Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2022 episodes
The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV
25 Dec 2021,·49 mins
The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe
24 Dec 2021,·49 mins
The origins and emotional impact of the Appalachian carol I Wonder as I Wander
22 Dec 2021,·26 mins
The remarkable stories of the children who act as interpreters for their deaf parents
21 Dec 2021,·26 mins
The disastrous visit to the Philippines by the Beatles in 1966
18 Dec 2021,·49 mins
How food packages from American relief organisation CARE eased starvation after WW2
What's behind the trend for giving away money online?
14 Dec 2021,·26 mins
Why did one of the world’s most prominent civil rights activists visit Britain in 1965?
11 Dec 2021,·49 mins
The provocative and practical ways Swedes made menstruation less taboo
07 Dec 2021,·26 mins
The work of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim explored by actor Maria Friedman
05 Dec 2021,·49 mins
Is Jacob Zuma the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy to poison him?
04 Dec 2021,·49 mins
Meet the internet instigators who are who are organising protests through social media
30 Nov 2021,·26 mins
Lady Nade explores the roots of country and Americana and its debt to black music
27 Nov 2021,·49 mins
How drone technology is inspiring young Malawians to reach for the sky
23 Nov 2021,·26 mins
The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it
20 Nov 2021,·49 mins
Exploring the highs and lows of financial trading on smartphone apps.
16 Nov 2021,·26 mins
Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?
13 Nov 2021,·49 mins
How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families
Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?
09 Nov 2021,·26 mins
Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right?
19 Oct 2021,·26 mins
The sailors held captive for years and the retired British Colonel who helped free them
12 Oct 2021,·26 mins
An exploration of Freedom of Expression around the world.
09 Oct 2021,·49 mins
Science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini debunks the myth of male genius
05 Oct 2021,·26 mins
Thirty years of Afghan’s tumultuous history, told through one woman’s experience
18 Sep 2021,·49 mins
New Yorkers and others remember how they coped with the trauma of 9/11
11 Sep 2021,·49 mins
Beyond Zorba – the prolific and turbulent life of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis
05 Sep 2021,·49 mins
A look at popular and puzzling internet searches from around the world
28 Aug 2021,·49 mins
Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans
25 Aug 2021,·26 mins
Twenty years after the collapse of Enron, how difficult is it to commit corporate fraud?
21 Aug 2021,·49 mins
Three pounds in my pocket
British South Asians and the 1990s: a golden decade
18 Aug 2021,·26 mins
