Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
People are sharing their thoughts and fears about dying at Death Cafes around the world
22 Apr 2017,·49 mins
Young stars of social media share lessons in life from their grandmothers.
How some Indonesians live with dead family members for years
19 Apr 2017,·26 mins
From childhood to old age, a journey through life reflected in the mirror
18 Apr 2017,·26 mins
Russian, American, British and Afghan soldiers talk about fighting in Afghanistan
15 Apr 2017,·49 mins
Do separation walls and barriers work, or do they make problems worse?
Priscilla Ng’ethe joins a family celebration for her 117 year old great grandmother.
12 Apr 2017,·26 mins
How far has Marine Le Pen detoxified the far-right legacy of France's Front National?
11 Apr 2017,·26 mins
How Sri Lanka and Uganda have kept the peace after civil war
08 Apr 2017,·49 mins
How Burmese MPs and sex workers are joining forces to improve lives
04 Apr 2017,·26 mins
Peter Taylor reflects on his 50-year career reporting terrorism
01 Apr 2017,·49 mins
Muslim mums discuss their fears of extremist Islam influencing their children
29 Mar 2017,·26 mins
Six years after protests began in Syria, Lina Sinjab explores why the revolution failed
28 Mar 2017,·26 mins
The glamour, graft and glory at the most important thoroughbred horse auction on earth
25 Mar 2017,·49 mins
Remembering Chuck Berry, a music icon who was one of the early pioneers of rock'n'roll
22 Mar 2017,·26 mins
The unique relationship between humans and dogs around the world
18 Mar 2017,·49 mins
The role of Irish keeners - women who were paid to cry, wail and sing over the dead
15 Mar 2017,·26 mins
How should the media report on Donald Trump?
14 Mar 2017,·26 mins
The musicians from around the world who are raising their voices against repression
11 Mar 2017,·49 mins
Episode 1
The US radio host who interviewed everyone from Bob Dylan to Martin Luther King.
01 Mar 2017,·26 mins
Episode 2
American broadcaster Studs Terkel’s world-view through archive and a rare interview.
08 Mar 2017,·26 mins
Dorothy Thornhill, the first elected female mayor in Britain, on delivering change
28 Feb 2017,·26 mins
Why do populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia?
25 Feb 2017,·49 mins
The story of Dalida, an Egyptian-Italian singer, who is remembered for her tragic life
22 Feb 2017,·26 mins
Has the former first lady changed how black women and girls see themselves?
18 Feb 2017,·49 mins
Meet the refugees behind the microphones on Germany’s pioneering Refugee Radio Network
15 Feb 2017,·26 mins
Aboriginal people share their words, wisdom and concern for the future of water
14 Feb 2017,·26 mins
As birthrates fall and its population ages, can Japan avert a demographic disaster?
11 Feb 2017,·49 mins
An exclusive behind-the-scenes analysis of the world's most valuable football club.
08 Feb 2017,·26 mins
America’s lost history of eugenics through the eyes of its last remaining survivors
07 Feb 2017,·26 mins
