Magazine programme looking at arts, history and social issues from around the world
World Service,·591 episodes
The role of Mbira, thumb piano, in Zimbabwean music
08 Nov 1990,·26 mins
BBC reporter Fergal Keane reflects on the Northern Ireland Troubles
08 Nov 1990,·27 mins
After the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, a look at calls for punishment in Prague
21 Nov 1990,·27 mins
Obituary tribute programme to 'one of the world's favourite children's writers'
27 Nov 1990,·27 mins
The work of international air crash investigators
05 Dec 1990,·27 mins
The simple pleasures of a nice long bath
11 Dec 1990,·27 mins
The adverse effects of poor diet and bad air quality on human behaviour
17 Dec 1990,·27 mins
A political radical and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century.
28 Jan 1991,·27 mins
What does it take to be a good salesperson? A look at the art of selling.
18 Feb 1991,·27 mins
A profile of the boarding school for black boys in Transvaal, South Africa
01 Mar 1991,·27 mins
The housing crisis in Poland where there is a shortfall of 1.3 million dwellings.
11 Mar 1991,·25 mins
A report on a film visiting the secretive Kogi tribe in Colombia.
19 Mar 1991,·27 mins
Myths, legends and beliefs about the powers of the moon
25 Mar 1991,·27 mins
A medical team from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London visit Sri Lanka.
02 Apr 1991,·27 mins
A look at the ironmongery-based musical style of skiffle
24 Apr 1991,·28 mins
A look at the search for a partner within Black communities
29 Apr 1991,·27 mins
The appeal of the mythical vampire and stories of the undead
02 May 1991,·20 mins
Tribute to reggae music stars Bob Marley and the Wailers
05 May 1991,·28 mins
Villagers in Ayot St. Lawrence talk about their famous neighbour George Bernard Shaw
06 May 1991,·27 mins
A profile of the Russian novelist and playwright on the 100th anniversary of his birth
09 May 1991,·27 mins
A look at a British medical school specialising in endemic tropical diseases
13 May 1991,·27 mins
The work of the Medical Foundation in London which cares for the victims of torture
A history of relations between The Royal Family and the media
15 May 1991,·27 mins
Profile of Grigori Rasputin and his role in the downfall of the Russian monarchy
21 May 1991,·27 mins
Life on Scalpay in the Scottish islands of the Outer Hebrides
22 May 1991,·27 mins
Following the journey of airport luggage and the job of finding the bags that get lost
28 May 1991,·27 mins
Living with irrational fears, who has them and methods of dealing with them
03 Jun 1991,·27 mins
An exploration of the culture and myths surrounding the practise of eating human flesh
10 Jun 1991,·27 mins
Exploring the rituals of the modern day Druid movement and its roots in Paganism
16 Jun 1991,·27 mins
A profile of the Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary
24 Jun 1991,·27 mins
