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My return to Rwanda: 30 years after fleeing the genocide
The BBC's Vic Uwonkunda confronts the past and explores forgiveness in her homeland
08 Apr 2024,29 mins,
How the BBC covers the Israel-Gaza war
Exclusive insights from our Middle East bureau chief
05 Apr 2024,27 mins
Investigating the J-pop sexual abuse scandal
How a BBC documentary rocked Japan’s music industry
04 Apr 2024,26 mins,
Inside Iran’s secret rave scene
Female DJs spin the soundtrack of resistance
03 Apr 2024,27 mins
Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population?
How Beijing could avoid its ticking demographic time bomb
02 Apr 2024,26 mins
Will AI take your job...or help you keep it?
Generative AI could make some jobs redundant, but create others we can't even imagine yet
01 Apr 2024,26 mins
Evan Gershkovich: A year since my friend was jailed in Russia
What would it take to release the US journalist held on spying charges
29 Mar 2024,24 mins
Hidden reality of frontline combat through the eyes of Ukraine's soldiers
Bodycams captured the raw reality of war for a ground breaking new BBC documentary
28 Mar 2024,26 mins
Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
What the Crypto King's fall from grace means for the future of cryptocurrency
27 Mar 2024,26 mins
Curse of the world's fastest growing economy
Is Guyana's oil a windfall or a downfall?
26 Mar 2024,26 mins
Two stories: Insight on Islamic State Group + Miami stops the party
Ahead of our planned episode on Miami, a moment to put the Moscow attacks in context
25 Mar 2024,26 mins
Is Europe’s migration plan ‘bankrolling dictators’ in North Africa?
MEPs accuse the EU of supporting authoritarian leaders after deals with Tunisia and Egypt
22 Mar 2024,23 mins
America’s love-hate relationship with Tik Tok
How China could use social media to undermine the US election
21 Mar 2024,24 mins
Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war
Up close reporting of a conflict that is destroying millions of lives
20 Mar 2024,26 mins,
Kate Middleton: A palace PR crisis
Why the Princess of Wales is at the centre of a media storm
19 Mar 2024,25 mins
Life inside Korea's Demilitarised Zone
The South Korean village of Taesung is a symbol of peace but it's under threat
18 Mar 2024,22 mins
Russian elections through the eyes of the Putin-controlled media
What would you hear - and what might you believe - following the elections inside Russia
15 Mar 2024,27 mins
What keeps China’s president up at night?
The signs Xi Jinping’s woes are growing
14 Mar 2024,26 mins
Haiti: The country governed by gangs
Prime minister Ariel Henry resigns as law and order collapses
13 Mar 2024,24 mins
Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us
A drought at the famous waterway could push up the price of everyday goods
12 Mar 2024,24 mins
Will politics steal the show at the Eurovision Song Contest?
The world's largest music competition is facing backlash over Israel's entry
11 Mar 2024,23 mins
How to win an Oscar
The campaigning behind the Academy Awards
08 Mar 2024,24 mins
Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?
How big money is chasing a tiny number of voters
07 Mar 2024,26 mins
Have we finally solved the mystery of flight MH370?
The plane vanished 10 years ago. But new evidence brings new hope
06 Mar 2024,23 mins
Why young people are having less sex
The truth about the sex lives of Gen Z
05 Mar 2024,21 mins
How Man City’s business model is transforming football
City Football Group’s global empire is setting a trend of buying multiple clubs
04 Mar 2024,25 mins
Trump’s trouble with abortion
His tricky campaign balancing act
01 Mar 2024,23 mins
Why everyone wants to get back to the Moon
The new space race has begun - who's winning?
29 Feb 2024,24 mins
Rafah: caught in the crossfire (again)
The city the world is watching
28 Feb 2024,25 mins
Are you ever too old to have a baby?
Women are having children later in life and global fertility is in decline
27 Feb 2024,24 mins