Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2022 episodes
Four writers discuss Detroit’s literary culture and the role writing in its resurgence
23 Jun 2018,·49 mins
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has twice been jailed but will soon be prime minister
16 Jun 2018,·23 mins
The noisiest metro, 24-hour police sirens and throbbing music are features of Moscow city
13 Jun 2018,·26 mins
The Warren Commission was set up to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination
12 Jun 2018,·26 mins
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
09 Jun 2018,·49 mins
Beirut's longstanding tradition of storytelling and literary culture
Hear the extraordinary soundscape of Mount Denali National Park, Alaska
05 Jun 2018,·26 mins
Plant scientists claim that plants cannot just sense, but communicate, learn and remember
30 May 2018,·26 mins
Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story
29 May 2018,·26 mins
The campaigns on both sides of the abortion referendum in Ireland
27 May 2018,·49 mins
Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society?
26 May 2018,·49 mins
How will the rivalry amongst oil rich states affect the buying and selling of art?
23 May 2018,·26 mins
Filipina migrant workers in the UK and their children tell their stories
22 May 2018,·26 mins
Why do people still place their faith in marriage?
19 May 2018,·49 mins
Emmanuel Macron’s first year in office and what he is doing for France – and Europe
15 May 2018,·26 mins
How do young people of mixed heritage decide what cultural and racial boxes they tick?
12 May 2018,·49 mins
Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the new digital currency gold rush that’s sweeping the world.
09 May 2018,·26 mins
The indigenous Kuikuro people in Brazil share a day in their lives
08 May 2018,·26 mins
What Men Think: USA
What’s life truly like for men in these confusing times?
21 Apr 2018,·49 mins
What Men Think: India
Masculinity plays out against a backdrop of class, caste and a rapidly changing economy
28 Apr 2018,·49 mins
The blind musicians at the heart of an American musical revolution
The Commonwealth’s origins in the British Empire, and its value in the modern world
25 Apr 2018,·26 mins
Stories direct from China sent using the smartphone technology in our pockets
24 Apr 2018,·26 mins
Inside, ‘the largest foreign bribery case in history’
How Bermuda has become the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage
18 Apr 2018,·26 mins
How are the Solomons, remote islands in the Pacific, at the front line of climate change?
17 Apr 2018,·26 mins
What can be done to counter the spread of misleading information on social media?
15 Apr 2018,·26 mins
The story of Zambia’s embattled firefighters facing flames, protests and thrown stones
10 Apr 2018,·26 mins
Telling Tales: The Tohono O’odham Nation
The power of ancient stories and their resonance today with contemporary issues
21 Mar 2018,·26 mins
Telling Tales: The Sultan's Son and the Rich Man's Daughter
A story from Zanzibar in which a young wife has to save her life and its resonance today
28 Mar 2018,·26 mins
