Magazine programme looking at arts, history and social issues from around the world
World Service,·591 episodes
A profile of the life and work of Guglielmo Marconi, the pioneer of radio transmission
20 Sep 1996,·27 mins
A profile of the magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini
07 Oct 1996,·27 mins
Veterans of the International Brigades talk about fighting in the Spanish Civil War
30 Oct 1996,·27 mins
Explaining the appeal of fishing
13 Nov 1996,·28 mins
A love story from 1950s Budapest
16 Nov 1996,·27 mins
The story of a Lebanese exile returning to Beriut
12 Dec 1996,·28 mins
Celebrating the Day of the Dead public holiday in Mexico
Spending time with the road protesters in Devon, England
13 Dec 1996,·27 mins
The unfair reputation of wolves
18 Dec 1996,·28 mins
The story of the renowned Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India
20 Dec 1996,·28 mins
The story of the amateur rock band 'Seven' and their chance to sing with Bon Jovi
The story of the Steinway piano and what makes it's qualities unique
23 Dec 1996,·28 mins
The story of the hemp plant, and what happened to it in 1937
01 Jan 1997,·27 mins
Observing the farming year through the poetry of John Clare
08 Jan 1997,·28 mins
'The carefree wandering gypsy lives in Hollywood'. A look at the real Romani culture
15 Jan 1997,·28 mins
A look at how the Falklands have changed and developed since the 1982 war
'The cradle of African American culture' How Africanism was kept intact in South Carolina
22 Jan 1997,·28 mins
In search of the Korubo tribe to initiate contact and offer protection
03 Feb 1997,·28 mins
A visit to Cochin in Kerala to meet some members of the Jewish community there
17 Feb 1997,·28 mins
What happened to Cuban aristocrats who chose to remain in Cuba after Castro's revolution?
20 Feb 1997,·27 mins
'The most famous man in Africa'. A profile of the champion of Pan-Africanism
25 Feb 1997,·28 mins
Political assassination, a look at how and why it happens
04 Mar 1997,·28 mins
A profile of the South African music band Stimela
24 Mar 1997,·26 mins
The story of Bangali mystic singer Paban Das Baul and his British collaborator Sam Mills
28 Mar 1997,·28 mins
The judicial aftermath of a fatal car crash
20 Apr 1997,·28 mins
T.P. FLANAGAN PROGRAMME ON IRELAND
30 May 1997,·28 mins
Breath and breathing and how various cultures have interpreted it's importance to life
11 Jun 1997,·27 mins
The story of the Royal Yacht Britannia, 'symbol of a modern Elizabethan age'
17 Jun 1997,·28 mins
The story of The Donner Party, a 2500 mile pioneering trek from Illinois to California
24 Jun 1997,·28 mins
People who were there recall the events of the 1976 Soweto Uprising
02 Jul 1997,·28 mins
