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World Service,2022 episodes

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After the boats
What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?
28 May 2019,26 mins
Beyond Borders
Seeking safety
How Syrian refugees have found new lives in Canada and Lebanon
19 May 2019,49 mins
Beyond Borders
Seeking safety in Sweden and Germany
The stories of six Syrian refugees across the world, followed over five years
26 May 2019,49 mins
Amar: Alone in the world
Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?
25 May 2019,49 mins
Robots on the road
Are robots about to take over our roads?
21 May 2019,26 mins
Me, the refugee
The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside
18 May 2019,49 mins
Slavery's untold story
Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe.
14 May 2019,26 mins
Left behind
Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?
12 May 2019,49 mins
The Populist Curtain
The Populist Curtain: Poland and Hungary
The populists governing European nations along the former Iron Curtain’s route
01 May 2019,26 mins
The Populist Curtain
The Populist Curtain: Austria and Italy
The coalition of centre-right and far-right parties that are running Austria and Italy
08 May 2019,26 mins
When the things start to talk
An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk
07 May 2019,26 mins
Dark fibres and the frozen north
If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?
30 Apr 2019,26 mins
Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower
What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzall pieces together the evidence.
28 Apr 2019,49 mins
America's friends
What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies.
24 Apr 2019,26 mins
South Africa's Born Frees at 25
South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power
23 Apr 2019,26 mins
10, 9, 8, 7
10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible.
21 Apr 2019,49 mins
Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese
Champion Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China.
16 Apr 2019,26 mins
Mumbai Mirror
A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper.
14 Apr 2019,49 mins
Order! Order!
Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament.
13 Apr 2019,26 mins
India's forbidden love
How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India
09 Apr 2019,26 mins
Will AI kill development?
Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?
06 Apr 2019,49 mins
Will China and America go to war?
Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?
03 Apr 2019,26 mins
Not #MeToo, I'm French
Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in France.
02 Apr 2019,26 mins
The Romanian Wave
Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?
27 Mar 2019,26 mins
RoboLife
Exploring the growing role of robots in education and elderly care in Singapore and Japan.
24 Mar 2019,49 mins
As the World Sees Britain
Germany and how it sees Britain
Political and cultural figures in Germany on how they and their communities see Britain
20 Feb 2019,26 mins
As the World Sees Britain
Egypt and how it sees Britain
In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain.
27 Feb 2019,26 mins
As the World Sees Britain
Nigeria and how it sees Britain
Neil MacGregor travels to Nigeria to explore how other countries see Britain
06 Mar 2019,26 mins
As the World Sees Britain
Canada and how it sees Britain
Denys Arcand, Madeleine Thienand and Chrystia Freeland share their views of Britain
13 Mar 2019,26 mins
As the World Sees Britain
India and how it sees Britain
In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain.
20 Mar 2019,26 mins