Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
Writer Ayeesha Menon explores India's love affair with Charles Dickens.
06 Feb 2012,·49 mins
Episode 1: Welcome to Hackney
BBC World Service track East Londoners who live in the shadow of the 2012 Olympic Park.
25 mins
Episode 2: Dramatic Changes
BBC World Service tracks East Londoners who live in the shadow of the 2012 Olympic Park.
Episode 3: Gardens of Paradise
Episode 4: Inspiring a Real Legacy
Episode 5: Crime in Hackney
Episode 6: Acting Bad
Episode 7: Two Cities; Beijing and Rio - Part 1
Nina Robinson reports from two Olympic cities - Beijing and Rio de Janeiro. Part 1 of 2
Episode 8: Two Cities; Beijing and Rio - Part 2
Nina Robinson reports from two Olympic cities - Beijing and Rio de Janeiro. Part 2 of 2
Episode 1
As the wealth gap widens, are the super-rich to blame? Michael Robinson investigates.
23 mins
Episode 2
Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial?
30 Jan 2012,·23 mins
Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.
Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in South Sudan
Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in Australia.
Why some women are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures.
Malawi
Are NGOs causing a brain drain by attracting educated young people with the big salaries?
India
A look at transparency and corruption in India. Who really benefits from the work of NGOs?
Haiti
Why are people in Haiti still living in tents without basic amenities?
John Tusa presents memories and archive about the BBC World Service in Bush House.
Monica Whitlock goes in search of The Children's Choir of the USSR.
55 mins
Revolution (Egypt)
Stories from the year that changed the face of the Middle East with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen
28 mins
Counter Revolution (Libya)
Whose Tomorrow? (Syria)
Shahzeb Jillani explains how the 1971 war over Bangladesh shaped modern Pakistan.
12/12/2011 GMT
Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor.
12 Dec 2011,·23 mins
Is the West attempting to force gay rights on Africa, Asia and the Middle East?
