Magazine programme looking at arts, history and social issues from around the world
World Service,·591 episodes
A profile of Zubaida Jalal who has devoted her time to educating girls
03 Feb 1999,·28 mins
Using music in Mostar to help rehabilitate children suffering from the effects of war
08 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The role of air cabin crew and the history behind the steward and stewardess profession
17 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The story of the disappearance of a Moroccan journalist
11 Mar 1999,·28 mins
What should happen to the artefacts found in shipwrecks ?
16 Mar 1999,·29 mins
'The worst defeat suffered by the British Army during Queen Victoria's era'
01 Apr 1999,·28 mins
A look at albinism and how it is viewed and treated around the world
06 Apr 1999,·28 mins
A look at the world-wide phenomena that is "the hamburger"
13 Apr 1999,·28 mins
Once called the '8th wonder of the world', memories of the union stockyards in Chicago
15 Apr 1999,·28 mins
Why are we shy? a look at the causes, symptoms of and treatments for, shyness
21 Apr 1999,·28 mins
The life of militant suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and her association with Ethiopia
04 May 1999,·28 mins
Recalling the Rivonia trial and its role in the ending of apartheid in South Africa
15 May 1999,·28 mins
One woman's story of cancer treatment
20 May 1999,·28 mins
The consequences of war for children
25 May 1999,·28 mins
Diseases and the mission to 'beat the bugs'
23 Jun 1999,·28 mins
'The largest case of mass-poisoning in the history of mankind'
24 Jun 1999,·28 mins
A look at life in Hebron, Jerusalem
29 Jun 1999,·28 mins
A look at The British Graham Land Expedition (or BGLE)
06 Jul 1999,·28 mins
A look at trickster characters in tales around the world
20 Jul 1999,·28 mins
A look at the work of lifeboat volunteers who work with the RNLI in Great Britain
27 Jul 1999,·28 mins
Reliving the travels of Tippu Tip, notorious Afro-Arab slave and ivory trader
29 Jul 1999,·28 mins
A visit to Gisborne as it prepares to be the Ist place to welcome the new Millennium
03 Aug 1999,·28 mins
A look at the life of the Maasai tribes of Western Africa
18 Aug 1999,·28 mins
A look at mobile phones, the people who hate them and those who can't live without them
31 Aug 1999,·28 mins
The Great War and its cultural and psychological effects on the British people
06 Sep 1999,·28 mins
Ed Leonard and Norbert Reinhardt talk about their kidnapping swap in Colombia
07 Sep 1999,·28 mins
The Chinese revolution in communications and how it will profoundly change the country
15 Sep 1999,·28 mins
The history of the people of Tobago and their lives in slavery
28 Sep 1999,·28 mins
Ranchers in the USA and the environmental concerns about their business
05 Oct 1999,·28 mins
General Hideki Tōjō's granddaughter talks about her difficult childhood
15 Oct 1999,·28 mins
