Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2022 episodes
An exploration of loneliness – seen through the eyes of one 94-year-old woman
02 Oct 2018,·26 mins
A Holocaust survivor is reunited with her 15-year-old self via BBC archive recordings
29 Sep 2018,·49 mins
Brazil’s Zika babies – now toddlers – and their 'warrior' mums
In Paris, a Russian teenager tries to become a top model
25 Sep 2018,·26 mins
Lasting Fame
How the late Victorian institution has remained relevant in the internet age
12 Sep 2018,·26 mins
National International
Tales of colourful figures from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
19 Sep 2018,·26 mins
The New World Of Reproduction
IVF and sperm banks have been with us for 40 years – how has making babies changed?
11 Sep 2018,·26 mins
Assisted Reproduction
How humans make babies could be about to change, thanks to IVF and reproductive tech
18 Sep 2018,·26 mins
One small country and the legacy of a local crisis that went global
15 Sep 2018,·49 mins
The true story behind a Brazilian construction worker's death
05 Sep 2018,·26 mins
How has comedy helped Northern Ireland cope with conflict and move on?
04 Sep 2018,·26 mins
Neighbourhood: Fake Marriages for Real Homes
Trying to rent a flat in the biggest city in India - Mumbai, a city of millions.
01 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Neighbourhood: We Might as Well be Finnish
Talking to Finns about what it means to be a nation squashed between Sweden and Russia
08 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Neighbourhood: At Conscience Point
The Shinnecock Indians' struggle as their ancestral land is surrounded by the super-rich
15 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Neighbourhood: How a Garden Grows
In a small city, a community garden represents change. But is it good or bad?
22 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Neighbourhood: The Battle for the Future of Lagos
The story of one of the most ambitious, privatised cities off the coast of Lagos.
29 Aug 2018,·26 mins
The everyday reality of living and dying under siege in Syria.
28 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Anthony Zurcher looks back at the life and career of US Senator John McCain
26 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Can being naked in public be good for you? The good and bad of shedding your clothes
25 Aug 2018,·49 mins
Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer
21 Aug 2018,·26 mins
A celebration of the life and music of Aretha Franklin with fans around the world
18 Aug 2018,·26 mins
How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch
11 Aug 2018,·49 mins
The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more
28 Jul 2018,·49 mins
Legendary newspaper man Harold Evans reveals his lifelong pursuit of the truth.
25 Jul 2018,·26 mins
Can a blockchain technology boom reboot the fate of hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico?
24 Jul 2018,·26 mins
How a wooden board with four roller-skate wheels started a sub-culture across the globe
21 Jul 2018,·49 mins
Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?
17 Jul 2018,·26 mins
The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand
14 Jul 2018,·23 mins
The story of Labour politician Nye Bevan, who created Britain’s National Health Service
10 Jul 2018,·26 mins
As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday how is it viewed by those who work within it?
30 Jun 2018,·49 mins
