Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
Rob Walker investigates a mysterious death in London’s suburbia
07 Jan 2014,·23 mins
Prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it is the philosophy of Chris Hadfield
01 Jan 2014,·26 mins
A super-strong and super-conductive wonder material, what can graphene do?
31 Dec 2013,·23 mins
Inside the Fed
America's central bank - the US Federal Reserve - is 100 years old. Listen to its story
31 Dec 2013,·26 mins
Harmony singing throughout the world – how does it differ from place to place?
25 Dec 2013,·49 mins
Who's Left Holding the Baby
Community childcare or boarding kindergartens? Childcare options in Fiji and China
The emerging Jihadi challenge across the Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa
24 Dec 2013,·23 mins
Will the Sochi Olympics showcase a resurgent Russia or hide real problems within?
21 Dec 2013,·49 mins
Notes from Kampala
The Ugandan classical music school where no one with ability is turned away
14 Dec 2013,·49 mins
03/12/2013 GMT
03 Dec 2013,·23 mins
10/12/2013 GMT
10 Dec 2013,·23 mins
Why did Pope Benedict resign, and can Pope Francis clean up the Vatican?
30 Nov 2013,·23 mins
It's a Mall World
Be it in Lagos or Rio, how have shopping malls become a fixture in modern life?
30 Nov 2013,·49 mins
How decisions noted by Ebenezer Morley in 1863 allowed football to become so successful
26 Nov 2013,·23 mins
Are military metaphors such as 'battling' always appropriate when it comes to cancer?
19 Nov 2013,·23 mins
JFK: Dallas Remembers
Five people who witnessed an aspect of the death of John F Kennedy share their stories
16 Nov 2013,·49 mins
The musical and political story of bossa nova, the first modern music of Brazil
12 Nov 2013,·23 mins
Psychologist Dr Keon West assesses the campaigns for and against homosexuality in Jamaica
09 Nov 2013,·49 mins
How much change has Iranian President Hassan Rouhani achieved in 100 days?
08 Nov 2013,·23 mins
29/10/2013 GMT
29 Oct 2013,·23 mins
05/11/2013 GMT
05 Nov 2013,·23 mins
The inside story of the world’s most successful gang of jewel thieves
26 Oct 2013,·26 mins
Hear from female soldiers about life for women on the military front line
22 Oct 2013,·23 mins
In Uganda men own the land but women work in the fields to provide food for the family
21 Oct 2013,·23 mins
Insight into the airline industry with air hostess Betty Thesky
15 Oct 2013,·23 mins
What cancer-fighting BBC correspondent Helen Fawkes wants to do before she dies
14 Oct 2013,·23 mins
As the global population ages is it time for a re-think about how we view old people?
12 Oct 2013,·26 mins
An exclusive interview with the Pakistani schoolgirl and campaigner Malala Yousafzai
12 Oct 2013,·23 mins
17/09/2013 GMT
17 Sep 2013,·49 mins
24/09/2013 GMT
24 Sep 2013,·49 mins
