Domiz, Iraq's largest refugee camp

  25. The Best of the Fifth Floor

    Looking back at 2013: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections

  26. Water Wars

    Legendary maritime rivalries from the East China Sea to Brazil's infamous Lobster War

  27. Reflections from Dhaka: a City Under Siege

    Blockades, violence and an execution: BBC Bangla's insights on tense times in Bangladesh

  28. Reporting Nelson Mandela's Death

    Reflecting on the life and death of Nelson Mandela across the BBC's 27 language services

  29. Love Thy Neighbour: Ukraine and Russia

    Exploring sibling rivalries and a long history between the two countries

  30. Stories from the Frontline: Sectarian Violence in Central African Republic

    'It feels like a zombie movie. A silent, empty, spooky landscape' - reporting Bossangoa

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