BBC Radio Podcasts from The Documentary Podcast

BBC Trending: From a suspected smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy

How one Pakistani suspected smuggler’s TikTok account revealed clues of his activities

Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus

Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October

In the Studio: Madeleine Thien

Author Madeleine Thien's long path to creating her novel The Book of Records

Bonus: Good Bad Billionaire: Minecraft’s maker

A bonus episode from Good Bad Billionaire about Minecraft creator Markus Persson

The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful

BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Sharing memories of how the Pope changed lives

Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter

A bonus episode of Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service

The call of Anastasia

What is behind the Russian new age movement of Anastasia that has taken hold in Germany?

Witness History: The Environment Movement

The history of the environmental movement, as told by the people who were there

Francis, the rebel Pope

Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton explores his life and legacy

Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania’s democracy under threat?

In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal

Amin Gulgee finds healing by curating a museum of his murdered father’s work in Karachi

Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China

BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery

The Fifth Floor: Inside the Taliban's surveillance network

Why did the Taliban install over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul?

BBC OS Conversations: Colourism

Women share their experiences of discrimination because of the dark tone of their skin

Heart and Soul: Our Sacred Harp

Tim Eriksen explores the American choral tradition of shape note singing, sung a cappella

Braille and me

A celebration of braille from around the world, 200 years after it was invented

Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers

How Olympique Lyonnais dominated Europe and fought for equality

Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as Māori equality

Protest against New Zealand’s moves to abolish Māori rights in the name of equality

In the Studio: Steve Reich

Composer Steve Reich reflects on six decades of musical innovation

Defeated: How ordinary Germans experienced the end of World War Two

In Germany, the end of World War Two in 1945 was a time of chaos, fear and soul-searching

The Fifth Floor: Stranded in Panama

After being stopped at the US-Mexico border, a group of Venezuelans try to go back home

BBC OS Conversations: The impact of Trump's tariffs

Business owners in the US and across the world on the impact of tariffs

Heart and Soul: Guns, grief and god

Edward Stourton visits a church community following a shooting at Alapachee High School

Heart and Soul: Violence, children and Cambodia’s monks

Rising from the ashes of genocide, Buddhist monks take to TikTok to end child violence

The Cultural Frontline: South East Asian cinema - a love story

How South East Asian cinema unexpectedly boomed with record-breaking blockbusters

Assignment: Unidentified flying drones in Denmark

Mysterious drone sightings in Denmark reveal a new era in UFOlogy

In the Studio: Anna Clyne and Jody Elff

Composer Anna Clyne and sound designer Jody Elff create a new piece inspired by colours

Donald Trump’s new world order

President Trump has upended the international order to promote his “America First” agenda

The Fifth Floor: India's 'godwoman'

Divya Arya on the flamboyant life of one of India's most influential 'godwomen'

BBC OS Conversations: Adolescence

Boys, girls, parents and teachers discuss the issues raised by the hit series

Heart and Soul: I was shot at school and wouldn’t change a thing

How a school shooting victim helped his community heal through faith and forgiveness

The subsea war

Douglas Fraser investigates the struggle to defend critical subsea infrastructure

Living in a bubble: The headphone revolution

The rise of headphone and earbud use and its impact on society, health and culture

Assignment: Lebanon - Hezbollah in trouble

Battered in the war with Israel, Hezbollah is under pressure - even from its supporters

In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros

The epic journey of Lindy Lee's $14 million, three-tonne, 10-metre wide artwork Ouroboros

The Covid generation revisited

Five years on from the global lockdown we catch up with the "Covid Generation"

The Fifth Floor: Tales from Tbilisi

Exploring Georgia's capital city

BBC OS Conversations: Protests in Turkey

Protesters and journalists share their experiences from the streets

Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

The grandson of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz preaches against antisemitism

The Cultural Frontline: The Los Angeles fires

How LA and its artistic community are dealing with the aftermath of devastating fires

Malawi: Life in your years

What does increased life expectancy mean in one of the poorest countries in the world?

Assignment: Who is Alice Guo?

The small town Philippines mayor with the million dollar secret

Encore: Rejecting public education in Arizona

The parents opting out of American public education for their children

In the Studio: The Line

In Saudi Arabia, NEOM are building a futuristic new city - The Line

Do we need a new Nato?

Europe’s leaders are considering whether they could go it alone without US military aid

The Fifth Floor: Behind Georgia's political turmoil

Why does Georgia find itself in a time of political turmoil?

BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine: What do Russians think about the war?

Russian citizens share their views and experiences of the Ukraine-Russia war

Heart and Soul: The mosque for Bangladesh’s transgender women

A community giving intersex and transgender individuals in Bangladesh a place to worship

What’s your poison: The methanol crisis

How methanol poisoning from illicit alcohol affects victims around the world

Assignment: Georgia - keeping the protest alive

With a growing clampdown, how long can anti-government protests continue in Georgia?

In the Studio: Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser

Exploring the histories and myths around Britain’s salt monopoly in India

LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?

How our noisy world is increasing health problems from heart attacks, to sleep and anxiety

The Fifth Floor: The Kenyan women saying no to motherhood

Why are more women in Kenya opting for a child-free life?

BBC OS Conversations: Cuts to US foreign aid funding

US aid staff and the people they work with describe the impact of cuts to USAID

Heart and Soul: Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism

A new wave of spiritual tourism is reshaping sacred ayahuasca practises in Peru

The village of sex offenders

Conor Garrett visits a community of convicted sex offenders in Florida

Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’

Is life improving for the country’s indigenous population?

In the Studio: Kwaku Bediako

How Ghanaian fashion innovator Kwaku Bediako is redefining luxury

Witness History: Women's History Month special

Extraordinary stories from women's history, told by the people who were there

The Fifth Floor: Russia’s gymnastic drama

The head of Russian rhythmic gymnastics has fallen from glory

BBC OS Conversations: Three months after the fall of Assad

Women, tour guides and reunited families share their experiences of life in Syria

Heart and Soul: The race to break the glass

Amie Liebowitz interviews matchmaker and dating coach Aleeza Ben Shalom

Boxing Sisters: Yazidi women boxing back to health

Can boxing help traumatised Yazidi women and girls heal from all they have been through?

What in the World: How have older reality tv shows aged?

The reality TV shows that continue to court controversy and the scandals behind them

Assignment: Russia’s new war elite

How huge payouts to soldiers and their families are creating a new middle class in Russia

TikTok and the digital pimps: Eye Investigates

Debula Kemoli investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams

In the Studio: Marcin Dudek

Marcin Dudek uses recordings of a Premier League football crowd to make a sonic sculpture

The Fifth Floor: Are Korean beauty products too light?

How global demand is reshaping the Korean beauty industry

BBC OS Conversations: Polyamorous relationships

Four men and women discuss their lifestyle with multiple partners

Heart and Soul: Becoming a Buddhist Bhikshuni in Bhutan

The first Western Buddhist nun to be fully ordained in Bhutan tells us her story

Flight of the vulture

Sacha Dench explores three different vulture stories, of persecution and survival

BBC Trending: Can Community Notes clean up your feed?

Will Meta’s move to X-style Community Notes work?

Assignment: Road wars - cycling in Paris

How a recent killing in Paris reveals a dark side to the city's cycling revolution

In the Studio: Mohammad Barrangi

Mohammad Barrangi sprinted for Iran at the Paralympics, but is now an artist in the UK

Life in occupied Ukraine

Russia’s land grab playbook aimed at erasing local identity

The Fifth Floor: Syria after Assad

How has the country changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad?

BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine and three years of war

Every moment can be the last experiences of life in Ukraine

Heart and Soul: The only thing certain in life

Can we prepare or train for our own mortality in order to find peace with death?

Witness History: US Black History Month special

Extraordinary stories from African-American history, told by the people who were there

BBC Trending: Quadrobic panic in Russia over craze to dress and walk on all fours like animals

Why Russia is cracking down on the craze to dress as animals and run on all fours

Assignment: The village that came back from the dead

The coalmine that swallows villages whole and the village that survived

In the Studio: Jennifer Walshe

Celebrated composer Jennifer Walshe creates a new opera set on Mars

Ukraine: The architects' plan

How will Ukraine be rebuilt after the war?

The Fifth Floor: What the US left behind in Afghanistan

Inside the Kabul flea market selling second-hand US military equipment to the Taliban

BBC OS Conversations: How AI is changing our lives

The effect of artificial intelligence on jobs, for better or worse

Heart and Soul: The caretaker of Bukhara

Abram Ishakov is the caretaker of the oldest synagogue in Central Asia

World Wide Waves '25: Whispers in the air

A community radio station is reviving the language and culture of the Nuxalk people

BBC Trending: Inside Nigeria’s hustle kingdoms

How con artists learn the tricks of their trade at dedicated scamming schools in Nigeria

Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message

After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months

In the Studio: Bárbara Sánchez-Kane

Mexican fashion designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane disarms masculinity through menswear

Assignment: Ghana militants in the Sahel

Fears that fighting on Ghana’s northern border may spread

Sportshour at Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans edition

Katie Smith is in New Orleans to sample the atmosphere ahead of Super Bowl LIX

The Fifth Floor: An Afghan love story

From the fall of Kabul, to falling in love

BBC OS Conversations: Donald Trump and the future of Gaza

Views from Gazans and Israelis on plans for a “Riviera of the Middle East”

Heart and Soul: Feminism is my jihad

The co-founders of Turkey’s first Muslim feminist association on faith and activism

Germany: Rebellion on the Rhine

In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen

BBC Trending: The dark side of music streaming

How fake streams are stealing millions from the music industry

Assignment: Spain - ‘liquid gold’ under pressure

In an era of climate change, what does the future look like for Spain’s olive farmers?

Encore: Border stories

An updated bonus episode of stories of migration on the US-Mexico border

Troublemakers: Drugged, framed and detained

BBC Eye investigation into China’s use of psychiatric wards to silence critics

The Fifth Floor: Inside an Iranian prison

Friendship, singing, and executions: The stories of women inside Evin prison

BBC OS Conversations: Immigrants in America

Views from supporters of border crackdowns and those with undocumented family members

Heart and Soul: Spirituality in Sin City

Rajeev Gupta learns about a spiritual movement in Las Vegas.

Flamboyant funerals

Hannah Ajala uncovers the stories behind the unique traditions of Ghanaian funerals

BBC Trending: Ukraine war - the cost of bearing witness

Open Source analysts and fact-checkers describe the toll of documenting the Ukraine war

Assignment: Reel revolution? The dramatic rise of Saudiwood

Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told

Songs from Auschwitz

Imprisoned in Auschwitz, Krystyna Żywulska created some of the most remarkable songs

In the Studio: Behind the scenes with Ken Loach

Behind the scenes of Ken Loach's last feature film, The Old Oak

Bonus: Sportsworld: Julien Alfred - The Race of My Life

Saint Lucia's first ever Olympic medallist Julien Alfred shares how she won 100m gold

The Fifth Floor: Russia's crackdown on gay clubs

Why is Russia closing down gay clubs and arresting drag queens?

BBC OS Conversations: The first days of the Gaza ceasefire

People on both sides of the conflict share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Glorifying God through wine

Meet the French Benedictine monks who give glory to God by producing heavenly wine

Israel’s Unrwa ban

Proposals to ban Unrwa have drawn condemnation and warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe

BBC Trending: Passport bros

The impact that young digital nomads known as 'passport bros' are having on Medellín

Assignment: Death marches - uncovering the truth beneath the soil

How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past

In the Studio: Michael Visocchi

Michael Visocchi’s sculpture Commensalis, celebrates the whales of Antarctica

The Coming Storm: Inauguration

Gabriel Gatehouse follows the characters who have propelled Trump into the White House

The Fifth Floor: IVF and me

BBC journalist Ana Maria Roura shares her experience of undergoing fertility treatments

BBC OS Conversations: Living through the Los Angeles fires

Survivors share their experiences of escaping the flames

Heart and Soul: Kaddish - why we pray for the dead

Michael Goldfarb looks at the origins of Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead

Solutions Journalism: Prison of the mind

Dr Jenny Okolo asks if a mental-health-first approach to justice can reduce crime rates

BBC Trending: The chatbot bridging an aid gap

The female engineer who has created a chatbot on WhatsApp to help deliver aid in Lebanon

Assignment: The Gambia - when migrants are forced to go home

The young Gambians who had to give up on their journey to Europe

In the Studio: Madame Gandhi

Musician, artist and activist Madame Gandhi makes music from the sounds of the Arctic

Paths of return: A special homecoming to Sierra Leone

A group of African Americans are in Sierra Leone for a very special homecoming

The Fifth Floor: China's empty maternity wards

How falling birth rates led to the closure of over 400 maternity wards in China

BBC OS Conversations: Dealing with trauma after vehicle-ramming attacks

Survivors, relatives and counsellors share their experiences of vehicle-ramming attacks

Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, part two

Sahar Zand investigates the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh

Licence to operate a space object

The night sky holds so much power - why are we not fighting harder to protect it?

Child soldiers and capoeira

In the city of Goma, former child soldiers are being rehabilitated using capoeira

BBC Trending: Were Valencia's floods engineered weather?

The conspiracy theories that swirled around Valencia's floods

Assignment: South Korea - the feminist hunters

How feminists in South Korea are being hunted down, attacked and sacked

In the Studio: Dan Perri

How Dan Perri created title sequences for some of cinema's most famous films

The Fifth Floor: Fighting crime with kitchen spoons

How a group of Nigerian women came together to protect their community from violence

BBC OS Conversations: How going viral changed my life

Megan Boni, actor Kirsty Paterson, Kelley Heyer, and Auri Kananen on going viral

Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh: Part one

Sahar Zand investigates the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh

The dogs of Palermo

In Palermo, neighbourhood dogs roam freely and are embraced by locals, protected by law

Built different: Why women athletes suffer ACL injuries more than males

Lianne Sanderson explores the science and solutions for ACL injuries in female athletes

Assignment: The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder

Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'

Bonus: Americast - Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100

Justin Webb looks at Jimmy Carter's journey from peanut farmer to the White House

In the Studio: Tomás Saraceno

Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno on his hot air balloon creation, Aerocene

Bonus: HARDTalk - Past Notes

A special programme remembering some past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024

The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge

Old hits and horror movies: what is trending in Bollywood right now

BBC OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer

Thea LaFond, Paralympian Palesha Goverdhan and boxer David de Pina share their stories

Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame

Stories of hope and inspiration around the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

The street that tech built

Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?

Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review

We look back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024

Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes

The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes

In the Studio: International film school

At a school in Bulgaria, pupils are making movies for Le Cinema Cent Ans De Jeunesse

The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s gateway to Africa in jeopardy

What would the potential loss of Syrian bases mean for Russia?

The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze

K-dramas are taking the world by storm. What's the secret of their success?

BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families

Former inmates of the notorious Saydnaya share their experiences of Assad’s brutal regime

Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey

The rising antisemitism faced by the Jewish community in Turkey

The Watermelons: Myanmar's military moles

The soldiers spying for the enemy

Footprints: How did human feet get washed up on the west coast of Canada and the US?

Since 2007, more than 20 human feet have washed up on the shores of Canada and the US

Assignment: Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw

President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?

In the Studio: Creating Selfridges’ Christmas windows

Behind the scenes with the teams designing the London store’s festive windows

The Fifth Floor: Fleeing Chechnya

Why do some young women in Chechnya decide to leave everything behind?

BBC OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad

After 50 years of dictatorship, Syrians have their voices back

Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas

Searching for the origins of images of black representations of the Virgin Mary

Srebrenica’s forgotten refugees

In Bosnia's Tuzla region, survivors of the war are still living in refugee camps

Introducing World of Secrets S6: The bad guru

The search for inner peace through yoga leads Miranda into a dark, hidden world

Assignment: Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?

The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea

Bonus: The Food Chain is 10!

Celebrating 10 years of The Food Chain with some of our favourite moments

Morse code: Ready to transmit

At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors battle to be the fastest

The Fifth Floor: Javier Milei's first year in power

Argentina's president promised to cut spending with his infamous chainsaw. Did it work?

BBC OS Conversations: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Residents in Israel and Lebanon share their experiences, hopes and fears

Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?

Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals

Over the fence: From Turkey into the EU

How more people are reaching the EU from Turkey, and the efforts to police this movement

100 Women: Byline Afghanistan

What has happened to Afghanistan’s female journalists?

The Global Jigsaw: The rebels who retook Aleppo

A shock offensive turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war

Assignment: France - trouble on the vine

How climate, finances and changing habits has brought French wine-makers to the brink

Blood on the shelves

How tomato paste made with forced labour in China is likely to be in supermarkets

In the Studio: The rebuilding of Notre Dame

Agnès Poirier follows the craftspeople reconstructing France's famous gothic cathedral

The Fifth Floor: Russia's runaway soldiers

Russian soldiers are fleeing in record numbers. How should the West treat them?

BBC OS Conversations: Life in Ukraine after 1000 days of war

Ukrainians share their experiences of the war

Heart and Soul: At the end of the wall

At the end of America’s border wall, James Naughtie meets the people helping migrants

The Cultural Frontline: James Baldwin centenary

How the works of US writer and activist James Baldwin still resonate 100 years on

Bonus: The Conflict

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East

Assignment: Afghanistan - our whole life is a secret

One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan

In the Studio: Brian Eno

Legendary musician, composer and producer Brian Eno on technique and inspiration in nature

Me and my digital twin

Ghislaine Boddington explores how to create an AI version of herself

The Fifth Floor: How to apologise to a king

What to do and what to wear when apologising to the Ashanti King of Ghana

BBC OS Conversations: Smog in Delhi and Lahore

The difficulties of living and breathing when the air outside is toxic

Heart and Soul: An African missionary in France

France used to send missionaries to Africa, now it’s the other way round

Amapiano: The sound of South Africa

South African DJ Legendary Crisp charts the rise of the Amapiano music genre

In the Studio: David Chipperfield

How renowned architect David Chipperfield is improving lives in Galicia's coastal towns

Life at 50°C: Syria's water wars

Why the people of once-fertile north-east Syria have almost no drinking water

Assignment: Plastic recycling’s dirty secrets

Malaysia; the global hub for recycling plastic waste

The 10 years that changed women's football

How women's football has boomed in the past decade, and what challenges still lie ahead

The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream

Actor Idris Elba is planning to move to Africa. What's inspiring him, and many others?

BBC OS Conversations: The aftermath of the Valencia floods

A family shares their experience of searching for their missing father

Heart and Soul: The human shield

Why an Australian journalist decided to try and stop Western powers bombing Iraq

Faith on the fly: The airport chaplains

Spend a week with the chaplains of Heathrow Airport supporting passengers and staff

Poisoned flood: South Sudan life at 50°C

Blood, pollution and oil in South Sudan but who is responsible? BBC Eye investigates

In the Studio: Opera Australia

Ce Benedict goes behinds the scenes of Opera Australia

The Fifth Floor: What do Georgians want?

Why are people protesting on the streets of Tbilisi, in Georgia?

BBC OS Conversations: Americans react to Donald Trump's re-election

We get reaction from Republicans, Democrats and Ukrainians

Heart and Soul: The Arab Holocaust museum

Why an Arab Israeli set out to educate his fellow Palestinians about the Holocaust

Tuvalu: The first digital nation?

With its future under threat, how can Tuvalu preserve its culture?

Bonus: People Fixing the World: Fixing elections - for the better

2024 has been a big year for elections. But how can we make sure people can vote safely?

Tongue and talk: Keeping language alive in Africa

Ghanian journalist Justice Baidoo examines the threat to hundreds of languages in Africa

In the Studio: TRIVAX

TRIVAX on their mission to fight against oppression and totalitarianism through music

Assignment: Denmark’s weight loss boom town

Assignment visits the small Danish manufacturing town making the weight loss drug Wegovy

The Fifth Floor: Ikat fashion and other Uzbek wonders

Ibrat Safo explores Uzbekistan's love story with textiles

BBC OS Conversations: US voters and the cost of living

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world

Heart and Soul: How the war in Gaza helped me find God

How the unshakeable faith of Palestinian Muslims in Gaza led Vanessa to embrace Islam

The jaguar's last stand

The Jaguar is the apex predator in the Pantanal, Brazil, but loss of habitat is a threat

BBC Trending: The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok battles

Cash-strapped and verbally abused – players of the TikTok game taking Somalia by storm

Assignment: Choosing race

Stories of people fighting to claim their racial identity, and those looking to police it

In the Studio: Ishmael Reed

Legendary American author Ishmael Reed is 86 – how does he keep creating?

Bonus: The Climate Question

Is the climate on the ballot at the US election?

The Fifth Floor: Where do vampires come from?

Where did the vampire myth originate from?

BBC OS Conversations: US black and Latino male voters

We discuss if the male vote is a problem or opportunity ahead of the US election

Heart and Soul: Seeking justice from Opus Dei

Former assistant numeraries who worked in Opus Dei centres say they were abused

Iraq's secret women's shelters

The dangerous and secretive work of the Iraqi women helping victims of domestic violence

BBC Trending: Meet the anti-witch hunter

Meet the man who intervenes to protect people accused of witchcraft across Africa

Assignment: Singing in Gaza

Amid the rubble, children in Gaza are learning music. How and why do they go on singing?

In the Studio: Jonny Banger

Jonny Banger is an artist who blurs the lines between fashion, music and activism

Caught at the helm

Are Greece's tough people smuggling policies seeing the wrong people pay the price?

The Fifth Floor: Who runs Russia's African Initiative?

African Initiative claims to be a media organisation. Who's behind it?

BBC OS Conversations: Living alongside Mexico's drug gangs

Residents in Mexico on coping with crime, kidnappings and murders

Bonus: What in the World - Liam Payne

Liam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbroken

Heart and Soul: The dead are not dead

What is Enkumbi, a ritual practised in certain cultures in Uganda and across Africa?

The children's hospital of Entebbe

A new free-to-access children’s hospital is revolutionising paediatric care in Uganda

BBC Trending: Yami Baito - Inside Japan’s dark part-time jobs

How job postings on social media are luring people into organised crime in Japan

Assignment: Singapore – drugs, rehab, execution

Singapore and drugs: compulsory rehabilitation, and traffickers paying the ultimate price

In the Studio: Mia Lehrer and the LA River

Mia Lehrer on the revitalisation of an American icon

An end to Aids?

Is the goal of an end the Aids pandemic by 2030 really possible?

The Fifth Floor: The wolf salute

Who are the Grey Wolves, and why is their salute controversial?

BBC OS Conversations: Israelis remember the hostages

Family members of hostages taken by Hamas discuss the agony of silence

Heart and Soul: Reclaiming yoga

Yoga is big business but has it become disconnected from its spiritual roots?

BBC Trending: The curse of the blessing scam

The female crooks who exploit superstition and family love to swindle other women

Bonus: The World Debate: What is the path to peace in the Middle East?

Mishal Husain hosts a debate on the prospects for peace in the Middle East

Bonus: People Fixing the World

Switching off our smartphones

Bonus: The Conflict: Israel and Gaza one year on

One year on from the start of the war, we analyse what’s going on in Israel and Gaza

US local news 2024: On the front page frontline

Gary O'Donoghue meets newspaper editors during the US presidential election campaign

The Fifth Floor: Mollywood's MeToo

New abuse allegations have emerged about one of India's film industries

BBC OS Conversations: My year in Gaza

Three young women in Gaza share their experiences living through war in their own voices

Heart and Soul: Father Adamski

How a tragic loss inspired a pharmaceutical executive to become a Catholic priest

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Anoosheh Ashoori was imprisoned in Iran, falsely accused of spying - Lives Less Ordinary

BBC Trending: The Baku initiative?

Is Azerbaijan capitalising on France’s struggle in the South Pacific?

Saving a sinking city: Jakarta

Indonesia's capital Jakarta is sinking but how easy is it to build a new capital city?

Assignment: Panama’s water fights

Panama’s fight for water in one of the world’s wettest countries

In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part two

Ian Rankin is on a deadline to complete his next Inspector Rebus thriller

In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part one

Crime novelist Ian Rankin begins writing his latest Inspector Rebus novel

The Fifth Floor: Who is Mexico's first female president?

What will Claudia Sheinbaum's presidency look like?

BBC OS Conversations: People in Lebanon and northern Israel

Sharing personal experiences from both sides of the border

Heart and Soul: Istanbul’s church of wishes

The sacred spring that unites people of all faiths in hope

Bonus: The Inquiry - How are the Taliban governing Afghanistan?

What changes have the Taliban made to Afghanistan in their 3 years of power?

BBC Trending: An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest

How a nature reserve in the Philippines got caught in an information battle

Bonus: The Climate Question

Somalia - Where climate change meets conflict

Assignment: Reproductive rights: A divided flock

How the debate over abortion and IVF has divided evangelical Christians in the US

In the Studio: Erdem Moralıoğlu

Designer Erdem Moralıoğlu on taking inspiration from powerful women in culture

The new Germans

Damien McGuinness talks to a generation of refugees in Germany now becoming citizens

The Fifth Floor: The silent death of an anti-Putin pianist

Pavel Kushnir: a classical pianist or a dangerous dissident?

BBC OS Conversations: Talking to someone with suicidal thoughts

Stories of how strangers have been able to help when they’ve seen a person in distress

Heart and Soul: I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage

Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, spent three years in captivity in Afghanistan

Stories from the New Silk Road: Space

How does a controversial ground station in Argentina help China land the space race?

BBC Trending: Woman, life, surveillance

We speak to women targeted by the Iranian government after posting on social media

The great dolphin release

Freeing Johnny, Rocky and Rambo, the dolphins of the world's last travelling circus

Assignment: Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia

How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population

In the Studio: Lenin Tamayo and Q-pop

Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo, creator of Quechua pop, works on his next EP

Solutions Journalism: The African 'Babelfish'

How Bonaventure Dossou's translation app is increasing accessibility to African dialects

The Fifth Floor: Exam nightmares

Stories from India and China about the exams that shape the lives of millions

BBC OS Conversations: Are we still in love with dating apps?

We hear from people who ditched their dating apps and from those who found love on them

Heart and Soul: Indigenous healing on the party island of Ibiza

Indigenous spirituality on the modern island of Ibiza

Trending: Can we live without our phones?

Marianna Spring investigates the impact of smartphones and social media on teens

Flying high: The return of the peregrine falcon

The fastest animal on earth – the peregrine falcon – is thriving alongside us

The Midwife’s Confession: Eye Investigates

‘Now another girl has been born, kill her’ – Indian midwives make a shocking confession

Assignment: Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis

The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast

In The Studio: Tuan Andrew Nguyen - The healing power of art

Using film, sculpture and installations, Tuan explores how memories haunt the present

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Indiana Jones: the kids who remade a blockbuster — Lives Less Ordinary

The Fifth Floor: Pakistan's internet mystery

People in Pakistan are struggling to use social media. Why?

BBC OS Conversations: What's it like to have mpox

Mpox sufferers and doctors share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Synagogue for sale

Polish anthropologist Alexandra Janus deliberates buying back a piece of her heritage

Bonus: CrowdScience - How do fish survive in the deep ocean?

What allows fish to cope with the immense water pressure of the ocean depths?

West Bank: Settlers, guns and sanctions

Extremist settlers are supported by “state-linked” organisations, BBC Eye reveals

Assignment: The 'ghost city' of Cyprus

The beach resort frozen in time by 50 years of conflict, and the struggle over its future

Global Dancefloor: Tbilisi

In Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, the underground music scene is fighting against a clampdown

In the Studio: Laurie Anderson

One of America's most daring artists records a new album inspired by Amelia Earhart

Three Million: 8. Road to the past

Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine

The Fifth Floor: Ukraine's 'Memory Cafés'

Could a cup of coffee become an act of love and remembrance?

BBC OS Conversations: Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Afghan women discuss their everyday life and the impact of tighter new restrictions

Heart and Soul: Afghanistan 20 years on

Julia Paul discovers what happened to the young women she taught in Kabul 20 years ago

Courting success: A journey to Paris 2024

Kgothatso Montjane talks about her life as a wheelchair tennis champion

Bonus: The Inquiry - What does Hezbollah want?

Hezbollah has intensified attacks on Israel - who are they and what do they want?

Assignment: The struggle for Jerusalem’s Old City

Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle

In the Studio: Architect Daniel Libeskind

Creating a building to house Albert Einstein's legacy, work and research in Jerusalem

The next Paralympians

The trailblazing sports stars with a learning disability and the barriers they face

The Fifth Floor: What really happened in Bakhmut?

Why was the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut such an important target for Russia?

BBC OS Conversations: Women's safety in India

Indians share their experiences of attitudes towards women in the country

Heart and Soul: Corruption in the Curia

How financial investigator Libero Milone fell foul of the Vatican but kept his faith

Solutions Journalism: A better start

The people finding solutions to improve the odds for premature babies

Invisible souls

The fishermen who say they were mistreated by a Scottish fishing company speak out

Assignment: Ukraine - on the front line

Drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine.

In the Studio: Ad Minoliti

Creating geometric works for both humans and nature

Under ash: Uncovering Maui’s past

How historic mistreatment contributed to the 2023 deadly Hawaiian wildfires

The Fifth Floor: The rise of caste influencers in India

The young women taking to social media to show 'caste pride'

BBC OS Conversations: Life in Venezuela

Venezuelans inside the country and abroad share their stories

Heart and Soul: Muslim sex education

The educators teaching Muslim women about healthy sex

India's fight against TB

India has set itself a target to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025. But can it succeed?

Solutions Journalism: The art of air pollution

We meet the creatives that are turning deadly air pollution into art, ink and jewellery

Assignment: Rejecting Public Education in Arizona

‘School choice’: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?

In the Studio: Munch on the move

How do you take an Edvand Munch exhibition worth millions to both sides of the Atlantic?

'Indocumentados’: America’s undocumented migrants

First-hand accounts of the precarious lives of America’s undocumented Latinos

The Fifth Floor: Vietnam's matchmakers

Why so many Vietnamese women use matchmaking agencies to find a foreign spouse?

BBC OS Conversations: Gen Z and power change in Bangladesh

Young voices on the extraordinary political upheaval in their country

Heart and Soul: Digital grief

Could AI versions of loved ones who have died help the bereaved deal with their grief?

The Global Jigsaw: The Taliban’s war on women

The group’s return to power in Afghanistan has seen the erasure of women from public life

Bonus: The Engineers - Intelligent Machines

We speak to three engineers at the forefront of the 'Machine Learning: AI' revolution

Solutions Journalism: Going bananas

Can the killer fungus Tropical Race 4 that is ravaging banana plantations be stopped?

Assignment: The Italian town where praying is a political issue

Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town

In the Studio: B-girl Ray Gun

Australia’s top female breakdancer prepares for her debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Erasing Hong Kong

Paul French explores how Hong Kong's history is being revised and erased

The Fifth Floor: Three years of Taliban rule

Two BBC Afghan journalists reflect on the third anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

BBC OS Conversations: Protests in Bangladesh

The fears, stress and loss experienced by those both within and outside the country

Heart and Soul: Wrestling for redemption in Jordan

The would-be Olympic champion who is now fighting to overcome his past traumas in Jordan

Bonus: World Book Club - Edna O'Brien

We look back to an interview with Irish author, Edna O'brien, on her book Country Girls

Bonus: The Global Story - Divorce

In a bonus episode of The Global Story podcast - Divorce: The art of breaking up

Bonus: HARDtalk - The Whistleblowers

In a bonus episode from HARDtalk - what motivates whistleblowers?

In the Studio: Willard Wigan

World-renowned micro-sculptor Willard Wigan carves a tribute to Charles Darwin

Las Patronas

Exploring the Mexican town where the women have been feeding migrants for 30 years

The Fifth Floor: Make-up and rebellion

Can a woman wear make-up if she is expected to be modest?

BBC OS Conversations: Supporters of Kamala Harris

Chucks and pearls - the appeal to supporters of Kamala Harris

Heart and Soul: America’s Atheist Street Pirates

The American atheists removing illegal religious signs from streets across the states

India's wrestling school for girls

Young girls wrestling for justice and Olympic glory. Divya Arya finds out what it takes

The gay activists who won an Olympic-sized battle

The power of peaceful protest and how to affect change

Introducing: World of Secrets S3

The Apartheid Killer. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old

In the Studio: Massimo Bottura

Go behind the scenes at one of the world’s best and most creative restaurants

The Romani holocaust: An unfinished history

The destruction of the Roma by the Nazi state and allies and their post war fate

The Fifth Floor: From Paris to the world, Olympics 2024

The Olympics Games through the lens of our Fifth Floor colleagues

BBC OS Conversations: After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

How the image of the bloodied and defiant former president is redefining the election

Heart and Soul: Georgia's maverick Bishop and his peace cathedral

We follow the communities involved in Tblisi's interfaith project - The Peace Cathedral

Instagram's fake guru

A story of witchcraft, sexual exploitation and human trafficking

Assignment: A slogan and a land, part two

Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean

Assignment: A slogan and a land, part one

A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea

Assignment: The child rescue con

Exposed: the charity which claims to save children from trafficking and abuse

In the Studio: Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos)

Creating a multi-media installation inspired by an Indigenous story

The Fifth Floor: The reality of conscription

In its third year of war, how is Ukraine dealing with conscription?

BBC OS Conversations: Voters in Britain and France

Why feeling fed up led to a vote for political change

Heart and Soul: How should I remember Mum in Islam?

Breaking with tradition in a diverse Muslim world

Shaken goalposts

How Hatayspor football club is fighting to survive the aftermath of Turkey’s earthquake

Trending: The scammers who make you kidnap yourself

Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?

In the Studio: Wendy Sharpe

Wendy Sharpe breaks conventions with her new exhibition Spellbound

Assignment: Cry witch - take my land, take my life

Why one elderly person is killed every week in eastern Kenya - in the name of witchcraft

Three Million: 7. Live show

Kavita Puri, the creator and presenter of Three Million, on how the series was made

The Fifth Floor: Can climate change stories be cool?

A real life Squid Game in South Korea and a virtual tour of Brazil's giant ravines

BBC OS Conversations: Kenya’s Gen Z protesters

Young Kenyan protestors share the stories of their lives and why they took to the streets

Bonus: The Global Story - Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new prime minister

A historic loss for the conservatives ushers in a new era in British politics

Heart and Soul: Journey to Sepharad

Michael Goldfarb goes on a journey to find the exiled Jews of Sepharad, Hebrew for Spain

Suicide's silent survivors

A look at the countries where it is still a criminal offence to attempt suicide

Trending: Scammed by the fake Chinese police

The con men who threaten to extradite their victims to China if they do not pay “bail”

Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia, and died together in the Netherlands

In the Studio: Baek Mi-kyoung

Baek Mi-kyoung on creating the sequel to the hugely popular Strong Girl Bong-soon

Bonus: What in the World - Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

Japa, the Yoruba word for escape, has become shorthand for moving abroad.

The Fifth Floor: India's deadliest scam

Instant loan apps promise easy money. But what's the catch?

BBC OS Conversations: Hajj pilgrims

Three Muslims from the US, Kenya and Saudi Arabia share their pilgrimage experiences

Saint Sara: Patron saint of the Romani people

Artúr Čonka joins the pilgrimage for Sara-La-Kali, patron saint of the Romani people

The West Indies’ first black captain: Sir Frank Worrell

How Frank Worrell became the first Black captain of the West Indies cricket team

Trending: The American pushing Russian disinformation

An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters

Assignment: Germany’s AI detectives

How German podcasters tracked down a terrorist suspect with an AI facial recognition tool

In the Studio: Hanna Harris

How Helsinki’s design boss creates a vibrant environment for a diversifying city

The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group

After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks

Alvin Hall's other America

In his hometown Alvin Hall considers America’s past and its divided present

The Fifth Floor: Is Islamic State still a threat?

Jihadist media specialist Mina Al-Lami analyses IS' most recent activities

BBC OS Conversations: National service

We bring together people with different experiences of national service

The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2024

Music and messages for the isolated staff at British research stations in the Antarctic

Ukraine to Korea

Ethnically-Korean Ukrainian refugees returning to Korea are receiving a mixed welcome

Trending: Colombia’s guerrilla recruitment video problem

Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.

Assignment: Decolonising Russia

Is Russia Europe's last colonial power? What would "decolonising" Russia mean?

In the Studio: Nazanin Moradi

Artist Nazanin Moradi challenges male dominance through ancient Mesopotamian myths

Three Million: 6. Silk scarves

How the legacy of the Bengal Famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today

The Fifth Floor: My AI boyfriend

Would you turn to AI to create your perfect partner?

BBC OS Conversations: Far-right voters in Europe

Far-right voters in Europe share what's informing their views

Losing Attar

Jigyasa Mishra meets farmers and perfumers trying to keep a dying scent alive in Kannauj

Heart and Soul: Last Christians of Gaza

A story of hope and faith from Gaza’s only Roman Catholic church

Trending: The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial

How Kenyan farmer Jusper Machogu became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa

Assignment: Ireland’s phone-free town

The town where primary schools asked parents not to buy smartphones for their children

In the Studio: Senua's Saga - Hellblade II

We follow the sequel to the award-winning Hellblade video game

Greening the Hajj

What can Muslims do to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of the pilgrimage to Mecca?

The forgotten people of the Ravi River

We meet the people in western India cut off from the mainland by a bridgeless river

BBC OS Conversations: Stories from Mexico

Ordinary Mexicans share their concerns and hopes for new President Claudia Sheinbaum

Heart and Soul: Losing my religion

The young Nigerians creating a community for the irreligious in a highly religious society

The Fifth Floor: For the love of football

Why is football such a universal language? Stories from Argentina, Iran and Kenya

Bonus: What in the world - Africa and FGM: When will it end?

The Gambia could be about to reverse its ban, but elsewhere rates are going down

Whose Truth?: Online women haters

How Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa came under fire for doing her job

Whose Truth?: Climate change denial

Nobel Prize laureate Sir Paul Nurse wants science to guide the climate change debate

Whose Truth?: Russia v Ukraine

Can information become a weapon of war? Oleksandra Matviichuk on documenting war crimes

Whose Truth?: The vaccine

Nobel Prize laureate Katalin Kariko was caught up in a Covid vaccine disinformation storm

Trending: Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers’ protests?

A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?

Assignment: El Salvador – life after the gangs

How people’s lives have changed since a crackdown on criminal gangs

In the Studio: Andy Riley

Andy Riley, Emmy-winning scriptwriter and a million-selling author and cartoonist

The Fifth Floor: Russia's lost troops

Olga Ivshina on the human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine

BBC OS Conversations: Toxic politics

Politicians share their experiences of threats and intimidation

Heart and Soul: Hijabs and skinny jeans

Nora Akachar questions what it means to be Muslim in the Netherlands today

Gaming Africa

Gamer and broadcaster Kobby Spiky looks at the video games industry across Africa

Trending: Love and deception in the age of AI

How is AI redefining love on Tinder?

Assignment: Myanmar - Rise of the resistance

Quentin Sommerville reports from Myanmar on the rising resistance to the military junta

Perfume’s dark secret

The BBC reveals the human cost of one of perfume’s most luxurious ingredients

Mad Women: Portraying mental health in theatre

Constanza Hola Chamy directs two casts for her play about female artists with bipolar

Shadow War: China and the West

Are China and the West on a collision course?

The Fifth Floor: Life in exile

Two journalists from Afghanistan and Russia share their experience of living in exile

BBC OS Conversations: Beauty pageants

Contestants, judges and an organiser on the stereotypes and positive experiences

Heart and Soul: Hervé's Way, the story of a one-legged pilgrim

The amputee who regained his will to live by walking to Santiago de Compostela

Denmark's esports revolution

Why a European country has put competitive gaming on the school curriculum

Trending: Long Covid: Think yourself well?

BBC Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online

Assignment: The Caspian crisis

Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region?

In the Studio: Zoë Barrett and Patrick Eley

From massive signs to tiny icons, Zoë Barrett and Patrick Eley's signs help us on our way

Bonus: The Global Jigsaw

Beijing says it is building, not buying, Africa. Do people in Nairobi agree?

Labelling the world: The power of DSM

How the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders influences mental health

The Fifth Floor: Message in a bottle to North Korea

Park Jung-oh tries to reach people in North Korea by throwing bottles into the Yellow Sea

BBC OS Conversations: The floods in Brazil

Residents of Porto Alegre and volunteer rescue workers share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Glorifying God through wine

Meet the French, Benedictine monks who give glory to God by producing heavenly wine

Bonus: The Global Story

EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages - The Global Story

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

I ‘kidnapped’ my brother to save his life — Lives Less Ordinary

Assignment: Return of the Benin Bronzes

Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897

Crime and punishment in South Africa

With trust in police falling, volunteer groups have begun patrolling the streets

In the Studio: Cressida Cowell

The magical world of How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell

The Fifth Floor: China’s global mining for green tech

The Global China Unit's latest report on Chinese mines overseas

OS Conversations: Mass tourism

Influencers and residents from popular destinations on the pros and cons of tourism

Heart and Soul: A Colombian Christmas in February

How the days of slavery led to a belated Colombian Christmas in the town of Quinamayo

Twin towns

Why being a twin in Nigeria could mean life or death

Bonus: World of Secrets: The Disciples investigation live show

Inside the investigation – the story of the journalism behind The Disciples.

Assignment: Italy's mafia whistleblower

Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family

In the Studio: Abhishek Singh

Indian artist Abhishek Singh creates a new animal and environment-centred mythology

The Fifth Floor: Love and politics in Russia

Why did Yulia Navalnaya step in for her husband after his death?

BBC OS Conversations: Student protests in the US

The experience on campus for both protesters and Jewish students

Heart and Soul: Jewish dating

Navigating Jewish dating in a globalised world

South Africa: The people shall govern

Has 30 years of democracy in South Africa delivered for its citizens?

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Evy Mages learns the truth about her time in an Austrian ‘child-observation station'

Assignment: Kosovo - euro or bust?

Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?

In the Studio: Kenyan artist Wangari Mathenge

Exploring the plight of female domestic workers in Kenya through art

The Cultural Frontline: Exposing the fake Russian modern art collection

How museums and collectors have been sold dubious Russian modern art.

The Fifth Floor: The disinformation wars

How is disinformation created and spread? Stories from Latin America, Russia and Nigeria

BBC OS Conversations: Ukrainian aid from the US

How Americans with Ukrainian heritage are funding medical packages, vans and art therapy

Heart and Soul: The whale worshippers of Vietnam

On the southern shores of Vietnam, whales are revered as gods of the oceans.

Super-rich Swedes

Why is Sweden home to so many dollar billionaires?

Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?

Our technology dominated world is in a crisis – what are the solutions?

Assignment: Armenia's lost garden

The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub

In the Studio: David Haig and Max Webster

David Haig and Max Webster's stage adaptation of Philip K Dick's Minority Report

Bonus: What in the World: South Korea’s shamans are now online

South Korea’s shamans are now online

The Fifth Floor: My emergency kit list

How do you prepare for the worst-case scenario?

BBC OS Conversations: Living in Israel

Israelis share their experiences after Iran’s drone and missile attack

Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?

Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals

The poker parent

Why teaching a child how to call, raise and bluff can impart important life lessons

Forward Thinking: Can going vegan feed the world?

Could going vegan help feed the world and save the planet?

Assignment: Reggaeton - the pride of Puerto Rico?

Reggaeton’s the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene

Bonus: The Global Story on Iran-Israel attacks

A turning point for the Middle East? Analysis from The Global Story

In the Studio: Helle Nebelong

Landscape architect Helle Nebelong designs one of America's largest natural playgrounds

His and hers medicine

Dr Zoe Williams examines historical inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of women

The Fifth Floor: A journalist's life in Israel

What is it like to live and work as a journalist in Israel right now?

BBC OS Conversations: Sudan's war - One year on

What it’s like to live in Sudan after one year of civil war

Bonus: The Global Story

Lina Khan: The woman taking on big tech billionaires - The Global Story

From the Archive: Heart and Soul - Faith, terrorists and mercy at Guantanamo

Former Guantanamo Bay interrogator Dr Jennifer Bryson on torture, faith and mercy

Bonus: What in the World

Is Botswana really going to send Germany 20,000 elephants?

Forward Thinking: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Why a celebrated astrophysicist believes space research needs a new approach

Assignment: New Caledonia - new agreement needed

Can the French settlers and indigenous Kanak of New Caledonia agree on a constitution?

In the Studio: Ellie Simmonds

The Paralympic gold medallist follows the construction of a new public swimming pool

El Salvador's missing children

Children separated from their parents by civil war now in search of their birth families

The Fifth Floor: My Ramadan

How are people observing Ramadan around the world, and why is it different this year?

BBC OS Conversations: Living with cancer

How six young women around the world are living with cancer

Heart and Soul: The caste faultlines in Modi’s India

How the Hindu majority in Modi’s India is still divided by caste

Azovstal: The 80 day siege

Ukrainian citizens and soldiers who survived the siege of Azovstal recount their ordeal

Forward Thinking: Is it ethical to live longer?

The dilemmas caused by treatments that could tackle some of our most serious illnesses

Assignment: Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus

Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women

In the Studio: Maria Grachvogel

Maria Grachvogel shares her passion for creating outfits and working with Victoria Beckham

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Fugees Family: the refugee football team who became my life - Lives Less Ordinary

Bonus: The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars

Who is behind the Crocus City Hall attack? We track the blame game.

BBC OS Conversations: Messages from Gaza

Four women share their experiences of resilience, fear and despair in war-torn Gaza

Heart and Soul: An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.

Bonus: HARDtalk

On the road in Guyana - HARDtalk

Assignment: Choking in Chiang Mai

What it’s like to live and die in a polluted city

Rwanda 30 years on

Rwanda's journey towards healing and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide

Bonus: The Black 14

The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism

In the Studio: Helmut Deutsch and Michael Volle - Staging Winterreise

An acclaimed pianist and baritone tackle Franz Schubert's song cycle

Bonus: The Global Story

Rare access inside Sudan's forgotten war - The Global Story

The Cultural Frontline: Bjarke Ingels

Bjarke Ingels and the Manhattan Flood project

BBC OS Conversations: Protesting farmers

Why are farmers taking to the streets?

Heart and Soul: How the Church’s role in Argentina’s dictatorship shook the nation’s faith

How the Church’s role in Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship changed people’s faith

Assignment: Border Stories, part 2 - Coyotes and Kidnap

Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico

Bonus: What in the World

Energy solutions in the Philippines

A reckoning with drugs in Oregon

How has Oregon’s radical drug decriminalisation policy changed lives?

Trapped in Oman

The fight to bring home a group of Malawian domestic workers trapped in servitude

In the Studio: Colm Tóibín

Inside the creative world of the acclaimed author of Brooklyn

Bonus: The Global Story

Panama Canal: It's running dry and it's going to cost us - The Global Story

BBC OS Conversations: Haiti gangs and stray bullets

People in Haiti trying to survive and the struggle for aid workers trying to help them

Heart and Soul: Not even water?

How young Muslims manage Ramadan in their lives and work

Assignment: Border Stories, part one - Zero Tolerance

The ongoing effects of Zero Tolerance, the policy that divided families on the US border

Running out of sand

Sand mining is fuelling Cambodia's construction boom but at what cost to the environment?

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

Miracle on the ocean floor – Lives Less Ordinary

In the Studio: Peter Beatty

Artist and film-maker Peter Beatty turns his barge into a film studio

Bonus: The Global Story

Why young people are having less sex – The Global Story

BBC OS Conversations: The cost of living crisis in Nigeria

Daily experiences from the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation

Heart and Soul: I joined the Taliban after they kept me hostage

Why Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, joined the Taliban after they kept him hostage

Assignment: Educating Tibet

Are Tibetans being forced into Chinese language schools, made to abandon their culture?

Diving With a Purpose

Meet the young scuba divers of colour who are searching for sunken slave ships

Trending - The anti-vax candidate?

Will Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?

Tumaini

A unique refugee-led celebration of music and solidarity in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi

In the Studio: Ghawgha

Singer Ghawgha from Afghanistan explores identity, displacement and her people's struggle

Bonus: The Global Story

Are you ever too old to have a baby? – The Global Story

BBC OS Conversations: Beyoncé and the changing face of country music

African-American musicians and fans around the world discuss why they love country music

Heart and Soul: The new iconographers

How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century

Assignment: Botswana - living with elephants

The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana

Trending - The disinformation war in the Middle East

Disinformation has erupted on social media in the battle between Israel and Hamas.

Storm over a teacup

The farmers and industry leaders working to secure the identity and future of Nepali tea

In the Studio: Claudia Piñeiro

Argentina's 'Queen of Suspense' on her latest novel

Bonus: The Global Story

Is #Me Too finally exploding in French cinema? – The Global Story

Bonus: Hardtalk - Defying Putin

In 2017, Alexey Navalny spoke about the risks of being a prominent critic of Putin

BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine war babies and returning home

Giving birth during a war and returning from a safe haven abroad to conflict

Three Million: 5. Ghosts

Three million people died in the Bengal Famine. Why are they not better remembered?

Three Million: 4. The tapes

The discovery of cassette tapes that throw new light on colonial responsibility

Three Million: 3. The f-word

Famine grips Bengal, but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine

Three Million: 2. The cigarette tin

The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions

Three Million: 1. War

The story of the Bengal Famine of 1943, where at least three million people died

Heart and Soul: Ladino - Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language

How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared

Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire

Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities

Trending: The new fight for land rights

How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights

Two Years of War: Voices from Russia

Oleg Boldyrev on how ordinary Russians are dealing with life in a country at war.

In the Studio: Vik Muniz

Brazilian artist Vik Muniz likes to trap and fool his audience with trickery and illusion

World Wide Waves '24

For this year's World Radio Day, we celebrate women in community radio

Bonus: The Global Jigsaw - Does Russia’s election matter?

Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin

BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria – one year on

Reuniting with a family trying to rebuild their lives.

Bonus: HARDtalk - Alexey Navalny: The interview

Stephen Sackur interviewed Alexey Navalny in 2017.His death has been reported by Russia.

Heart and Soul: The killer's counsel

Psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her faith and working with violent offenders

Assignment: Tempting fate - Istanbul's earthquake dilemma

Emily Wither reports from Istanbul on the threat of an earthquake striking the city

Trending: The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal

How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal

Reporting Greece

We investigate the increasing threats to journalists’ ability to report freely in Europe.

In the Studio: Jon Foreman

Land artist Jon Foreman takes us through the creation of a new work in Pembrokeshire

Bonus: The Global Story

Could Taylor Swift swing the US election? – The Global Story

Bonus: Sportshour at the Super Bowl Las Vegas edition

The inspirational and personal stories behind the Las Vegas Super Bowl

BBC OS Conversations: Deepfake attacks

How an AI scam phone call has had a lasting effect on a family.

Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st century - Buddhism (episode 3)

What does it mean to be a Buddhist today?

Assignment: Is Ireland’s reputation for tolerance under threat?

Tensions are rising in Ireland over the increasing number of refugees

Bonus: Killer drug: Fentanyl in Mexico and the US

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid made in Mexico is destroying lives in Mexico and the U.S.A.

Trending: Serbia’s real life ‘bots’

Does Serbia’s ruling SNS party command the online activity of a small army of citizens?

Cairo in comics

Cairo's young graphic novelists tell the modern story of their city

In the Studio: Awais Khan - Overcoming writer’s block

Discovering Awais’s radical solution to find the right words.

Bonus: The Global Story

Elon Musk says Chinese electric vehicles could destroy competition - The Global Story

BBC OS Conversations: Leaving Gaza

Life in a Gaza hospital and the guilt of leaving loved-ones behind.

Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st Century - Hindus (episode 2 of 3)

What does it mean to be a young Hindu in 2024?

Assignment: Spain, the kiss and the culture war

Has feminism gone too far? A world cup kiss that set a match to Spanish gender relations

Trending: Power

Trending investigates a sprawling network of fake social media accounts in Uganda.

The Israeli hostages

People who survived the 7 October attacks in Israel by Hamas describe how events unfolded

In the Studio: Shoeshine Caddie

A new documentary about homelessness by filmmaker, Leonard Manzella.

Understand: The US election

Justin Webb unpicks some of the terminology associated with the US election

BBC OS Conversations: Life in Yemen

A picture of Yemen through the words of its people.

Heart and Soul: Religion in the 21st Century: Islam

What does it mean to be a young Muslim in the world today?

Assignment: American mercenaries - killing in Yemen

Why former soldiers were hired to carry out assassinations in Yemen in 2015

Solutions Journalism: Reducing risks in a risky world

In Japan, drones are being developed to mitigate the risks from tsunamis and earthquakes

Solutions Journalism: Ending homelessness the Finnish way

What happens if you give a homeless person a house, with no strings attached?

In the Studio: Maria Djurkovic

Maria Djurkovic on My Policeman.

Paris: Football’s greatest talent factory

What is it about Paris's banlieues that helps create such amazing football talent?

BBC OS Conversations: Surviving sepsis

Inspiring stories on adapting to a new life.

Heart and Soul: Russia’s Africa crusade

How Moscow is using divisions within Orthodox Christianity to extend its power in Africa

Assignment: Bulgaria - the people smugglers

The men who risk jail to help migrants across Europe

Our House: Stories of the Holocaust

Meet the Berliners tracing the plight of Jewish families who once lived in their flats

In the Studio: Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the secrets of the cutting room

BBC OS Conversations on graduate unemployment

Shared experiences of rejection, resilience and unexpected success.

Heart and Soul: Facing death in Kenya

Defying taboos to ease the passing of those with terminal illness in Kenya.

Assignment: The struggle for Barbuda's future

How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise

Building a future for cyclone-hit Mozambique

Meet the people on the frontline of climate change

The Return

Promoted by the Ghanaian government, African-Americans are investing and settling in Ghana

In the Studio: Poet Fred D’Aguiar

Fred D’Aguiar on his collection For the Unnamed, inspired by a black jockey from 1852.

BBC OS Conversations: Covid-19 four years later

Burnt-out doctors, long Covid sufferers and positive stories from the pandemic

Assignment: Bones that speak

Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines

An octopus's garden

A pioneering closure system is enabling octopus to flourish in Madagascar

The Approach

Can mountaineering survive in an age of rapidly warming mountains?

In the Studio: Manal AlDowayan

How one of Saudi Arabia's most established artists navigates its changing society

HARDtalk: Past notes

A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023

BBC OS Conversation: Adventurers

Three adventurers share their experiences of 2023

Assignment: Bolivia’s giant fish intruder

The giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers

HARDtalk: 2023 in review

Stephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year

In the Studio: Andrea Hernández

Documenting the political and economic crisis across the country

Football and faith

Mani Djazmi talks to current and former footballers about their faith.

BBC OS Conversations: The Taylor Swift phenomenon

Experts and fans discuss the global appeal of the singer-songwriter megastar.

Heart and Soul: Irish myths and fairy tales

The mysterious twilight world of Celtic traditions and folklore that continue today

Assignment: Ukraine - building back better

How will Ukraine ensure the billions needed to rebuild the country are properly spent?

Rewilding the orphaned elephants

Former Samburu warriors rescue baby elephants, but can they rewild them during drought?

In the Studio: Ivan Hove

Inside the creative mind of one of the world's most celebrated theatre directors

BBC OS Conversations: Ukrainians and hope

People directly affected by the war share their experiences at home and abroad.

Heart and Soul: Queer and Christian in Kenya

Esther Ogola meets Christians who have formed Kenya’s first openly queer-affirming Church

Assignment: Ukraine - fighting for openness

Meet the citizens battling for better government on Ukraine's home front

Stories from the New Silk Road: Iceland

What does increased co-operation with China mean for Iceland?

In the Studio: Kengo Kuma

One of the world’s finest architects plans an unusual monument

Taiwan's balancing act

Two young Taiwanese share their lives and views in the run up to the election

BBC OS Conversations: Climate change and the young

Living with air pollution and deciding not to have children to save the planet.

Heart and Soul: The Sarajevo Haggadah

How Sarajevo’s most famous artefact captures the story the city wants to tell

Assignment: Cyprus and the battle over songbird slaughter

How killing migrating birds became a multi-million dollar criminal business

The Children of Paradise: Without hope you're dead

30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?

The Children of Paradise: A deadly mixture

30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?

The Children of Paradise: The future must change

30 years after South Africa's momentous changes what’s happened to the hope and promises?

Stories from the New Silk Road: Norway

How is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Norway?

Filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk: Animating Ukraine’s War

Iryna Tsilyk has won awards for her documentaries in east Ukraine.

Introducing Amazing Sport Stories

Sport but not as you know it. A brand new sports storytelling podcast

Kissinger’s Legacy

Henry Kissinger was one of the most important diplomatic figures of the last 50 years

BBC OS Conversations: Israel and Gaza - securing freedom

Families on both sides share their experiences of reunions with loved ones

Heart and Soul: Follow God, not the people

Frank Mugisha, Uganda’s best-known LGBTQ+ activist, on faith, fear and personal freedom

Kissinger

In a 2022 interview, Henry Kissinger reflects on his life and experiences

Assignment: Poland's forest frontier

Poland builds a wall through one of Europe’s most precious forests. What’s the impact?

Gaza diaries

Farida and Khalid document their struggle to survive the war in Gaza.

Sweden: Living with guns and gangs

How Sweden became a European hotspot for gangs, drugs and deadly violence

In the Studio: Danny Boyle

Creating a dance spectacular to launch Manchester’s new venue

The Cultural Frontline: K-drama

South Korean actress Min-ha Kim explores the phenomenal global impact of K-drama

BBC OS Conversations: Hostages, prisoners and peace

Israelis and Palestinians discuss the prospect of peace and the return of loved ones

The Trial of Oscar Pistorius

In 2014 Audrey Brown told the dramatic story of the trial of the athlete Oscar Pistorius

Heart and Soul: Wolves in sheep's clothing

How nurse Margaret Ruto's determination brought justice for Kenyan child abuse victims

Florida's political refugees

From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states

We the people are Barbados

Candice Brathwaite revisits Barbados two years after its decision to become a republic

In The Studio: Damon Galgut - Adapting The Promise for the stage

Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The Promise, moves from the page to the stage.

The Debate: Israel Gaza - What happens when the war ends?

Mishal Husain is joined by guests to discuss what happens when the Israel Gaza war ends.

BBC OS Conversations: Hate against Jews and Muslims

Men and women share their experiences of Islamophobia and antisemitism.

Heart and Soul: Israel – Gaza: Can interfaith work prevail?

The projects trying to build understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.

The mighty Mekong’s last hope

A journey though Cambodia where the Mekong river is feared to be in crisis

Tanni's lifetime road to disabled equality

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson looks at changes in attitude to disability the world over

A man without bees

Why are bees dying? An elder from the ‘Land of Bees’ seeks answers, wherever it leads.

In The Studio: Jenn Lee: Taiwan fashion designer

Taking inspiration from the flea markets of Taipei to show on the catwalks of London

BBC OS Conversations: Israeli losses

Israelis share their grief and memories of family members killed on 7 October.

Heart and Soul: Queerly beloved: Same-sex love and the Synod

Should the Anglican Church allow and conduct LGBT blessings, and even marriages?

The Jews and Arabs coexisting in crisis

How Jews and Arabs are working together to keep the peace in their Israeli neighbourhoods

My Forgotten War

Why is the situation for Syrian refugees in Turkey becoming increasingly hostile?

In The Studio: Carol Morley

Carol Morley tells Stephen Hughes about writing and selling a screenplay

BBC OS Conversations: Palestinian losses

Two men share their grief and memories of family killed in the war.

Heart and Soul: Finding Falun Gong

Twenty years ago, China began a crackdown on Falun Gong. What has become of the movement?

Assignment: Taught to fear - corporal punishment in the classroom

Reported cases of teachers beating their students in Kenyan schools are on the rise

The Raspberry Visa

Is Portugal's 'Raspberry Visa' the answer to the west's lack of workers?

In the Studio: Kieran Stanley - Designing a Zoo

Creating impressive spaces to inspire people to fall in love with wildlife.

BBC OS Conversations: Jewish-Palestinian couples

Mixed-heritage couples and families share their experiences.

Heart and Soul: The New York Supreme Court's first female Hasidic judge

Fighting to become the first female Hasidic New York Supreme Court judge in the US

Assignment: The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Russian Theatre

How Russia’s oldest independent theatre – from a remote town - was forced into exile

Africa's urban future: What next?

The opportunities and challenges of Africa's rapid urbanisation

In the Studio: PAC NYC

The opening of The Perelman Performing Arts Center built on the site of NY’s Twin Towers

Other people's children

The rarely heard voices of the domestic workers who care for other people's children

BBC OS Conversations: Teenagers in Gaza and Israel

Young people on both sides describe their lives right now

Understand: Israel and the Palestinians

The history and context of the decades long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians

Heart and Soul: My journey beyond death

Exploring extraordinary spiritual awakenings that follow a confrontation with death

Assignment: The village versus the mine

An ancient village in northern Portugal fights plans for a lithium mine on its doorstep

Africa’s Urban Future: South Africa

What is the future for Africa's rapidly swelling cities?

In the Studio: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf takes us behind the scenes of the making of Kandahar

Special: My Indian Life

“I’m in love with the mountains.” A special episode from Kalki Presents: My Indian Life

BBC OS Conversations: Israel and Gaza

Israelis and Palestinians share their stories

The Cultural Frontline: How Disney redefined animation

The 100th anniversary of the world's best-known animation studio

Assignment: America’s hidden histories

A new statue in Virginia shines a light on histories hidden in plain sight

Africa's urban future: Tanzania

The opportunities and challenges for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's commercial centre

In the Studio: Anton Skrypets

Producer Anton Skrypets on making his film Stay Online about the war in Ukraine

BBC OS Conversations: Fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

Refugees and volunteer aid workers share stories of the situation

Heart and Soul: Young Catholics on the Francis revolution

The Catholic church is discussing its future but what do young Catholics want?

Gabon’s dark football secret

BBC Africa Eye investigates the sexual abuse of young footballers in Gabon

Africa's urban future: Ghana

What is the future for Africa's rapidly swelling cities?

Will the unicorns of the sea fall silent?

Can narwhals, which rely on echolocation, survive in an increasingly noisy Arctic?

In the Studio: The visitors

Australia’s colonisation, told from an Indigenous perspective

October 1973: The war that changed everything

The 1973 Arab-Israeli war that lasted 19 days but changed the world forever

BBC OS Conversations: War and fatigue in Ukraine

Fighters, families and journalists share their experiences of the conflict

Heart and Soul: The Hare Krishna MC

Jake Emlyn, the world’s number one Hare Krishna rapper on his journey of self-discovery

Germany: Jail for fare-dodging

Why travelling without a ticket on public transport in Germany could land you in jail

Donor babies: A question of identity

People born as a result of egg and sperm donation on finding their real identities

In the Studio: Ken Loach: The Sequel

On set with Ken Loach as the shooting starts on The Old Oak

BBC OS Conversations: The floods in Libya

Libyans share their experiences of the disaster in Derna

Heart and Soul: Poland's nuns lifting the veil

The former Catholic nun helping others who want to leave their religious communities

How a war has changed a Norwegian town

How once friendly relations between Norway and Russia have frozen in the far north

Cricket and the maidens

How single women cricketers are challenging the expectations of marriage in India

In the Studio: Vhils

Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils creates a 31m long mural for Unesco

Bonus: The Explanation

What is a war crime? How is it different to a crime against humanity and genocide?

Remembering Buthelezi

The BBC's Audrey Brown looks back at the life of South Africa's Zulu leader

BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Morocco

Survivors, volunteers and rescue workers share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Faith, terrorists and mercy at Guantanamo Bay

Former Guantanamo Bay interrogator Dr Jennifer Bryson on torture, faith and mercy

Missing in Syria

The desperate search by thousands of Syrian families for their missing relatives

Building power: India’s new parliament

Why is Delhi's new parliament controversial and what does it tell us about modern India?

In the Studio: Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

Antonia Quirke follows costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh on her next project

Inside an autistic mind

Sue Nelson shares her journey to understand a condition that affects millions worldwide

BBC OS Conversations: Climate change in Africa

Farmers, activists and journalists from across the continent share their experiences

Izabela in the forest

Izabela Dłuzyk explores the wonderful sounds of Europe’s last primeval forest

Surviving Greece's migrant boat disaster

Three men describe surviving one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in decades

Slovakia divided

Why the coming elections in a small state in the centre of Europe could disrupt the West

In the Studio: Robyn Weintraub

Inside the world of a leading crossword designer

BBC OS Conversations: American voters

Democrats, Republicans and independents discuss the 2024 US election candidates

Heart and Soul: My sex work and my faith

Can you be a sex worker and still follow your faith?

Singing Morocco's new identity

The young female stars of Gnawa music now challenging the boundaries of Moroccan identity

A new term in Myanmar

How students in Myanmar have continued their education after the 2021 coup

In the Studio: France's Rugby World Cup kit

Ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France, we follow the creation of the home team's new kit

BBC OS Conversations: Migrating from Africa

Professional and unskilled men and women discuss why they want to leave the continent

Heart and Soul: 60 years since ‘I have a dream’

The legacy of one of the 20th Century's defining speeches

Belize's blue bond

Can a financial deal with a conservation charity save Belize's economy?

Back to school: Supporting neuro-divergent students through LARP

Live-action role-playing (LARPing) is no longer just the world of Dungeons & Dragons

In the Studio: Nicola Benedetti

Nicola Benedetti starts her new job running an organisation and commissioning new works

The famine at the edge of the ocean

Journalist Raissa Ioussouf meets the people worst affected by Madagascar's famine

BBC OS Conversations: The fires in Hawaii

Losing the family home and volunteers respond to the disaster

Heart and Soul: German, soldier, Jew

Confronting the challenges modern Jewish soldiers face serving in the German military

Zimbabwe's worker exodus

Why tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are fleeing their country to work in the West

Directing disability

How can we change the world for disabled actors and crew?

Did big tech know I was gay before I did?

What do big tech recommendations mean for LGBTQ people around the world?

In the Studio: Christopher and Tammy Kane

The brother-and-sister fashion design duo unveil their first-ever disco

The Engineers: Lunar exploration

Space engineers discuss their return to the moon and what that entails

BBC OS Conversations: Football in Saudi-Arabia

Fans, journalists and a rising star in Saudi women’s football share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Moscow vicar returns home

Rev Malcolm Rogers extraordinary story of faith and diplomacy

When Wagner came home

The fear stalking Russia as ex-convicts from the Wagner mercenary group return home

Female founders: Green tech in the blue economy

The women developing solar tech to reduce the environmental impact of fishing in SE Asia

Inside Afghanistan's secret schools

Sana Safi find out how teenage girls are getting around the Taliban ban on education

In the Studio: Ajay Chowdhury

Ajay Chowdhury writes his latest crime fiction novel using artificial intelligence tools

Beats, rhymes and life: Hip-hop at 50

DJ and writer Lynnée Denise reflects on hip-hop as it marks its 50th year

BBC OS Conversatioms: Living through a coup

Friends in Niger share their experiences of the recent coup

Heart and Soul: Online spiritual communities

The millennials exploring big spiritual questions, outside of traditional religion

Returning to Romania

With 20% of its population living abroad, the Romanian government wants its diaspora back

A billion batteries

The US teens and children campaigning for used batteries to be recycled

Invading the past: Russia and science fiction

Catherine Merridle explores Russian science fiction in the age of Putin

In the Studio: Sophie Hannah

Follow author Sophie Hannah as she completes her third Hercule Poirot novel

Women writing Zimbabwe

Tawanda Mudzonga explores why Zimbabwe has produced so many renowned women writers

BBC OS Conversations: Women in sport

Sportswomen and commentators discuss being female in a male dominated profession.

Botswana: Living with elephants

The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana

Song of the bell

The journeys of church bells herald Africa's new role as the beating heart of Christianity

In the Studio: SO - IL and Ben Lovett: The architects of music

Mumford and Sons founder Ben Lovett on designing the perfect performance space

BBC OS Conversations: Surviving a heatwave

We bring together people to discuss the impact of extreme heat on their lives

Heart and Soul: America’s atheist street pirates

The American atheists removing illegal religious signs from streets across the states

Tunisia’s democratic dream

Is Tunisia’s democracy being dismantled by its president?

Kew Gardens: Botany and the British empire

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is re-examining its past and preparing for the future

In the Studio: Gregory Doran

Behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production

Women's football: Passion versus profit

What is the state of play for women’s football around the globe?

BBC OS Conversations: Living with rising prices

James Reynolds brings people around the world together to share experiences of inflation

Heart and Soul: Future shaman

Meet the shamans of north-east India, determined not to be the last of their kind

Speaking for themselves

In South Africa, cultural activists are determined to reclaim a language – Afrikaaps

Bangladesh's clothing conundrum

Can clothes be sustainably produced and still remain affordable?

In the Studio: The Aquatics Centre, Paris Olympics 2024

Following the architects creating the only permanent sports facility for the Paris Games

BBC OS Conversations: Race in France

France has questions to answer around inequity and its approach to policing

Heart and Soul: A new generation of Nigerian royalty

Hannah Ajala explores the new generation of chieftaincy and royalty in Nigeria

What's happened to Iraq's Yazidis?

The ancient Iraqi community still can't go home years after fleeing Islamic State terror

Wagner's revolt: The world takes stock

The Global Jigsaw hears how Russia's friends and foes have responded to Wagner's mutiny

In the Studio: Shezad Dawood

Creating a multimedia work Inspired by the music and writing of Yusef Lateef

BBC OS Conversations: What do Russians and Belarusians make of the Wagner Group?

Following the Wagner group march on Moscow, we hear from Russians and Belarusians

Heart and Soul: Nick Cave on grief, faith and music

The Archbishop of Canterbury in conversation with the musician Nick Cave

The Organ Harvesters

How did a young man in Nigeria get caught up in an international plot?

Biniam Girmay: Africa’s new cycling hero

A 2023 profile of the first black African cyclist to win a stage at the Tour de France

In the Studio: Matthew Xia

The theatre director on his hip-hop, futuristic production of Tambo & Bones

BBC OS Conversations: Survival

People share their stories of being lost in jungles and at sea

Heart and Soul: Windrush at 75

Barbara Blake-Hannah talks about her life on the 75th Anniversary of Windrush

South Korea: A room with a view

How a housing crisis contributes to a population problem

The monkey haters

The disturbing trade in the torture of Macaque monkeys filmed and sold online

In the Studio: Wayne McGregor

Backstage with Wayne McGregor as he takes dancers through their paces for Untitled: 2023

Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone

The cell phone has revolutionised the way we live our lives since the first call in 1973

BBC OS Conversations: Air pollution

Families in Canada and New York share experiences of the smoke from wildfires in Canada

Heart and Soul: Swiss Christians and conversion therapy

Meet the Christians at odds over a so-called conversion therapy ban in Switzerland

Catching a Pervert

BBC investigation exposes those profiting from sexual assaults against women in East Asia

Swan's head, tiger's roar

Hip-hop artist Mrs M, actress Bayra Bela and throat-singer Zolzaya on culture in Mongolia

In the Studio: Ada Limon

The poem that will be sent into space

BBC OS Conversations: India train crash

We hear about the aftermath of the train crash in Odisha in India

Heart and Soul: America's relief mission

The work of Florida's Baptist Relief in response to Hurricane Ian and floods in Kentucky

Ukraine: The men who don’t want to fight

Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft and risking their lives in the process

Yellowstone: The first national park

The pivotal role of art in the creation of Yellowstone, the world's first national park

In the Studio: Ken Loach

Behind the scenes of Ken Loach's new film, The Old Oak

BBC OS Conversations: Mount Everest

The effects of climbing expeditions and tourism on Nepal

Heart and Soul: The ‘living saint’ who hid a mystical sex sect

How members of the global movement L'Arche are trying to heal following a scandal

Myanmar’s war in the air

The Myanmar military is struggling to suppress a pro-democracy uprising.

Metaleurop : A stain on France

The people of Evin in France live above an environmental disaster they cannot flee from

In the Studio: Alberta Whittle

Artist Alberta Whittle on her major new exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland

BBC OS Conversations: Living with ADHD

Parents and couples discuss living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Heart and Soul: Evangelical or political Christianity?

Michael Goldfarb explores "evangelical" and "political" Christianity in the US

Germany’s forests under threat

What can be done to save Germany’s forests?

Global dancefloor: Salvador

How a music collective is advocating for oppressed communities in Brazil

Global dancefloor: Beirut

Keeping nightlife alive in a country in crisis

Beirut: Life in the unliveable city

Writer Lina Mounzer reveals how the people of her beloved Beirut are coping amid crisis

In the Studio: Lawrence Abu Hamdan

The artist and audio investigator prepares for a live performance in New York

Iraq: Generation Invasion

Young Iraqis recall life under US-occupation and speak of their hopes for the future

Introducing The Explanation

On a mission to make sense of the world

BBC OS Conversations: Long Covid

People still affected by long Covid share their stories

Heart and Soul: The emerging Muslim 'manosphere'

Why are some young Muslim men being drawn to a toxic online view of masculinity?

Hard times in the Big Easy

New Orleans is the murder capital of the United States

Bonus: The Lazarus Heist

Introducing season 2 of an original podcast about hackers and North Korea

In the Studio: Sir Lenny Henry

Sir Lenny's new one-man play gives an insight into lives impacted by the Windrush scandal

Generation Change: Battling for a sustainable environment

Babita Sharma meets young people from around the world working to fight climate change

Generation Change: Equality in science and technology

Young people working to diversify science, technology, engineering and maths

Generation Change: Tackling taboos around organ donation

Young people trying to change attitudes and save lives

Generation Change: Fighting hunger

Can a new generation of activists solve the problem of hunger for good?

BBC OS Conversations with Russians

As Russia commemorates World War Two, Russians discuss today’s Ukraine conflict

Heart and Soul: Ticket to Taiwan

How the Chè-lâm Presbyterian Church is helping Hong Kong activists who’ve fled to Taiwan

Searching for my son

Omar’s son was pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s earthquake, but where is he?

In the Studio: Kevin Kwan

The novelist takes In the Studio on a tour of Los Angeles

BBC OS Conversations: Escaping from Sudan

The anguish, fear and important practicalities of escaping war

Heart and Soul: Will the real Shaman stand up?

How can followers of the UK’s fastest growing religion prove their beliefs are sincere?

Kenya's Free Money Experiment

Why thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash

The making of King Charles

What kind of monarch will King Charles III be?

In the Studio: Tinuke Craig

Director Tinuke Craig embarks on her opera debut, Blue, at the English National Opera

The day I met the King

People across the world recall their meetings with King Charles III of the United Kingdom

BBC OS Conversations: Fentanyl in the United States

Families share their stories of losing a loved one and the stigma around the drug

Heart and Soul: The Church's slave plantation, part two

Professor Robert Beckford explores the Christian understanding of reparations

Laos: the most bombed country on earth

50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.

Miss Marple returns

Rewriting Miss Marple

After the earthquake: Turkey’s election

Will February's deadly earthquake change Anatolia's support for President Erdogan?

4. Murder in Mayfair: The home front

“He’s a coward, he’s not a man.” Martine’s mum passes judgement on Farouk

3. Murder in Mayfair: The flight

“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died

2. Murder in Mayfair: Martine

Friends panic when "street-smart" Martine fails to come home

1. Murder in Mayfair: Finding Farouk

The hunt for the suspected killer of 23-year-old Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen

Caught in Sudan's conflict

Three women, a doctor and a nurse discuss the impact of fighting on families and patients

Heart and Soul: The Church's slave plantation, part one

How have the Church of England's historic slave plantations affected Barbados?

Leaving Sri Lanka

Record numbers are fleeing the island in the wake of a brutal economic crisis.

Introducing: Murder in Mayfair

Coming soon: The hunt for the suspected killer of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen

The hidden caste codes of Silicon Valley

Indian workers are thriving in Silicon Valley but some say they face caste discrimination

In the Studio: Erica Whyman: Directing Hamnet

The RSC stages the world premiere of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel

The ghost ship

A tanker drifts, unmanned, onto an Indian beach - like a ghost. What really happened?

BBC OS Conversations: Living with multiple sclerosis

As new research promises hope, people with MS share their experiences

Heart and Soul: Sikhism’s lost song

How a new generation of Sikhs are decolonising their sacred music

Gran Chaco - Paraguay’s vanishing forest

A massive new road across Paraguay threatens a fragile eco-system and two communities.

In the Studio: Telling the John Hume story

A new musical marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement

Deep Waters: Container ships

Container ships carry everything we buy - but those giant boxes hold secrets too

Deep Waters: Sanctions and the new 'dark' fleet

How sanctions on Russian oil have increased the world's secretive "dark fleet"

Deep Waters: The hidden world of global shipping

Bulk carriers are the unseen porters of the world, even during war and pandemic

OS Conversations: Guns in America

Experiences of dealing with the aftermath of a shooting

Heart and Soul: Clergy in cartel land

Meet the young men preparing to join the most dangerous priesthood in the world

Vienna: Getting housing right

Does Vienna have the world’s best public housing?

In the Studio: Nikita Gill

A Greek goddess of witchcraft gets poetic treatment

Being gay in Africa

We hear accounts of what it's like to be LGBT in different parts of Africa

Heart and Soul: Purity to nudity

How nudity is helping Gwen heal from purity culture’s teachings about the female body

Finland’s uneasy relationship with its neighbour

How has Finland managed its relationship with its unpredictable neighbour, Russia?

Deep Waters: The hidden world of global shipping

Bulk carriers are the unseen porters of the world even during war and pandemic

Iraqis and the consequences of the Iraq War

Iraqis at home and abroad on the continuing consequences of the US-led invasion

My hijab or my sport

Salimata faces a choice between her hijab and competing in the sport she loves

Killer drug: Fentanyl in the US

The synthetic opioid that’s destroying thousands of lives in southern California

Blind faith: Do genetic eye disease ‘treatments' work?

Ramadan Younes investigates the world of genetic eye disease ‘treatments’

Can technology save democracy?

Is technology eroding democracy or can it reconnect citizens to their governments?

A choice of horrors

After the disastrous war in Iraq, should the West ever intervene in foreign conflicts?

Asian-Americans

A family discusses escaping Vietnam by boat and the reality of the American dream

Killer drug: The Mexico connection

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid killing thousands of Americans – it is made in Mexico

The boat smugglers

How boats used in migrant Chanel crossings are sourced and the huge profits being made

Somebody is watching me

How misogyny and tech have made South Korea the digital sex crime capital of the world

Life after the earthquakes

Survivors and volunteers in Turkey and Syria on the challenges one month on

Ireland’s Urban Horses

The young working class Irish people keeping horses in urban areas.

The long haul of long Covid

The challenge for scientists globally in finding a treatment for long Covid

Migrants

We hear from people who travelled by boat to reach Europe

Nigeria's battle against bandits

Fighting the powerful criminal gangs terrorising rural Nigeria

Flying Seagulls: Child's play

The travelling project bringing circus and play to marginalised kids around the world

No place like 'Nam

Meet the Vietnam war veterans who have decided to leave the USA and retire to Vietnam

Women and the war in Ukraine

We speak to Ukrainian women about how Russia's invasion has impacted their lives

The Parallel Universe of Russia’s War

How were Russians persuaded to support a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?

Fishrot: Clear waters, murky dealings

How journalists in Namibia and Iceland broke an epic corruption scandal, all about fish

Nigeria elections

Nigerians discuss issues that are important to them in this month's elections

On the frontline of Brexit

David Baker assesses the impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland.

America's first black bank

Szu Ping Chan looks at the the history and collapse of The Freedman’s Bank and its legacy

World Wide Waves '23: The sounds of community radio

How Rumphi FM in Malawi and Inuit radio in Canada are supporting marginalised communities

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria

We hear from people in Turkey and Syria since the earthquake struck the region on Monday

The great German sausage crisis

Who is going to make the sausages in Germany if no-one wants to be a butcher?

The travelling speech therapist

Speech therapist Mary Weinder travels to the Turks & Caicos islands to teach children

Living with power cuts

We hear from people who experience regular power interruptions

Uruguay’s Cash Cow

How does Uruguay’s beef industry compete with their neighbours and climate change threats

The Night Witches of World War Two

The all-female Soviet combat unit which terrorised German forces using wooden biplanes

A short history of sadness

Author Helen Russell explores a history of gloom, and how different cultures tackle it

Babies and families

Why people decide to have children or choose to be childfree

Iran Protests: Tales from the frontline

Why did people take to the streets, risking arrest and a barrage of bullets?

Sierra Leone's children of war

What happened to Sierra Leone's child soldiers?

The Black Book

Why was the Black Book, a chronicle of the Nazi extermination of Soviet Jews banned?

Yiddish glory: Jewish refugees in Central Asia

A journey to discover Yiddish songs confiscated by the KGB

Afghan women

We speak to Afghan women about life under the Taliban

A return to Paradise

Survivors rebuild a town destroyed by one of the worst wildfires in California's history

What do you think you are? Part two

Are animals 'sentient' beings? Sue Armstrong reports on the latest scientific evidence

The price of citizenship

What does it mean to be a citizen? Is it about belonging, or about convenience?

Covid in China

We speak to people in China and Chinese abroad about the country's Covid policy

Saving children from the mafia

Why an Italian judge is taking kids away from Mafia families

What do you think you are?: Part one

The scientific evidence that animals are not only conscious but also have a sense of self

Farewell to Pelé

Brazil remembers one of its most famous figures.

Kids who care

Oritsé Williams hears from children who are unpaid carers for family members

Women pro surfers: Battling the waves

How women surfers fought the sexism of the 1970s to create the first pro-surf world tour

Hope for Alzheimers

Three people caring for loved ones with Alzheimers share their experiences and challenges

Escape from the Taliban: Point of no return

Sana Safi returns to the story of two Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban

Fighting 'fat-phobia' in Brazil

The Brazilian city passing laws to fight discrimination against people who are obese

Ukrainians at Christmas

Ukrainians at home and abroad reflect on the turmoil of the past year

Spain's flamenco on the edge

Can Spain's most iconic live music and dance recover from the pandemic?

Sweden's green power struggle

The indigenous Sami people who say carbon-cutting technology is harming their way of life

The World Service is 90

Calling the world since 1932. Meet the journalists and hear the treasured archive

First contact

Farrah Jarral on preparing for first contact with extra-terrestrials

Striking workers

We hear from striking workers around the world

Hungary’s Power Dilemma

The nuclear power plant in Hungary being built by Russia; will the Ukraine war stop it?

Asylums of Japan: Makiko's story

What is being done to change Japanese attitudes toward mental health?

Living in space

Human beings will soon be living in space - but who will go and what will it be like?

Haiti

Armed gangs, kidnappings and everyday life in a dangerous nation

California's cannabis reparations

Giving communities targeted in the 'war on drugs' a share in the legal cannabis boom

India: Our trains, electric

India aims to have electrified the entirety of its rail network by the end of 2023

Being LGBT

Lesbians and gay men, including a rabbi, bishop and a Buddhist, share their experiences.

Cold-calling Siberia

How has Putin's war against Ukraine affected one remote city in Siberia?

Tribal justice

The legal battle that could transform life for Native Americans in the US

The reluctant millionaires

Abigail Disney meets an unusual group of millionaires who are demanding to pay more tax

Power cuts in Ukraine

Ukrainians discuss the impact of power shortages on their lives and work

Trouble in Taiwan?

What do Taiwanese people think about the increased rhetoric from China in recent months?

Which country should I play for?

How mixed heritage players decide which country to represent in international football

Qatar and the fall of Fifa

Alex Capstick investigates the controversial bidding process for the Qatar World Cup

The health wagon

On the road with the oldest mobile clinic in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia

Qatar World Cup

We hear conversations about the football and the politics surrounding Qatar 2022

China's accidental activists

The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents

Black Roots: DeFord Bailey and country music in Nashville

The story of African-American ‘Harmonica Wizard’ DeFord Bailey and country music

Colombia's life-saving pop song

How a message hidden inside a pop song saved the lives of soldiers in captivity

Living with climate change

We bring together people who have escaped wildires, floods and hurricanes

Black Roots: Arnold Shultz and bluegrass in Kentucky

Rhiannon Giddens uncovers the life of fiddler and guitarist Arnold Shultz

The weather changers

What is weather modification, does it really work and if so, is it problem free?

Voting in the US

Americans talking about the issues that may affect how they vote

America’s Dropbox Babies

America’s Safe Haven laws for new-born babies – an alternative to abortion?

Black Roots: Frank Johnson, Joe Thompson and the fiddle in North Carolina

Rhiannon Giddens explores the lives of black fiddlers Frank Johnson and Joe Thompson

The crime that only women commit

Why are women penalised for ageing?

The bleak reality behind the red light district

Stories of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Amsterdam's red light district

The UK’s cost of living

Rishi Sunak is made UK Prime Minister, as people continue to struggle to buy essentials

Svalbard’s climate change fight

Svalbard is estimated to be heating at six times the global average

The scramble for rare earths, part 2

Is Russia's interest in Ukraine motivated by the huge mineral deposits there?

Recaptive number 11,407

Poet Raymond Antrobus traces the lost story of a deaf man freed from slavery

Out of the shadows

What is behind the covert war between Iran and Israel?

Women in Iran

Women, life, freedom – the women protesting in Iran

The Brain Drain

The ‘brain drain’ of doctors from developing countries to work in the UK

The scramble for rare earths, part 1

Misha Glenny discovers why the future of the world depends on rare earth metals

Ojousan power

Young women of Japan are starting a gender revolution. Akiko Toya finds out how

Who is Xi Jinping?

How China’s Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country

Russians going to war

How the war with Ukraine is creating rifts among Russian families and producing exiles

Bye-bye Baguette?

The bakers and farmers trying to wean Senegal off imported wheat.

Father figures

Father figures of black men killed by the police share their stories

The bread line

From Ukraine field to Lebanon bakery we follow the 'bread line’

Indonesia stadium disaster

Survivors and sports broadcasters discuss their response to football’s latest disaster

Leicester: Behind the Divide

Recent tensions in the English city of Leicester

Peace and justice: Sexual violence in the DRC

Ruth Omar investigates sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Protests in Iran

How Iranians took to the streets after the death of Mahsa Amini

Argentina: Life with hyperinflation

Living with hyperinflation in Argentina – how do people cope with everyday life?

Going for gold In Ghana

Can measures to stop the practice of illegal gold mining in Ghana succeed?

The future of hip-hop: Atlanta

The rising queer artists of Atlanta trying to build a more inclusive future for hip-hop

Money in Lebanon

Why people are raiding banks to get their own money

A ‘Me Too’ Moment for Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews?

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews struggle to come to terms with child sex abuse scandals

Finding home in Uganda

Reha Kansara follows her mum and aunt as they return to Uganda 50 years after expulsion

The future of hip-hop: New York

Will rising queer artists and women allow hip-hop to shake off homophobia and misogyny?

The Queen

What was it like to meet Queen Elizabeth?

Kentucky flooding

How Kentucky has responded to the recent challenge of unprecedented flooding.

Britain's cost of living

How are people in the UK coping with rising prices?

The Texas Tank: A Prison Radio Station Changing Lives

A radio station at a Texan prison is creating community and changing inmates' lives

Samburu: The fight against child marriage

Lisa-Marie Misztak meets Josephine Kulea, a Samburu woman fighting against child marriage

The floods in Pakistan

Locals and family members abroad share their concerns and urgent needs

Global Britain after Boris Johnson

What has Boris Johnson's tumultuous premiership meant for Britain's standing in the world?

What next for School no 20?

What’s it like to be a teenager in Ukraine? School leavers in Chernihiv tell it how it is

What are we searching for? Part 2

What do people search for online in the world’s major conflict zones?

Ukrainians six months on since the start of war

The personal toll on families of Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War Two

Lacrosse: Reclaiming the Creator’s game

Why lacrosse is much more than just a game for Native Americans

What are we searching for? Part 1

What do people search for online in the world’s major conflict zones?

How things are done in Odesa

A fiercely independent city living through a time of war

OS Conversations: One year of the Taliban

Afghans discuss what it’s like to live under Taliban control

Moldova - East or West?

This former Soviet republic faces both east and west

Afghan Stars now

A year on from the Taliban takeover, Sahar Zand talks to prominent Afghan musicians

Bonus podcast: The Bomb

The man who stole the atomic bomb. This is season 2, episode 1: A grave matter

The Engineers: The future of cars

Kevin Fong chairs a debate on the future of cars

OS Conversations: Drought

We hear how drought is affecting people around the world

After the ‘narco president’: Rebuilding hope in Honduras

When the president stands accused of drug trafficking, what hope is there?

Inheritors of partition

Kavita Puri marks the 75th anniversary of the division of the Indian subcontinent

Women's football

Female footballers and commentators on the challenges and progress within their fields

Ukraine: Collaboration and Resistance

The dilemma facing the citizens of Kherson

My granny the slave

Claire Hynes goes on a personal journey to uncover the story of her enslaved ancestor

Fighting wildfires

US firefighters discuss one of the most dangerous jobs in the world

The return of the tigers

Tigers are making a remarkable comeback in Nepal

Birmingham’s grassroots heroes

Exploring what the idea of ‘commonwealth’ means to Birmingham's grassroots sports heroes.

Extreme heat

People around world discuss how extreme heat is affecting their lives

Shanghai lockdown

How covid changed China’s commercial capital

Nursing matters

In Zambia there is still only 13 nurses per 10,000 people, compared to 175 in Switzerland

Sri Lanka crisis

People across Sri Lanka describe how the crisis has affected their lives

The man who came back from the dead

How one man survived to bear witness to one of the worst atrocities of the war in Ukraine

Shrimps, saris and guns

The village women in Bangladesh taking on the global shrimp industry to protect their land

Boris Johnson

Reactions to the UK Prime Minister’s resignation

Ukraine war stories

Assignment follows the stories of four young women whose lives have been changed by war

Floating justice

Delivering justice by boat, on board the the João Bruno II, Amazon’s floating court

Latinos in Texas

We hear stories of illegal border crossings, the American dream and fitting in

Ethiopia’s Disinformation War

Unpicking fact from fiction in a war

From Ukraine to Israel: An exodus for our times

The exodus of Ukrainians to Israel and the unusual life awaiting them in the Middle East

Life in Kyiv

We hear how life has changed since the Russian invasion

Kenya's election hustle

The enterprising young Kenyans making money from a political scramble for power

The Interview: Sergei Lavrov

Russia’s foreign minister speaks to the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg

The climate tipping points

Justin Rowlatt explores how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet

Insecurity in Nigeria

Living in fear of the violent attacks which have become commonplace in Nigeria

Ukraine’s homegrown harvest

A village to village network to help grown food in Ukraine

Don't log off: Keeping going

Alan Dein talks to anyone, anywhere about their lives and their world

The night Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons

Why did Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons in 1994 and how did it shape the world today?

Messages for those lost in Ukraine

The memories of those who have lost friends, family and colleagues in the war

Evacuated to Russia

Has Russia rescued a million Ukrainian refugees? Or deported them in another war crime?

Don't log off: A different way

People around the world who are reaching further and seeking a different path in life

Inside the Kim regime

Have you ever wondered what life is like at the very top of the North Korean regime?

The interview: Tina Brown

Katty Kay meets award-winning writer and magazine editor Tina Brown

The rising cost of living: Fuel

How fuel shortages and prices are affecting people in Lebanon, the UK and Sri Lanka

Ukraine: The disinformation war

British academics accused of sharing Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine

Don't log off: Roads less travelled

Alan Dein talks Shugofa, an Afghan refugee in Rome, Leo in Moldova, nurse Maureen

Guarding the art

Meet the security staff at the Baltimore Museum of Art who are curating their own show

The rising cost of living: Food

We hear how the cost of living crisis is affecting people's lives around the world

The Royal diplomat

Emma Barnett tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II's unique global diplomacy

When rape becomes a crime

Are tougher sentences for rapists in Senegal deterring sexual violence against women?

Don't log off: People are alike all over

Alan Dein talks to anyone, anywhere about their lives and their world

The other side of death row

What affect does having a relative facing execution have on families of the condemned?

How can we live an ethical life?

Philosopher Peter Singer on how to live a moral life

The advertising trap

Digital advertising has taken over the world. But is it all based on smoke and mirrors?

The Buffalo shooting

Residents and hosts on US black-owned radio stations reflect on a mass shooting

Love-bombing Estonia’s Russian speakers

Can music and culture help unite Estonia?

Don't log off: Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Alan Dein talks to Anna, Verena and Roman and hears how their lives have been blown away

Escape from the Taliban

Sana Safi follows the stories of Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban.

Billionaire ball game

How the super-rich bought English football

Abortion in the US

Women share experiences of undergoing and performing abortions

Hidden Sport: Switch

A sport bridging generational divides in West London

Cambodia: Returning the gods

Cambodia wants its gods - stolen statues - returned from western museums and collectors

Don't log off: Daria, love and war

Daria in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, talks to Alan Dein about unexpectedly finding love at war

Grenada: Confronting the past

Laura Trevelyan discovers her family’s connection to the slave trade in Grenada

Hidden Sport: Drone racing

Kim Tserkezie soars into the skies with the drone racers

Ukraine mine clearance

Three Ukrainian women go to Kosovo to learn how to defuse bombs and help their country

Mexico: The Yaqui fight back

Resistance and division among Mexico’s indigenous Yaqui people

The Grand Egyptian Museum

Jonathan Glancey travels to Cairo to report on a truly remarkable construction project

Ukrainian students

What are the challenges of continuing your education during a war?

War on Truth: Ukraine

What is fake, what is real? Stories from the information war over Ukraine.

Zelensky: The making of a president

From political novice to Ukraine’s wartime leader - a profile of President Zelensky

Hidden Sport: Korfball

The fast-paced sport of korfball, which claims to be a fully gender-equal team sport

The accordion wars of Lesotho

Why has accordion music led to the killing of so many in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?

Shifting Cultures: From paddock to plate

The sisters embracing the environment, and sustainability into Australia's cattle farming

Ukrainian journalists

We hear the experiences of three Ukrainian journalists who have been reporting on the war

Ingenious II

Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes with Dr Kat Arney

Hidden Sport: Dambe boxing

Why a centuries-old combat sport means so much to Nigeria's Hausa community

Myanmar: Fighting the might of the junta

A mother and a student have sacrificed everything to join a fight for Myanmar's future

Saving our species

Could paying farmers to conserve nature help save Australia’s unique wildlife?

Saving Ukraine's children

We hear from people in Ukraine working to evacuate orphaned children from conflict zones

Who killed my grandfather?

The unsolved murder of Yemen’s former foreign minister, Mohamed Noman, in 1974

Russia's unwelcome new exiles

Thousands of Russians fled to Georgia following the invasion of Ukraine

Healing with fire on koala country

In the land of the Yuin people, cultural burning is being reintroduced to revitalise land

Helping Ukrainians

We hear from people who have given up their time to help Ukrainian refugees

The shadow of Algiers

Stories from France’s troubled history with Algeria and why they still matter today

Dying to hunt in France

A string of fatal accidents have turned hunting into a hot topic in the French elections

A coastal town in fear of the sea

Three fatal shark attacks have changed the remote, ocean-loving community of Esperance

Talking to Ukraine's children

As the fighting in Ukraine continues, we hear about the psychological effects of war

Life's big questions

What are the big mysteries that people want to understand about life?

Shipwreck

Searching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck

The house that Viktor built

Viktor Orban and the war in Ukraine. How dangerous is it for him and for Hungary?

Destroying Ukrainian history

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world

World of Wisdom: Guilt

How do we deal with a nagging sensation of guilt?

Counting them in

On the war's 40th anniversary, Mike Wooldridge reports on life in the Falklands today

Heartbeats, abortion and Texas

The impact of the most restrictive abortion law in the United States

Why are we having less sex?

Author Jerry Barnett investigates the recent decline in sex in the western world

Relationships with mothers

How do we find peace with our mothers when we have a difficult relationship with them?

The fate of Russia’s soldiers

Tim Whewell follows the story of a Russian prisoner of war in Ukraine

The Shutdown: Conflict

Why do governments shut down the internet during times of conflict?

Bougainville's long road to independence

Is the Pacific island of Bougainville ready to become the world's newest country?

Welcoming Ukraine's refugees

The UN says war in Ukraine has created Europe's fasting growing refugee crisis since WW2

World of Wisdom: Changing expectations

How do we learn to adapt when life does not turn out the way we planned?

Tough Love’ in San Francisco

A lethal drugs crisis is changing politics in one of America’s most permissive cities

The shutdown: Elections

Why do internet shut downs happen during elections and what is the impact on democracy?

Surviving in Ukraine

Living under attack in Kherson, Kharkiv and Kyiv

World of Wisdom: Living with losing the one you love

How do we overcome the feelings of guilt and grief that can arise when a loved one dies?

India's living dead

Lal Bihari - the farmer who discovered he was dead when he was very much alive

The shutdown: Misinformation

India has been responsible for more shutdowns each year than any other country. Why?

Inside the world's biggest humanitarian warehouse

The men and women helping to run Unicef's central distribution hub in Copenhagen

Ukraine

We hear ordinary Ukrainians as they prepare for war and try to live as normal

World of Wisdom: Self-confidence

Can self-love help us to believe in ourselves more and trust our own abilities?

Subscription scams

The billion dollar subscription scam industry

Jobfished

How people were hired to work for a successful design agency but the whole thing was fake

Journalists in Mexico

Reporting in one of the world’s most violent countries

Word of Wisdom: Overcoming betrayal

When someone we trust betrays us, the feelings can be corrosive. How might we move on?

Italy’s hidden sins

How Italy has failed to confront the scourge of clerical sex abuse

Dark patterns

The complex web designs manipulating us to click, buy or subscribe

Women building peace: Colombia

Has the 2016 peace accord delivered on its promises to help women?

World Wide Waves '22: The sounds of community radio

Radio stations around the world keeping traditions alive

Coronavirus: Protesting truckers

We hear from people impacted by the truckers' protest in Ottawa

Nato’s role in the Ukraine crisis

Ros Atkins looks at the western military alliance’s influence in global politics

World of Wisdom: Regrets

Have you ever looked back at your past and thought – I wish I hadn’t done that?

Ukraine’s frontline bakery revisited

Lucy Ash catches up with a warzone bakery comforting people in an east Ukrainian town

No satisfaction

Why young people are having less sex than previous generations

Women building peace: Ethiopia

The challenges of helping communities caught in Ethiopia's brutal war

The Winter Olympics

Who hear from two skiers from Peru and Lebanon who will be competing in Beijing.

Joe Rogan, Spotify and Covid

Ros Atkins looks at the Spotify misinformation controversy

World of Wisdom:The passion for life

When we seem to have lost some of the passion for life, how do we re-engage?

Dangerous liaisons in Sinaloa

The impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa

Pakistan's long game

Owen Bennett-Jones examines the long game Pakistan played in the US defeat in Afghanistan

Women building peace: Bosnia-Herzegovina

Can lessons from past atrocities help resolve the current political crisis?

Music that survived the Nazis: Part two

How music was kept alive by Jewish musicians in the camps and ghettos of Nazi Europe

Women in Ukraine and Russia

We speak to women in Kyiv and Moscow about tensions between Russia and Ukraine

The rising cost of living

Ros Atkins explains why everyday essential items are costing more now

World of Wisdom: Judging ourselves harshly

Can we learn to let go of negative thoughts that are bringing us down?

Hunting the darknet dealers

The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers

Fighting tobacco in Zambia

The story of Brenda Chitindi's efforts to introduce a Tobacco Control Bill in Zambia

Women Building Peace: Afghanistan

A female student in Afghanistan speaks to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Music that survived the Nazis: Part one

The wealth of music during the Nazi era including secret sessions by Jewish musicians

Coronavirus: Family arguments

What happens if you disagree with your relatives on Covid vaccines?

China's Zero-Covid Dilemma

Ros Atkins looks at why China is still pursuing a strict zero-Covid strategy

World of Wisdom: Feeling used

Can developing self-love mean we need less appreciation from others?

Hunting Syria's war criminals

Imagine walking down a street in a European capital and meeting your torturer

Silence would be treason

The last prison writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa in the run-up to his execution

Coronavirus: Athletes and teachers

How global sports stars are approaching Covid vaccines.

Djokovic, sport and vaccine mandates

Ros Atkins looks at the issue of vaccination in sport

World of Wisdom: Being your true self

Trying to become the real you can be hard, especially if it means upsetting your family.

Montenegro’s Chinese road

How a new motorway is fuelling fears about debt, corruption, and submission to Beijing

Forest fear

Deforestation allows what's hidden within to get out, possibly to spread deadly pathogens

Coronavirus: The vaccinators

We connect to people helping to administer vaccines in different parts of the world.

The storming of the US Capitol: what happened next

Ros Atkins looks at the aftermath of the attack in 2021

World of Wisdom: Precious time in later life

It can be hard to choose how to spend our precious time in later life. How do we decide?

Turkey's crazy project

The ambitious new canal project that's dividing opinion in Istanbul

Gone but not forgotten: Syria's missing persons

Wafa Mustafa has been searching for her dad since he went missing in Syria in July 2013

A Wish for Afghanistan: The advocate and the musicians

Lyse Doucet hears about the hopes of a younger generation of Afghans

A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity: The future

How will we wean ourselves off fossil fuels?

BBC OS Conversations: Tracking the pandemic

Three experts who have been tracking the spread and the impact of Covid-19

World of Wisdom: Social distance

The pandemic has changed many of the ways we connect socially with others

Peru's left behind children

The hidden pandemic in Peru; the thousands of children who have lost a parent to Covid-19

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Reflecting on the life of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid campaigner

A Wish for Afghanistan: The Talib and the president

Lyse Doucet speaks to two key players who have shaped Afghanistan's recent history

A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity: Fossil fuels

Our modern comfortable way of life and how it was made possible by fossil fuels

MTV@40

The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV

Coronavirus: Reporting Covid

Vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, Delta, Omicron. What’s it like reporting on the pandemic?

World of Wisdom: Happiness in a hard situation

How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard?

Afghan girls given a sporting chance

The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe

The runaway maids of Oman

A delicate rescue operation is helping hundreds of young African women trapped in Arabia

CODA: I'm the thumb in my family

The remarkable stories of the children who act as interpreters for their deaf parents

Agriculture: The solar energy revolution

Justin Rowlatt looks at the energy revolutions that drove human history

Parcels of CARE

How food packages from American relief organisation CARE eased starvation after WW2

Coronavirus: Threats to health workers

Health workers discuss abuse and death threats during the pandemic.

What 2021 taught us about Covid

Ros Atkins looks at how the pandemic evolved this year

World of Wisdom: Recovery

Recovery from a life-threatening illness doesn't always mean we know how to live again

The fake bitcoin mine

The story of a cryptocurrency scam that cost two men in India their life savings

Fire: The energy revolution

The mastery of fire by early humans and how it transformed our metabolism

Coronavirus: Pandemic PTSD

The pressures on people’s mental health after caring for those who are sick or dying.

Compulsory Covid vaccinations

Ros Atkins looks at the debate around Covid vaccine mandates

Poland’s fractured borderlands

A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided.

Only bleeding: How Swedes opened up about periods

The provocative and practical ways Swedes made menstruation less taboo

Poison: Jacob Zuma's toxic obsession

Is Jacob Zuma the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy to poison him?

Coronavirus: Omicron

A new variant in a festive season where many people traditionally come together

America’s abortion divide

Ros Atkins looks at the debate around abortion rights in the US

Sleepless in Seoul

Korea is one of the most tired nations on earth and helping people sleep is big business.

Internet instigators

Meet the internet instigators who are who are organising protests through social media

Coronavirus: Europe’s unvaccinated

We speak to people who are resisting or refusing to get the jab

Migrant crossings to the UK

Ros Atkins looks at the politics of migration in the UK

Reaching for the sky

How drone technology is inspiring young Malawians to reach for the sky

Regarding the pain of others

The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it

Coronavirus: Europe

Several European countries are seeing surges in coronavirus infections

Rising tensions with Russia

Ros Atkins looks at recent developments between Russia and the West

Salmon wars

How a bitter fight is playing out in the American west over the future of a fish

Trading tribulation

The highs and lows of financial trading on smartphone apps

The hack that changed the world

Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?

On the Covid ward

How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families

Climate: Coal mining

Two coal miners in North America discuss the impact of climate regulations on their lives

The fight for Nazanin’s freedom

Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation

Evia’s inferno

The wildfires on the Greek island Evia which devastated lives and landscapes

More yield, less field

Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?

Climate: Civil disobedience

Three people explain why they take part in civil disobedience to fight climate change

Tree planting and climate change

Ros Atkins looks at why vast tree planting initiatives are concerning some experts

The Ahr Valley flood

In July, the River Ahr in Germany rose engulfing ancient towns and villages in its path

A Geochemical HIstory of LIfe on Earth: 5. The Anthropocene

Could human engineering stabilise the Earth's climate and chemistry in the long term?

The Story of Aids: 4. The end of an epidemic?

How activists and medical staff fought the government to U-turn on Aids treatment in SA

Climate: Animals under threat

We consider the impact of climate change on animals and the food chain

Ros Atkins on: The US and China’s climate commitments

Ros Atkins looks at the climate promises of two of the world’s biggest polluters

Lytton Burns

Climate Crisis isn't coming. It's here!Extreme weather events are becoming the new normal

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 4. The great chemistry experiment

What can the last 66 million years teach us about the consequences of climate change?

The Story of Aids: 3. Aids denialism in South Africa

How South Africa became the epicentre of the global HIV-Aids crisis

Climate: Changing seas

We hear from people the in the countries affected by sea level rise

Ros Atkins on: The UK’s rising Covid cases

Ros Atkins explains why Covid-19 cases in the UK are higher than most of its neighbours

Denmark’s Red Van

A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen

The lost art of breathing

Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right?

A series of unfortunate events

How a chemical element may have held evolution back for a billion years

The Story of Aids: 2. Act Up fights back

How the Aids protest group Act Up accelerated America's response to the crisis

World of Wisdom: Forgiveness

Forgiving someone who has hurt us badly can seem impossible. Is it?

Climate: Activists

We discuss climate activism through generations

Ros Atkins on: China-Taiwan tensions

Ros Atkins looks at what’s behind China’s military pressure on Taiwan

Russia: The limits of freedom

The story of BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford’s expulsion from Russia

Somalia’s forgotten hostages

The sailors held captive for years and the retired British Colonel who helped free them

World Book Café: PEN

An exploration of Freedom of Expression around the world.

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 2. When bacteria ruled the world

How two of the most important developments in our planet's evolution occurred

World of Wisdom: Hope and children

Many worry for the world their children will live in. How do we keep hope alive?

The Story of Aids: 1. The beginning

The early years of the HIV-Aids crisis, as told by the people who lived through it

Coronavirus: Protecting vulnerable children

We speak to parents whose children have weakened immune systems

The UK's net zero challenge

Ros Atkins examines if the UK is on track to reach its 2050 net zero goal

Pandora Papers: On the trail of dirty money

How money made from the 'world's biggest bribery scandal' ended up in UK property

Smart women, male genius

The myth of male genius is debunked by science writer and broadcaster Angela Saini

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 1. In the beginning

How did the continuous chemical reaction that we call "life" first begin?

World of Wisdom: Making decisions

Big life decisions can seem overwhelming. Can we learn to make them?

Coronavirus: Vaccine regret

Two Americans share how they refused vaccine and ended up in hospital with Covid-19

Global supply chain disruption

Ros Atkins on how global supply chain problems have led to some shortages in the West

Northern Ireland’s Ceasefire Babies

Can a new generation of pro-British Unionists build a more harmonious Northern Ireland?

Buy me love: Inside the world of love coaching

Is love coaching really the route to finding love, or simply a way to sell a dream?

World of Wisdom: Successful relationships

How do you create a successful relationship? Can wishing for one stand in your way?

Coronavirus: Vietnam and the Philippines

We hear experiences of the pandemic in Vietnam and the Philippines

Ros Atkins on: Germany’s election

Ros Atkins on the race to succeed Angela Merkel

A long way from Vietnam

BBC journalist Nga Pham investigates people-smuggling from Vietnam into the UK

The Fake Paralympians: 6.Fallout

Why are learning disability athletes still feeling the impact of cheating 21 years on?

Afghanistan and me

Thirty years of Afghan’s tumultuous history, told through one woman’s experience

World of Wisdom: Dreams

Dreams can inspire our lives, but what if they are distraction from what matters most?

Coronavirus: Vaccinations and hospitals

We hear from nurses who are battling Covid-19 surge in Florida

Ros Atkins on: The ethics of Covid booster jabs

Ros Atkins looks into the issue of vaccine inequity

The Rise and Fall of an International Fraudster

The rise and fall of Hushpuppi – the social media influencer and global money-launderer.

The Fake Paralympians: 5. Court

A criminal case is brought against the alleged cheats. Will justice be done?

World of Wisdom: Jealousy

Jealousy, rudeness, lack of respect - it can be hard to cope with how others treat us

Afghanistan protests

We hear from people caught up in the demonstrations

9/11: The day that changed our lives forever

New Yorkers and others remember how they coped with the trauma of 9/11

The mystery of Havana syndrome

The mystery illness that has struck American diplomats and spies

The Fake Paralympians: 4. Probe

An investigation into whether the cheating went wider has shocking consequences

Mikis Theodorakis remembered

The prolific and turbulent life of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis

World of Wisdom: Opening up again

The personal challenges of 'opening up' again after Covid restrictions are lifted

Women of Afghanistan

We hear from Afghan women inside and outside the country

Moria - after the fire

Stories from people who survived the fire in the Greek refugee camp a year ago

The Fake Paralympians: 3. Lost

The truth is out, the medals handed back. Now the questions. How? And why?

The world according to search

A look at popular and puzzling internet searches from around the world

World of Wisdom: Peace of mind

How can we stay at peace in a time of war?

Chaos in Afghanistan

We hear from people who left the country and those who stayed

Catalonia: Squatters, eviction and extortion

How Catalonia’s housing crisis spawns opportunities for organised crime

Archiving Black America

Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans

The Fake Paralympians: 2. Caught

Some of the gold-medal-winning team are recognised back home - and they're not disabled

A bad business

Twenty years after the collapse of Enron, how difficult is it to commit corporate fraud?

World of Wisdom: Bereavement and acceptance

Dr Shefali Tsabary offers guidance to a man who has lost his mother and his sister

Trying to flee Afghanistan

We hear from people desperate to leave Afghanistan

India's living dead

Lal Bihari - the farmer who discovered he was dead when he was very much alive

The Fake Paralympians: 1. Gold

Team captain Ray is genuinely disabled - and going to Sydney is beyond his wildest dreams

OS Conversations: Afghanistan

Afghans who fear for the future of their country

World of Wisdom: Self-help for the spirit

Sister Dang Nghiem, Dr Shefali Tsabary and Eckhart Tolle offer advice on wellbeing

What’s Killing Israel’s Arabs?

The violent crime wave afflicting Arab communities in Israel

Hiroshima successors

As memories of the atomic bomb fade, an unusual practice keeps survivors’ stories alive

Two smiley faces: Episode six

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication

OS Conversations: Olympic golden moments

We speak to athletes who won gold at the Tokyo Games

Malta and the El Hiblu 3

The story of how three teenage refugees ended up being accused of terrorism in Malta.

Africa’s vaccine ambitions

The effort to make vaccine manufacturing in Africa a home grown industry

Two smiley faces: Episode five

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication

Beijing: Beyond the masks

Liyang Liu explores her home city Beijing in the wake of the pandemic

Extreme weather

We hear from people affected by floods and wildfires

Rebuilding Beirut’s village in a city

Can Beirut’s unique Karantina district survive after the blast that rocked the city?

A tale of two Tokyos

Ken Nishikawa and Nick Luscombe take inspiration and hope from the Tokyo Olympics of 1964

Two smiley faces: Episode four

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication

The road to rock'n'roll

How a network of black performance venues in a segregated USA shaped music history

The Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Olympics are underway, a year late than planned

Dangerous liaisons in Sinaloa

The impact of Mexican 'narco cultura' on the women of Sinaloa...

Lex Gillette: A leap in the dark

Paralympian Lex Gillette and guide coach Wesley go for Gold in 2021

Two smiley faces: Episode three

How do the Unicode Consortium decide what is included in the official emoji keyboard?

China in slogans

How Communist Party slogans reveal a turbulent century of Chinese history

Breaking through

How breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games

Coronavirus: England Unlocking

Reflecting the conversations ahead of the lifting of legal Covid restrictions

Finding Grace

James Clayton on a new technique for solving cold case murders using ancestry websites

Sporting heroines of history

Paralympian Tanni-Grey Thompson explores the role of women in sport through history

Two smiley faces - part two

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication

The mixed beat

Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it’s evolving over generations

Coronavirus: Refusing the vaccine

We hear from countries struggle with vaccine hesitancy among their populations

Missing from Manhattan

As America’s biggest city emerges from the pandemic, Lucy Ash asks what’s changed

Bats: Friend or foe?

They are both feared and revered but what can we learn about bats?

Two Smiley Faces

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication.

Coronavirus: Face masks

We hear from Israel, Italy and Russia as the debate around mask-wearing continues

The runaway maids of Oman

Tricked, abused and trapped in a foreign land. Who will rescue the African maids of Oman?

Guru: Who knew what and when?

Ishleen Kaur investigates abuse allegations at a yoga organisation she once called home

Marvellous medicine

Have we learned how to permanently accelerate drug development?

A right to health

What will be the biggest healthcare issue in the next decade?

Coronavirus: Survivor's guilt

We hear how some Covid-19 survivors are struggling with guilt

Nigeria’s kidnapped children

How armed gangs are inflicting terror upon schools in northern Nigeria

Guru: A dark legacy

Ishleen Kaur investigates abuse allegations at a yoga organisation she once called home

The life of Kenneth Kaunda

Celebrating the life and legacy of Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that caused the largest environmental disaster

Women in Iran

Three young Iranian women discuss their lives, their families and their futures

Syria’s decade of conflict: The many colours of Raqqa

How Syria's secret photographer worked and survived under every force in the conflict

Guru: Living a lie

Allegations of abuse at the Sivananda Yoga, one of the world’s most revered yoga schools

When Kissinger went to China

How Henry Kissinger's secret to trip China 50 years ago changed the Cold War

Life in Iran

We bring together Iranians to discuss their lives and future prospects

Syria’s decade of conflict: Islamic State’s most wanted

The astonishing story of a group of young men who chose to resist so-called Islamic State

Being mum

Ateira Griffin challenges assumptions about black single motherhood

Bonus: The Lazarus Heist Episode 1

Introducing our new original podcast. Here’s episode 1: Hacking Hollywood. #LazarusHeist

Introducing: The Lazarus Heist

Hacking Hollywood and the billion-dollar plot. Hear all about our new original podcast

Coronavirus: The Olympics

Doctors in Tokyo discuss their concerns about the Olympics going ahead in July

Syria’s decade of conflict: Syria's secret library

The story of a library in a besieged Syrian town which was a lifeline to the community

Globalisation in reverse

Karishma Vaswani in conversation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

The Tulsa tragedy that shamed America

Alvin Hall tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Hip-hop and healing: Commemorating Tulsa

How the local community is using art and music to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Coronavirus: Getting Covid after vaccination

Two people talk about how they got Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated.

Syria’s decade of conflict: The battered champions of Aleppo

Lina Sinjab and Tim Whewell on a how civil war split friends from a Syrian football team

Reaching back to Hands Across America

Can a human chain between New York and LA ever form again?

Vaccinating the world

Behind the scenes of the Covid vaccine rollout

Gagarin and the lost Moon

How Yuri Gagarin's first human flight into space launched a new chapter in exploration

Israel and Gaza

People on both sides describe the impact of the Israel-Gaza conflict on their lives

Syria’s decade of conflict: Damascus diary

Lina Sinjab presents a special series on the 10 years of civil war in Syria

Speaking out

Ed Adoo and DJ T Storm examine the global impact of “Stop and Search” policies

Coronavirus: Healthcare workers and burnout

Three doctors talk about working under pressure during the pandemic

Saving the vaquita

Linda Pressly reports from the coast of Baja California on a dangerous clash of interests

Bob Marley: An extraordinary day

Memories of when Jamaica came to a standstill for Bob Marley’s funeral

Our story: Part two

The experiences of parents raising transgender children around the world

Coronavirus: Pilots and trainee doctors

We hear from two pilots who lost their jobs during the pandemic

Myanmar: The spring revolution

The brutal military coup puts three young activists in a fight for their future

Where is Jack Ma?

Days before his company embarked on a share listing, billionaire Jack Ma went missing

Our story: Part one

A single mother shares her experiences of raising her transgender daughter

Coronavirus: India

Two Indian doctors talk about the coronavirus crisis in their country

The Battle of Palma

Daring escapes and tragic consequences after militants attack a remote town in Mozambique

Don't log off: My life, my world

Meet Rohan, a young Jamaican farmer, who faces the challenges of drought and the pandemic

Dance Divas: 1988-1998

The pioneering women of NYC dance music Gladys Pizarro, Gail Sky King, Carla Bandini-Lory

Coronavirus: Sudan

We hear the experiences of three women in Sudan during the coronavirus pandemic

Prince belong Vanuatu

The villagers who believe Prince Philip is returning to his ancestral home on their island

America’s solitary inmates

What is it like to spend decades as a prisoner in solitary confinement?

Don't log off: My life, my world

Alan Dein follows 19-year-old Mursalina in Kabul as she strives to promote education

Dance divas: 1978-1988

Meet the pioneering women of New York’s underground dance music

Coronavirus: Surviving isolation

Nuala McGovern hears from single parents and those who are isolating alone in quarantine

The day I met Prince Philip

People around the world remember their meetings with Prince Philip

Sexual healing in the Israeli military

Healing the deepest of battle wounds through ground-breaking sexual therapy

Don't log off: My life, my world

Alan Dein follows 25-year-old entrepreneur Fahad in Dhaka, who has over 200 employees

Coronavirus: Loss of smell and taste

Three people describe what it is like to lose sense of smell and taste for months

The other caliphate

The Philippines’ fight to contain Islamist extremism in the wake of the Marawi siege

HRH Prince Philip: A celebration of a life

Remembering the projects and causes to which the Duke of Edinburgh dedicated his life

HRH Prince Philip: Links with the armed forces

Jonny Dymond looks back at Prince Philip's links with the armed forces

HRH Prince Philip: His work with charity

The global impact of Prince Philip's work with charities

The life of Prince Philip

Remembering the life of Prince Philip, who has died aged 99

Denmark: Goodbye to mink

Can Denmark's mink industry rise again?

Don’t log off: My life, my world

Margaret in Uganda cares for nine children orphaned by Aids and has HIV herself

Coronavirus: Brazilian doctors

Brazil’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse

Namibia: The price of genocide

How can Germany make up for its colonial atrocities in Namibia?

Women dying for work

Yoshie Matsumoto examines how the overwork culture affects women in Japan

The coronavirus and your money

A look at what is being done to help with the impact of the virus on health and finance

Joe Biden's border challenge

Ros Atkins considers whether Joe Biden's policies have led to a spike in child migration

Coronavirus: Homelessness

Two people who became homeless because of the pandemic tell us their stories

Shipping’s dirty secret

Lifting the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking

A constitutional conversation

Is it time the US Constitution got a 21st Century makeover?

World of wisdom: Love

Life-lessons on kids in lockdown, coping with bereavement and learning to love yourself

World of wisdom: Breathe

Three wise people offer advice on anxiety, screen dependence and learning from lockdown

What happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine?

How did a vaccine hailed as a gamechanger end up in a scientific and political storm?

Coronavirus: Reporting Covid-19

We speak to journalists who have spent the past year reporting on the pandemic

Scotland's contested identity

From Dundee to the Orkneys we hear voices on both sides of Scotland’s independence debate

What does the future hold? Covid, women and the US economy

Nada Tawfik explores economic empowerment, opportunity and pay for women in the US economy

The Royal Family’s missed chance

Ros Atkins examines the monarchy's role in a modern, multicultural and democratic society

Coronavirus: Resilience during a year of the pandemic

We hear from people whose lives have followed an extraordinary path during the pandemic

The disinformation dragon

China’s new strategy of promoting disinformation in the West through social media

The empty desk: Women, Covid and the US economy

Why are women experiencing disproportionate job losses due to Covid in the US?

The Saudis and the superpower

Ros Atkins on Joe Biden’s first foreign policy test - how to deal with Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus: War and Covid trauma

How does the experience of a pandemic compare to being in a war?

Biden's world

Meet the team devising President Biden’s foreign policy

A year of Covid

The story of a year of Covid-19 told through the voices of England’s doctors and nurses

Facebook's global power and influence

Ros Atkins considers whether the company is now too powerful and its impact on democracy

Coronavirus: Venezuela's hospitals

Two doctors in Venezuela talk about the healthcare crisis in their country

Kenya’s unhappy doctors and nurses

How one young doctor’s death has exposed problems in Kenya’s health sector

I am Robert Chelsea

The story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant

How the Irish shaped Britain

Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain

Covid-19: The cost of keeping schools closed during a pandemic

With millions of schools shut worldwide, how do we get children back in the classroom?

Coronavirus: Living in a refugee camp

A Syrian father and his daughter talk about life in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Drug-free in Norway?

Can Norwegians with psychosis benefit from radical, drug-free treatment?

Inside the brain of Jeff Bezos

The ideas that made Jeff Bezos the richest man on Earth

World Wide Waves: The sounds of community radio

For World Radio Day, we visit community radio stations around the globe.

The slow search for the origin of Covid-19

Why does so much remain unknown about the start of the pandemic?

Coronavirus: The vaccinated

A hospital porter and a hospital cleaner talk about their work during the pandemic

Unmasked: Stories from the PPE frontline

How protected are the factory workers who make gloves used by doctors fighting Covid?

Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine - part two

The medical teams at Bradford investigate the hesitancy over the Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus: Guilty mums

Challenges of parenting and home schooling during lockdown

Trump impeachment: The Republicans' dilemma

Ros Atkins looks at the future of the GOP after Donald Trump and the Capitol storming

Europe’s most dangerous capital

Bucharest’s crumbling buildings are full of life despite the frequent earth tremors

Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine

Winifred Robinson reports on the global race to create a vaccine for Covid-19

Compassion fatigue

Are people in the medical and humanitarian professions suffering from emotional burnout?

Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities

We hear why some people from ethnic minorities are worried about the vaccine

The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters facing a tough decision. Do they stay or do they flee?

Donald Trump and me

Republican voters in Idaho reflect on President Trump’s legacy and their country’s future

Voices from the Ghetto

The contemporaneous attempt to preserve the memory of life in the Warsaw Ghetto

President Biden: Call for unity

Nuala McGovern hosts conversations on the challenges ahead for the Biden presidency

Lisa Montgomery: The road to execution

The story behind one of America’s most shocking murders – and the woman who did it

President-elect Joe Biden

James Naughtie charts the life of the soon-to-be 46th president of the USA, Joe Biden

My viral video and me

Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars

Coronavirus: Young widows

Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19

Social influencers and the perfect body

How online influencers get paid to promote cosmetic surgery

The digital human: Sacred

Aleks Krotoski explores how the digital world influences the way we live

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Mark Coles presents a profile of Kamala Harris, vice president-elect

Coronavirus: Intensive care

We hear from ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa

Libya's Brothers from Hell

How seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.

The Digital Human: Ghoul

Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why

Donald Trump: The political record

The impact of the Trump presidency on US policy convention and political discourse

Donald Trump: The man

The businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States

Coronavirus: Forgotten voices

Nuala McGovern catches up with people she spoke to earlier in the year

BBC correspondents' look ahead

As the year draws to a close, correspondents muse on the upcoming global events of 2021

Breakthrough: The race for the Covid vaccine

Dr Kevin Fong talks to the people who have created a coronavirus vaccine in record time

Searching for Wisdom in Lagos

How one young man went missing after Nigerian troops opened fire at a protest

The Digital Human: Subservience

Does how we treat our subservient robots affect how we treat one another?

The Hindu bard

In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize

Revolution of the senses

Has Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?

Coronavirus: Surviving the pandemic

We return to some of the people we've featured to hear how their lives have changed

The Digital Human: Messiah

Why do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?

Warrior elephant guardians

Former Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya

Coronavirus: Spikes and Santas

Conversations about Christmas during a pandemic

Darfur: A precarious peace

As UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?

Don't Log Off: Opportunity

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: Vaccines, frustrations and hope

Two Kenyan doctors explain why they’re prepared to strike over their working conditions

Syria's soldiers of fortune

The young Syrians who find themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh

Don't log off: Grounded

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Belarus across the barricades - part two

Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus

Back down to Earth

Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel?

Coronavirus: Vaccine approved

Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality?

Me and my trolls

One victim’s quest to discover why complete strangers tormented her on social media

The state of the planet

The UN Secretary General joins Lucy Hockings and activists from around the world

Don't Log Off: Searching for hope

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Belarus across the barricades - part one

Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus

100 Women: Women in power

Mary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power

Coronavirus: Festive celebrations

Conversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza

The Mapuche – fighting for their right to heal

The Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile

Don't Log Off: Resilience

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

100 Women: The mushroom woman

How Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers

Coronavirus: Mental and physical toll

Three women in Latin America talk about how coronavirus has affected their societies

Martinique: The poisoning of paradise

The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island

The five-day election

Voters talk about waiting for results of the unusually protracted US presidential election

Obesity crisis In Thai temples

Why are Buddhist monks in Thailand more obese than the population at large?

Blood lands

The frenzied attack in a farmhouse that left two dead and a South African town divided

US election: A test of democracy

US voters discuss the election

The burning scar

Investigating a palm oil giant buying vast areas of Asia’s largest remaining rainforest

India's missing children

Rajini Vaidyanathan searches for one of the many Indian children trafficked into slavery

US election: Divided nation

Voters from across the country share their thoughts and feelings about the election

Sicily’s prisoner fishermen

Eighteen Sicilian fishermen are in jail in Benghazi, accused of fishing in Libya’s waters

Missing and murdered: America’s forgotten native girls

The shocking violence against Native American women

US election: Race and policing

Conversations with serving officers, Black Lives Matter protesters and former Neo-Nazis

US election: Socially distant

Two socially distanced views of the pre-election political landscape of America

China's rocket man

What does a pioneering scientist's story reveal about China and America?

Fighting together in Korea

How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate

US election: Trucking and farming

Truck drivers and farmers talk about the past four years of Trump presidency

The British and their fish

Grimsby, the once-mighty UK fishing port that hopes Brexit will bring a renaissance

A perfect match

The inequalities in US healthcare exposed through a deeply personal story

The TikTok election

Sophia Smith Galer finds out how TikTok could influence the outcome of the US election

The Response USA: The return

Americans consider how their lives have changed since the election of Donald Trump

US election: Losing your job

People across America talk about losing their jobs during the pandemic

Reza's story

A death-defying migrant's story...

Dyslexia: Into adulthood

Stella Sabin looks at the continuing impact of dyslexia in adult life

Spitfire stories

How a WW2 icon was made, piece by piece, against all odds. With historian Victoria Taylor

US election: Testing positive for Covid-19

Americans discuss President Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis

Portland, prisons and white supremacy - part two

How the death of a black teenager highlighted America’s struggle with white gang violence

Dyslexia: Language and childhood

Toby Withers explores how you can be dyslexic in one language, but not in another

US Election 2020: Trump and coronavirus

What have Americans made of President Trump's response to the pandemic?

Portland, prisons and white supremacy - part one

How the death of a black teenager highlighted America’s struggle with white gang violence

Songs of the Humpback Whale

The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago

What has Nobel done for the World?

What it takes to win a Nobel prize and what it means for the lives and careers of winners

Coronavirus: Back to normal in Wuhan?

What life is like now in the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected

Poland's gay pride and prejudice

The row over sexuality that threatens to unleash a culture war in Poland

Coronavirus: Friendships during lockdown

A conversation about friendships during the pandemic

The trouble with Dutch cows

Must the Netherlands' world-beating cows be sacrificed to save the country's environment?

The shepherd and the settler

A Palestinian shepherd fights for his livelihood under pressure from Israeli settlers

Remembering those lost to Covid-19

The stories behind the numbers in the coronavirus pandemic

South Africa moonshine

The price of going ‘dry’ during the pandemic

Accused of hacking the Pentagon

This is what happened to my life when I was accused of hacking the Pentagon

Why India is mad for motorbikes

An investigation into the deep-seated and increasing passion for motorcycling in India

BBC OS Conversations: Covid-free nations

We hear about life on Pacific islands with no coronavirus cases

Naziha Syed Ali: Pakistan’s fearless female reporter

The Pakistani journalist on holding her country’s powerful elite to account

Rulebreakers: A beautiful prison

Why Greenland is opening up its first prison, after years as a modern prison-less society

The Soviet Feminist Army

The army of Soviet women spreading feminist ideas in Afghanistan

Coronavirus: Children with special needs

How parents of children with special educational needs have coped in lockdown

August in Minsk

A summer of protest in Belarus recorded by Minsk journalist Ilya Kuzniatsou

Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines

Hugh Sykes recounts the drama, danger and humour of life on the journalistic frontline

Rulebreakers: Veteran on the tracks

The handbook for train hopping American hobo culture and the man behind the guide

Red State refugees

Can refugees save the small, conservative town of Cactus, Texas?

BBC OS Conversations: Covid-19 'long-haulers'

People who have had Covid-19 but are still suffering from debilitating symptoms

Barbara Demick: True stories from North Korea

The writer Barbara Demick discusses her ‘narrative non-fiction’ style of journalism

Rulebreakers: How I disappear

The phenomenon of disappearance is rooted in Japanese culture. Meet those who disappear

Vaccines, money and politics

What will it really take to vaccinate the world against Covid 19?

BBC OS Conversations: Addiction during a pandemic

How two men fought their addictions during lockdown

Stitching souls

Maria Margaronis sews and hears the stories of Gee’s Bend's historic quilters

Milton Nkosi: The apartheid child who changed Africa’s story

How a boy from Soweto rose to become the BBC’s chief journalist in Africa.

Fighting talk: How language can make us better

What impact does the language we use around cancer have on those living with the disease?

Vaccines, money and politics

What will it really take to vaccinate the world against Covid-19?

BBC OS Conversations: After the Beirut explosion

We speak to people in Beirut following a massive explosion at its port

Worlds Apart

If globalisation is on its last legs - again - what might the impacts be?

Soft Jihad Assignment

In the United States a small but increasingly vocal group of people believe that of to...

Algeria's plague revisited

A tale of two plagues in the Algerian city of Oran - one fictional and the other Covid-19

Karachi's ambulance drivers

Driver Safdar's experiences reveal a remarkable story of life and death in Pakistan

BBC OS Conversations: Spain's tourism industry

Spanish business owners react to the news as the UK adds Spain to its quarantine list

Venezuela's 'Bay of Piglets'

A failed coup in Venezuela - a story of hubris, incompetence, and treachery

Ingenious: The milkshake and the cyclops gene

Why some of us are unable to digest dairy and the intricate process of creating a baby

Karachi's ambulance drivers

What can ambulance drivers tell us about political change in Pakistan?

Death of Elijah McClain

We hear from Sheneen McClain, whose son Elijah died after being detained by police

The most important, least important thing

Why is watching sport so important to us as a species? What happens when it disappears?

The many colours of Raqqa

How Syria's secret photographer worked and survived under every force in the conflict

Ingenious: The ginger gene and breast cancer gene

The origins of the ginger gene and the genes that can increase the risk of breast cancer

The confined: A story of hidden children

How Jewish children and French nuns together defied the Nazis

South Africa’s alcohol ban

How does banning alcohol sales help doctors tackling Covid-19?

Embankment baby

Tony May was abandoned as a baby in 1942. Can DNA testing reveal who his parents were?

Coronavirus and Africa

What is the impact of Coronavirus on Africa?

What the sediment revealed in Lebanon

What’s behind the scandal sparked by a delivery of tainted fuel to crisis-ridden Lebanon?

DNA and me

What do at-home DNA test kits tell us about our identity?

Black America speaks

Listening to conversations on black-owned radio after the killing of George Floyd

The Coronavirus Frontline special

From vaccine trials to new treatments, this investigation tracks Covid-19 breakthroughs.

The missing bodies of Guayaquil

Families search for their loved ones, victims of Covid-19, in Ecuador’s largest city

Unmapped world

Why is so much of Africa still not mapped properly?

Race in America: My enslaved ancestors

Three women share the history of slavery in their families and discuss its impact today

Wuhan: City of silence

Where did Covid-19 come from? John Sudworth searches for answers where it first emerged

The 'grandma benches' of Zimbabwe

A scheme which trains up grandmothers in talking therapy has helped over 50,000 people

Coronavirus: The economic shock

Alongside the medical emergency, what will Covid-19 mean for the global economy?

Coronavirus conversations: What next?

Health experts and listeners share their views of life in a post-pandemic world

World debate: Re-engineering the future

How can engineers re-imagine the everyday and make life safer across the globe?

Kenya’s locust hunters

As desert locusts swarm across East Africa, can Kenya’s locust hunters prevent a plague?

New York Covid-19 diary

Public health leader Dr Tom Frieden reflects on the global pandemic.

Rethink: The edge of change

How the coronavirus pandemic has created new opportunities to change our world

Reporting Covid-19

How local newspapers the Mumbai Mirror and the Courier Journal reported the pandemic

Rethink: Class of Covid-19 - Should I go to university?

With job cuts and falling salaries, does going to university still make financial sense?

Coronavirus conversations: Another Beijing lockdown

A new spike in China's capital, escaping a violent partner and reopening a business

The 5G con that could make you sick

Assignment investigates how bad science could be damaging people’s health

My fake news whodunnit

Who wrote a fake story that smeared a Senegalese politician in Michelle Madsen’s name?

Coronavirus and Latin America

The impact of Coronavirus on Latin America: how has it dealt with the pandemic?

Conversations on race and change

The debate surrounding the push for change by protests after the death of George Floyd

The seafarers stranded on the high seas

How thousands of seafarers are stuck working on vessels and unable to go home

Lockdown: Tales from Panama and Brazil

People across the world broadcast their experience of the coronavirus pandemic

Killer Mike - The rapper turned speech maker

Rapper Killer Mike made a plea for calm after George Floyd’s death

In my present isolation

Six authors on different continents convey their thoughts during their present isolation

Conversations about race in America

Powerful conversations about race and racism in America

America beyond black and white

How can America move beyond its history of racial discrimination?

The Chechen blogger on the run

Who is behind the wave of assassinations and attacks on Chechen asylum seekers in Europe?

Abortion under lockdown

What happened in Texas when coronavirus closed the abortion clinics?

The Covid generation

How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the job prospects of the class of 2020

Coronavirus Global Conversations: Life in lockdown with autism

Parents of children with autism, Brazilian doctors and US obituary editors

The orgasm gap

What should we be taught about sexual pleasure?

The Miracle of Istanbul

Jerzy Dudek relives his star role in Liverpool's extraordinary 2005 Champions League win

Don't log off - part eight

Alan Dein connects with people experiencing sleepless nights during the pandemic

Belarus: Masking the virus

Carry on regardless says Belarus’s president in the face of the coronavirus pandemic

The Death Row book club

An inmate’s first-hand account of creating a book club on Death Row

Coronavirus Global Conversations: Giving birth during a pandemic

New mums, being pregnant in prison and Covid-19 survivors

Recycling Chile, recycling Spain

Why is Spain rubbish at recycling and Chile so much better? Leena Vuotovesi finds out

Don't log off - part seven

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic.

New York stories with Joe Pascal

Homage to Harlem with poetry, music and the story of chef and resident Marcus Samuelsson

SOS from the Mediterranean

The desperate race to save migrants at sea over one weekend

Migrant medics

Zeinab Badawi looks at doctors from developing countries working in the developed world

Lockdown: Tales from Lebanon, Australia, Atlanta and India

Listeners offer their perspectives on a global crisis and their lives in lockdown

Seven dead, 46 injured: One Chicago weekend

Stories from an August weekend of gun violence in Chicago, narrated by Clarke Peters

Coronavirus Global Conversations: Making people laugh

Comedians, loneliness and going back to school

Stimulus cheques and sending money home

How does the financial help on offer where you are compare to other parts of the world?

Don't log off - part six

Alan Dein connects with people who are anxious about their family businesses

Boris Johnson and Britain’s Covid-19 crisis

What catching Covid-19 reveals about the politics and leadership style of Boris Johnson

Wuhan: The beginning of coronavirus Covid-19

In December 2019, Chinese doctors and officials grapple with a mysterious new virus

One hundred days of Brexit

One hundred days with new MPs in the North of England from Brexit, Day to lockdown

Coronavirus Global Conversations: Haircuts after lockdown

Hairdressers, funeral directors and sex workers

Coronavirus and Asia

World Questions explores the impact of Covid-19 with experts from around the world.

Don't log off - part five

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Hanging by a thread: Bangladesh’s garment workers

The devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic on Bangladesh’s garment industry

The Response: Coronavirus - Lockdown tales from Brazil, Germany and Australia

Listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis

Coronavirus Global Conversations: Remembering medics who have died from Covid-19

Losing loved ones on the frontline, coping during 40-day lockdown and hospital chaplains

Spain’s care home nightmare

Why did so many people die in just one elderly care home in Madrid?

Universal Basic Income: Alaska style

Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports

Who cares

The foreign care workers who look after Britain’s elderly and disabled people

Coronavirus Global Conversations - Care home workers and Covid-19 vaccine volunteers

Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease

Don't log off - part four

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Saving Zimbabwe’s forests

Honey bees, cow dung and mulch; how a company in Zimbabwe is preventing deforestation

China and the virus

Has the epidemic weakened or strengthened the grip of China’s Communist Party?

In search of the quarter-life crisis

Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis?

The Response: Coronavirus - Lockdown tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra

Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis

Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations - Dealing with grief

Losing loved ones, getting married in a lockdown and the risk to black Americans

Personal finance for the pandemic

As coronavirus spreads people are worrying about their money as well as their health

Don't log off - part three

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Chile: An education for all

Students and teachers in Chile demand an end to inequality in education

What we can do with our waste

Two very different uses for everyday waste in Paraguay and Sweden

Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

A place to talk about the impact of the disease on you, your family and your communities

Coronavirus and Europe

The challenges posed by and the consequences of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Europe

Women of the World

Kim Chakanetsa talks to the acclaimed authors Isabel Allende and Edna O’Brien

Don't log off - part two

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

Extreme measures

Can extremists who murder people like Jack Merritt ever be de-radicalised?

ADHD and me

Saeedeh Hashemi explores the upsides of ADHD for individuals and society

Melbourne: The sounds of the city

Peter White, blind since birth, explores Melbourne through the sounds he hears.

Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease.

Germany's refugee teachers

As Germany struggles with a teacher shortage, can refugee teachers fill the gap?

Don't Log Off

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

The man who died for trees

A mystery killing has shocked Romania as the fight over its ancient forests turns deadly

Miami: The sounds of the city

Peter White, blind since birth, explores Miami through the sounds he hears

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rebirth at the border

What does the future hold on either side of the Ethiopia-Eritrea border?

North Korea's celebrity defectors

How North Korean defectors have become a hugely valuable commodity in South Korea

Indonesia: Not cool to date

Saying no to dating is part of a growing ultraconservative social movement in Indonesia

The importance of Jurgen Klopp

Becky Milligan presents a profile of Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool Football Club

New York Stories with Joe Pascal

Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC

Ireland’s housing hunger

How young people in Ireland are facing a huge housing crisis

Funeral punks

A new wave of end of life rituals is emerging across northern England

Behind the Hong Kong protests

What is motivating the demonstrators on the city’s streets – and their opponents?

The trees that bleed

Illegal logging of the endangered rosewood tree is decimating forests in Casamance

She2He2She

Nele and Ellie identified as transmen in their teens. Both are now reidentifying as female

Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story

Something In The Air?

Cabin crew claim toxic air is harming them, but airlines say there’s no proven link

The Detransitioners: He2She2He

Transgender journeys of people who transitioned and then returned to their birth gender

Beats, rhymes and justice: Hip-hop on Rikers Island - Part two

MC and producer Ryan Burvick and the inmates learning to rap in Rikers Island jail

Confessions of a mafia boss

Dominic Casciani gets exclusive access to a former mafia boss turned prosecution witness

Don't log off - part two

People in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and beyond explore what unites them

Houston, we have a new criminal justice system

Can new judges transform Houston’s criminal justice system?

Beats, rhymes and justice: Hip-hop on Rikers Island - Part one

MC and producer Ryan Burvick and the inmates learning to rap in Rikers Island jail

Riding the Motel 22: Homeless in California

California’s homeless take a ride on the ‘Motel 22’

Don't log off: Part one

Using social media, Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world seeking fulfilment

Crossing Divides: The exchange

Cattle farmers from the USA and South Africa share perspectives

Gospel meets hip-hop

Award-winning UK rapper Guvna B explores the ‘gospel hip-hop’ music genre

Reinventing Miss America

How can beauty pageants adapt in the wake of the #MeToo movement?

El Salvador: the story of Karla Turcios

A woman is murdered in El Salvador every 3 days. Karla Turcios was one of them

Blasian love

Relationships between black and Asian origin South Africans

Life on the line

What is life like for the billions of people who live along earthquake fault lines?

Tony's Freehold Grill: Politics on the side

The 2020 US Presidential campaign as it unfolds over the countertop of a New Jersey diner

Panic in Bulgaria

“They’re coming for our children”: How fear of social workers has gripped Bulgaria

Vanuatu’s stolen generation

Thousands of boys and young men were kidnapped and taken to work on sugar plantations

Polygamous marriage in modern Malaysia

All sorts of Muslims, some very dynamic and modern, are embracing polygamy in Malaysia

Colombia’s new cocaine war

Michael Buchanan gets rare access to Colombia’s cocaine producers and smugglers

Survival and revival in the Torres Strait

The islanders fighting to save their home and their language

South Korea’s hope in hell

The personal stories of students and young people struggling with the pressure to succeed

The remarkable resistance of Lilo

Lilo and Erich Gloeden hid Jews from the Nazis in wartime Berlin

Finland's race to go carbon neutral

The Finnish fisherman who believes he has a solution to climate change

Disagreeing better

Why do we hold our opponents in contempt?

My father the killer

How would you feel if your father was a convicted torturer?

Greenland: Why music matters

Kate Molleson explores music’s place on the world’s largest island

Ayahuasca: Fear and healing in the Amazon

Psychedelic plants, the spiritual tourism backlash - and sexual abuse

The Coffin Club

Meet the New Zealanders making an art-form out of coffin creation

Germany: Justice and memory

How has Germany tried to come to terms with the legacy of its Nazi past?

Belarus: The wild world of Chernobyl

'We lived with wolves' says 90-year-old Galina - a witness to life before Chernobyl

Trans in Japan

The controversial laws over how people can change gender in Japan

The world turned upside down

What will the end of the world’s dependence on oil mean for geopolitics?

Disappeared in Thailand

A grisly discovery in a murder investigation in Thailand may lead to significant change

Hey Sisters, Sew Sisters

The seamstresses who sewed soft goods components for space craft and space suits

Time has chosen us

The Soviet War in Afghanistan told through its teenage soldiers and their music

Iceland: The great thaw

Iceland's glaciers are melting and scientists predict they could be gone in 200 years.

Ii: The greenest town in Europe

The town of Ii in northern Finland is a green trailblazer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Razia Iqbal speaks to US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Living with Star Wars

How Star Wars changed the cinematic universe in 1977

County lines: Girl drug runners in the UK

The story of girls trapped in the violent world of cross-country drugs gangs in the UK

Romania’s revolution 30 years on

How has Romania moved on from its totalitarian past?

The Rainbow Railroad

A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.

Judy Garland: The final rainbow

The story of Judy Garland's last concerts in London at the Talk of The Town nightclub

A fight for light in Lebanon

How a corrupt system condemns Lebanese to the misery of constant power-cuts

From Bude to Berlin

GCHQ's listening station at Bude, its hidden past and how it was forced out into the open

My Big Korean-Iranian Wedding

What happens when an Iranian marries a South Korean and their families meet?

The digital election: How social media is reshaping UK democracy

US political media expert Travis Ridout assesses efforts to influence UK voters

Sri Lanka: The new climate of fear

Muslims in Sri Lanka are deciding whether to stay or leave amidst a new climate of fear

How Scarborough saved the world

GCHQ's Scarborough station and its role in WW2, the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Giving peace a chance

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's bed-in for peace protest and the people who witnessed it

The man who laughed at al-Qaeda

Remembering Raed Fares the Radio Fresh FM founder who fought hatred with humour in Syria.

Emperor complex

Huang built China’s first 'privatised city'. Is it utopia or his personal fiefdom?

The Malawi tapes

Preserving the treasure trove of traditional harmonies, rhythms and instruments of Malawi

Russian women fight back

Domestic violence is endemic and often deadly in Russia but some women are fighting back

Sierra Leone: The price of going home

What happens to migrants who give up trying to reach Europe – and go home as failures?

Hong Kong: Love in a divided city

How have the protests affected the married lives between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese?

Comrade Africa

How Communist East Germany tried to influence Africa via radio during the Cold War

Albania’s Iranian guests

Who are Albania’s Iranian guests?

Moondog: Sound of New York

Huey Morgan celebrates the life and work of blind musician Moondog

Cameroon's MMA champion

Francis Ngannou's odyssey from child labour in a sand quarry to superstardom in the UFC

The Zogos of Liberia

Inside the lives of Liberia’s forgotten child soldiers

Northern Ireland 1969: The violence spreads

Ruth Sanderson looks back at the Scarman testimonies and the violence in Belfast in 1969

Uganda's war in the bush

How the guerrilla war in Uganda led to the current leadership

Being black in Italy

Meet the black Italians fighting to claim their place in a nation that’s still very white

Northern Ireland 1969: Battle lines

How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began in August 1969

Looking for love: The Zoroastrian way

Nalini Sivathasan meets young Zoroastrians trying to save their religion from extinction

Super Sisters

Meet the inspirational supersisters on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand

Argentina’s ‘white gold’ rush

Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are?

The Gospel of Wealth

Gordon Brown meets billionaires inspired by the great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

My personal history of sormeh

Black eyeliner is more than just make-up. It's a symbol of the power of Persian women

Cuba's digital revolution

Cubans are getting online – so how is the internet transforming this communist country?

Nigeria: sex for grades

University professors sexually harassing and blackmailing female students in Nigeria

Translating for mum and dad

Meet the children who help their immigrant parents navigate life in the UK by translating

Passport to paradise

In Vanuatu, a tiny Pacific Island Nation, a controversial passport scheme is a concern

Undercover with the clerics: Iraq’s secret sex trade

The clerics facilitating so-called ‘pleasure marriages’ in return for payment

How to buy your own country

The winners and losers from the booming global citizenship trade

America's child brides

In America children can get married legally in most states. Jane O'Brien investigates

Chile’s Stolen Babies

A Chilean man - adopted at birth - searches for the mother forced to give him up

The imam and the artist

Searching for justice for South Africa’s Imam Abdullah Haron who spoke against apartheid

World War Two: The economic battle

How the countries involved in WW2 fought to feed their people and fund their armies

The bitter song of the hazelnut

Long hours, little pay, for the workers who pick Turkey's hazelnuts.

Living with leprosy

Aleks Krotoski on the history of leprosy and its stigma.

Colombia’s kamikaze cyclists

Precipitous mountain roads, specially-modified bikes, and deadly consequences.

Hearing me

What does life sound like for someone whose hearing has suddenly changed?

Robert Mugabe: A life

Audrey Brown looks back at the life of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe

Marawi: The story of the Philippines’ Lost City

The Philippine city that was besieged by Islamic State supporters

Detours 5: The last cola in the desert

A Costa Rican city is an unexpected home for people in search of a better life in the US

Detours 4: Imran is stateless

Imran fled violence in Myanmar – now he is in detention in Papua New Guinea

Detours 3: Eighteen Greeks a week

Dead bodies travel along mountain passes for cremation in another country

Detours 2: Where the homeless elephants go

Wild elephants surround a village in Assam, India. And they’re hungry

Detours 1: Doctor Fake News

Medical student Elena ran out of money, so she started writing fake stories for cash

Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president

How Michelle Bachelet rose to be the first woman to serve as president of Chile

Museum of Lost Objects: The fire that scorched Brazil’s history

Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it

Lethal Force in Rio’s Favelas

Brazil’s party capital, Rio de Janeiro, is witnessing a killing spree.

Why Woodstock still matters

On its 50th anniversary, we explore the social impact of the legendary Woodstock Festival

Afghan Star 2: Music, tradition and the Taliban

Talent show finalist Zahra Elham and the musicians defying the Taliban

Maria Ressa: The Filipino-American journalist combating fake news

As a critic of President Duterte, her arrest this year was seen as politically motivated.

My very extended family

When Julia discovers she has more than twenty siblings, she must redefine her family

Romania's killer roads

Can one man's campaign for motorways in Romania make a difference and save lives?

Afghan Star 1: A TV talent show

The TV talent show at the forefront of the continuing struggle in Afghanistan

Her Story 2: Betty Bigombe, Ugandan peace negotiator

Betty Bigombe spent much of her career trying to negotiate peace with warlord Joseph Kony

Barbuda: Storms, recovery and ‘land grabs’

Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?

Peterloo: The massacre that changed Britain

On 16 August 1819, troops charged the crowds in St Peter's Field in Manchester

Her Story 1: Vaira Viķe-Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia

Vaira Viķe-Freiberga became president of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected in 2003

Genoa's Broken Bridge

An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen?

Black girls don't swim

Does maintaining good hair stop black girls from getting into the water?

America's Hospital Emergency

A small town goes on life-support after its lone hospital closes

The spy of Raspberry Falls

A former CIA officer begins 20 years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese

When Africa meets China

Linda Yueh uncovers the trend of Africans moving to live in China

The Spy in Your Pocket

How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?

The Superlinguists: Monolingual societies

Is there even something sinister and oppressive to the idea of monolingualism?

Music to land on the Moon by

The history of the space race told through music and lyrics

Tuku Music

A celebration of the life and music of Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi

Bitter brew

The harrowing story of rape, murder and violence on a Kenyan tea plantation

The Superlinguists: Multilingual societies

What is it like to live in a place where you have to speak several languages to get by?

The Dyatlov Pass mystery

How the death of nine Russian students has fuelled conspiracy theories for 60 years

Germany’s climate change frontline

A German forest is disappearing; devoured by a coalmine. Can the trees be saved?

The Superlinguists: How to learn a language

Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?

Denmark's Migrant Ghettos

Denmark's immigration policy is among the most controversial in western Europe.

The Superlinguists: The polyglots

Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?

Interview with the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama shares his thoughts on President Trump, Brexit, the EU and China

Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part two

Iraq’s female archaeologists return to Mosul to work on restoring their ancient heritage

Marching to the coolest beat

Students throw sabers and rifles in the American Sport of the Arts

Marseille: France’s Crumbling City

As its city centre falls apart, Marseille is facing a crisis.

The magic fingers of Rashid Khan

The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan

Training to save the treasures of Iraq

Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum

Dying from mistrust in Ukraine

How mistrust of vaccine has brought a forgotten disease back to Europe

Vaccination: The global picture

Why do people hesitate over vaccinations around the world?

Destination education

Liyang Liu talks to Chinese school students studying in the UK

Remembering Afghanistan's Elvis

Ahmad Zahir died in 1979 yet his music still unites generations of Afghans

Morocco’s hash trail to Europe

Growers, smugglers and the police who’d stop them.

Falling Rock

The challenges faced by Native American young people

Ticket to a new life

Many Pacific Islanders enter New Zealand’s visa lottery. What happens to the winners?

Praying for petrol

How Mexico’s illegal petrol trade is creating a new culture through film, song and prayer

Turkey’s political football

How has rivalry on the football field reflected the political divisions in Turkey?

Don't hide my son

The Tanzanian mothers forced to hide their children with Down syndrome due to stigma

Sudan’s white-coated uprising

Sudan’s doctors on the frontline. The white-coated men and women who defied a president

After the boats

What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?

Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Sweden and Germany

The stories of six Syrian refugees across the world, followed over five years

Amar: Alone in the world

Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?

The undercover migrant

The extraordinary story of a young man from Ghana going undercover on the migrant trail

Robots on the road

Is a driverless future really just round the corner?

Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Canada and Lebanon

How Syrian refugees have found new lives in Canada and Lebanon

Me, the refugee

The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside

Bolivia’s Mennonites, Justice and Renewal

In 2009, Mennonite women in a far-flung Bolivian colony reported mass rape.

Slavery's untold story

Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe

Left behind

Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?

Guyana - bracing for the oil boom

South America’s second poorest nation is about to get very rich

The populist curtain: Austria and Italy

The coalition of centre-right and far-right parties that are running Austria and Italy

When the things start to talk

An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk

The crossing

The British gangs making big money smuggling migrants across the English Channel.

The populist curtain: Poland and Hungary

The populists governing European nations along the former Iron Curtain’s route

Dark fibres and the frozen north

If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?

Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower

What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzell pieces together the evidence

Bangladesh versus Yaba

Thousands of Bangladeshi addicts are hooked on Yaba, a methamphetamine and caffeine mix

America's friends

What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies

South Africa's Born Frees at 25

South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power

10, 9, 8, 7

10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible

Restoring Brazil's National Treasure

Can the treasures lost when Brazil's National Museum burnt down be salvaged or replaced?

Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese

Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China

Mumbai Mirror

A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper

New York City’s pirates of the air

The secretive radio stations that link the Big Apple’s vibrant migrant communities

Order! Order!

Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament

Poland's partisan ghosts

For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers

India's forbidden love

How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India

Will AI kill development?

Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?

Nepal Fights Foreign Paedophiles

Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal

Will China and America go to war?

Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?

Not #MeToo, I'm French

Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in France.

Unrest in Ukraine’s Little Hungary

Tensions are rising on Ukraine's western border

The Romanian Wave

Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?

Where are you going? - London

People in London are asked where they are going to reveal hidden truths about their lives

RoboLife

Exploring the growing role of robots in education and elderly care in Singapore and Japan

The crypto factor: the winners and losers in virtual investment

Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?

India and how it sees Britain

In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain

Where are you going? - Belfast

In Belfast, strangers are asked where they are going to reveal insights into their lives

Can you murder a robot?

Robots are designed to help us, so why do humans like to hurt them?

Abandoned in the Amazon

The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest

Canada and how it sees Britain

Denys Arcand, Madeleine Thienand and Chrystia Freeland share their views of Britain

Where are you going? - Cardiff

One question reveals hidden truths about the lives of strangers in Cardiff

The Slumlords of Nairobi

Anne Soy investigates why there is no business like slum business

The Church of Denmark abuse scandal

How a Church of Denmark priest sexually abused children for a decade without detection.

Nigeria and how it sees Britain

Wole Soyinka, Yeni Kuti daughter of Fela Kuti; and Muhammadu Sanusi II on Britain

Where Are You Going? - Glasgow

One question reveals hidden truths about the lives of strangers around the world

We Intend to Cause Havoc

Emmanuel 'Jagari' Chanda, Zambia’s first rock star tells his story and that of Zamrock

Empty Spain and the Caravans of Love

How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city?

Egypt and how it sees Britain

Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain

Hearing me

What does life sound like for someone whose hearing has suddenly changed?

The Miracle of St Anthony's

How an impoverished school achieved amazing success on and off the basketball court

Malawi: Life After Death Row

A ground-breaking re-sentencing project has changed the fates of more than 100 inmates

As the World Sees Britain: Germany and how it sees Britain

Political and cultural figures in Germany on how they and their communities see Britain

George Weah: The footballing president

Is Liberia’s footballing President George Weah achieving his goals?

Can we fix it? The inside story of match fixing in tennis

The inside story of how players and betting gangs are fixing matches in tennis

The Trumped Republicans

Republican insider Ron Christie assesses how Donald Trump has shaken up his own party

So where are the aliens?

If space aliens are out there…why haven’t we found them?

The Ballads of Emmett Till

Fourteen year-old Emmett Till was murdered in 1955. His death has resonated ever since

The Pledge

Students die every year on US college campuses because of dangerous “hazing” rituals

My Brexit Dilemma

For Adrian Goldberg, Brexit has raised a dilemma: should he get a German passport?

Sweeping the World

Imtiaz Dharker presents a reflective evocation of the broom, in words, sound and music

The Politics of Mongolian Hip Hop

How Mongolia’s massive hip hop scene is shaping the country’s future

Japan's Elderly Crime Wave

Elderly pensioners in Japan commit petty crimes so that they can be sent to prison

Solving Alzheimer's: Living and Dying with Alzheimer's

How best to live and die with dementia and the difficult choices people have to make

Songs from the Depths of Hell

Blessed with a photographic memory Aleksander Kulisiewicz recorded songs of the damned...

Closing Uganda’s Orphanage

Hundreds of illegal orphanages in Uganda, many funded by UK charities, face closure.

Solving Alzheimer's: The Trillion Dollar Disease

How will governments find the money and workers to care for Alzheimer’s sufferers?

The Assassination - Part Two

Who killed Benazir Bhutto? Why has a 10-year investigation failed to find her killers?

France, Algeria and the battle for truth

A widow’s 60 year campaign for the truth about her husband’s death in the Algerian War

Africa’s Drone Experiment

Is there a viable case for drone deliveries in East Africa?

Solving Alzheimer's: Fear and Stigma

How fear and lack of understanding of Alzheimer’s is stigmatising those who have it

The Assassination - Part One

Who killed Benazir Bhutto? And why has 10-year investigation failed to find her killers?

Balkan Border Wars - Serbia and Kosovo

Old enemies Serbia and Kosovo discuss what for some is unthinkable - an ethnic land swap

Cuban Voices

Ordinary Cubans reveal what their lives have really been like under Castro’s socialism

From the Ground Up

The Central African Republic and its struggle to develop after years of conflict

The Brazilian Footballer Who Never Was

How one boy’s dream was cut short by the beautiful game’s ugly prejudice in Brazil.

New York's Flower Market: Things my Father Loved

What does it take to make a living in the New York flower market?

Childish Gambino: This is 2018

How and why Childish Gambino’s This is America video echoed around the world in 2018

Armenia: Return to a Town that Died

Two British firefighters revisit the scene of Armenia's devastating earthquake in 1988.

Christmas with Melania

A profile of US First Lady Melania Trump

Carols of the Times

Composer Bob Chilcott explores the history of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

DNA, Me and the Family Tree

How home DNA testing kits are revealing more than some people bargained for.

Spy Ship: The Capture of the USS Pueblo

The story of the US servicemen captured and imprisoned 50 years ago by North Korea

Congo: A River Journey

A sound-rich immersive journey along the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo

China's Hidden Camps

The BBC gains rare access to a region of China where Muslims are being held without trial

Stories on the Rocks

Exploring how ancient cave paintings in Somaliland can be protected from terrorists

When you tire of tech

Ana Matronic visits a retreat for people who have tired of tech

India's battle with online porn

Is the rise of online porn in India to blame for sexual violence against women?

Inside Burundi’s Killing Machine

An investigation into repression in Burundi, one of Africa's most secretive countries.

Vicky Phelan: The Woman who Changed Ireland

How one woman uncovered a medical scandal that rocked Ireland

Radio La Colifata

Radio La Colifata confronts prejudices by broadcasting from a psychiatric hospital

A Stark Choice for Cambodia's Surrogates

Locked up for renting out their wombs, mothers in Cambodia must make an agonising choice.

Migrants Mean Business

How migrants' food businesses have shaped communities in northern Britain

The Surrogates Club

Why do women in Canada women give birth to somebody else’s baby without getting paid?

Reporting Women

Is the media reporting the issues that matter to Women?

The Carnival: 50 Years in St Pauls

Marking the 50th anniversary of Bristol’s cultural gem – the St Pauls Carnival

Nigeria's Patient 'Prisoners'

Nigerian patients held in hospital because they can’t pay their medical bills.

The Number One Ladies’ Landmine Agency

The Sahrawi women clearing up unexploded bombs left in the world's longest minefield

Argentina’s Feminist Tango

The feminist revolution taking place in the home of machismo and the Tango

The Eternal Life of the Instant Noodle

How instant noodles went global with the help of students, travellers and prisoners

Everyday Americans 3: Opioids and the Next Generation

Babies addicted to opioids and the school kids caught up in the US addiction crisis

Everyday Americans 2: Law and Order and Opioids

How the police and courts deal with the opioid epidemic in one city—Louisville, Kentucky.

Everyday Americans 1: The Opioid ‘Demon’

Exploring the real-time impact of the US opioid epidemic in Louisville, Kentucky

The Last Long Journey of the Herero

The African genocide that fed a gruesome trade in human body parts

From Truman to Trump

US politician Joe Tydings shares vivid memories of the Kennedys in his final interview.

Saudi's Crown Prince in the spotlight

Mohammed bin Salman is under intense scrutiny following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi

George Ellery Hale: Prince of the Sun

The amazing work of the little known astronomer George Ellery Hale

The Unknown Soldier

Moira Stuart tells the astonishing story of the Unknown Soldier

The Greyhound Diaries

Stories from the travelling underbelly of America, collected on Greyhound buses

West Africa’s Fish Famine

An important fish that millions depend on is being turned into animal feed for export.

The Dark Sides of American Democracy

Could voting laws and partisan district maps swing November’s US midterm elections?

Young, Cool and Kazakhstani

How young, cool Kazakhstanis are forging a new identity for their country

Serbia’s Femicide Crisis

Violence against women is a persistent problem in Serbia. Nicola Kelly reports.

What Happened Last Night in Sweden?

Ruth Alexander looks at the rise in violent crime in Sweden

Africa's Big Philanthropy: Home-Grown

The impact of Africa's new wealth and social media on home-grown philanthropic causes

Singing for Survival in Cucuta

Down but not out in a Colombian border town, four Venezuelans pin their hopes on music.

Africa's Big Philanthropy: Agriculture and Food Security

Is money from foreign investors helping or hindering African farmers?

Paralympics – Gaming the System?

Do some athletes exaggerate or even fake a disability in order to win Paralympic medals?

Africa's Big Philanthropy: Health

The impact of philanthropy on healthcare and disease reduction in Africa

After suicide

When someone takes their own life, how does it affect those left behind?

Don't Shoot, I'm Disabled

Over a hundred people with disabilities have been killed by the police in the US in 2018

A life alone

An exploration of loneliness – seen through the eyes of one 94-year-old woman

The Children of Belsen

A survivor of the Holocaust reunites with her 15-year-old self via BBC archive recordings

Zika Love Stories

Brazil’s Zika babies – now toddlers – and their 'warrior' mums

Macedonia: What’s in a Name?

The name ‘Macedonia’ is disputed by two neighbouring nations. That may be about to change

Model X

Spartan conditions and demanding casting directors - the challenges of aspiring models

Generation Identity

Simon Cox investigates a new far right youth organisation in Europe, Generation Identity.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: National International

Tales of colourful figures from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The Changing Face of Procreation: Assisted Reproduction

How humans make babies could be about to change, thanks to IVF and reproductive tech

Iceland: What Happened Next?

One small country and the legacy of a local crisis that went global

Chile - Sexual Abuse, Secrets and Lies

Dark secrets of Chile's Catholic Church - one of South America's devout congregations

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Lasting Fame

How the late Victorian institution has remained relevant in the internet age

The New World Of Reproduction

Forty years after the first IVF baby, Krupa Padhy explores how human beings procreate

Nevada’s Brothels Face the Axe

Nevada’s legal sex trade faces a campaign for reform

Conflict Comedy

How has comedy helped Northern Ireland cope with conflict and move on?

Uganda's Prison Farms

'He was using prisoners like oxen' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm.

The Life and Times of Senator John McCain

Anthony Zurcher looks back at the life and career of US Senator John McCain.

Besieged

The everyday reality of living and dying under siege in Syria.

The Benefits of Nakedness

Dr Keon West explores the good and bad of shedding your clothes

'Gone to Foreign' from Jamaica

A life in limbo for two Britons. Not wanted in the UK and not wanted in Jamaica.

Leonard Bernstein and Me

Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer

Not Making Babies in South Korea

Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world?

Where are You Going? Seoul

The amazing stories of strangers in Seoul, uncovered by asking - Where are you going?

Mo Salah: Football is Life

How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch

Euthanasia - Aurelia's Story

Aurelia Brouwers had mental illness - when she died from euthanasia in Holland she was 29

Where are you going? Hanoi

Amazing stories in Vietnam are uncovered by asking strangers - Where are you going?

Norway's Silent Scandal

Norway's child protection system under scrutiny once again after expert's conviction.

Where Are You Going?: Tokyo

The amazing stories of strangers in Japan revealed by asking where they are going

Central Park Calling

The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more.

The Life, Death and Life of Arkady Babchenko

The resurrection of a murdered Kremlin critic in Ukraine.

Harold Evans at 90

Legendary newspaper man Harold Evans reveals his lifelong pursuit of the truth.

Crypto Rico: Blockchain for a Broken Paradise

Can a blockchain technology boom reboot the fate of hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico?

Skateboarding is 60

How a wooden board with four roller-skate wheels started a sub-culture across the globe

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

How much does the state of our teeth depend on what's in our bank balance?

Kansas Child Politics

With no lower age limit on running for Governor, Kansas teens are standing for the role.

The Private Cities of Honduras

Will the plan to privatise entire cities in Honduras work?

Soft Power Seduction: China Lures Taiwan’s Youth

Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?

In Every Dream Home a Heartache

Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo return to the Punjab to build their dream home

The Thailand Cave Rescue

The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand

The Mafia Under the Spotlight

The ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate is thought to be the most powerful global Mafia syndicate

Inside the World of the Financial Dominatrix

Exploring the idea that money is power by looking at the fetish of financial domination

Nye Bevan: The Man Who Made the NHS

The story of Labour politician Nye Bevan, who created Britain’s National Health Service

Back Home from ISIS

How do you deradicalise and reintergrate former ISIS members who have returned to the UK?

Winning it Big

Lottery jackpot winners around the globe on whether their windfall has made them happier

Only Not Lonely

Is it really so odd to have an only child?

Outsider's View of the NHS

As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday how is it viewed by those who work within it?

Back from the Brink

Stories of entrepreneurs who have tried and failed – and are trying again

Seaweed, Sex and Liberation

Lucy Ash meets farmers of Paje, looking at ways they fight to save their livelihood

Money Clinic: Nairobi

A life coach invites couples in Nairobi to talk honestly about their finances

Money Clinic: Miami

A financial therapist invites couples in Miami to talk honestly about their finances

Golden Passports

MEPs have launched an investigation into 'Golden Passport' programmes across Europe

Uganda: The Price of Marriage

How weddings in Uganda are costing couples more than they bargained for

What Would You Do With $100?

What do our plans for spending $100 reveal about us and the buying power of money?

What's Mine is Yours?

What does the way you handle your finances say about your relationship?

Guatemala – After the Fire

Why did no one heed the loud warning bells about Virgen de la Asuncion?

Sounds of the City

The noisiest metro, 24-hour police sirens and throbbing music are features of Moscow city

The Commission

The Warren Commission was set up to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination

You Can Handle The Truth

Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?

Escaping Europe

Hundreds of Syrians are risking their lives to leave Europe & return home. But why?

Hush

Hear the extraordinary soundscape of Mount Denali National Park, Alaska

The Witch Hunts of Papua New Guinea

Assignment follows one local man on his mission to save the “witches” of Papua New Guinea

Is Eating Plants Wrong?

Plant scientists claim that plants cannot just sense, but communicate, learn and remember

Triple Score Wellington

Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story

The Day Hope Died: Remembering Robert Kennedy

Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society?

Zimbabwe - Where's Itai Dzamara?

What happened to Itai Dzamara and can the government of Zimbabwe ever be trusted?

Virtual Mothering

Filipina migrant workers in the UK and their children tell their stories

The Royal Wedding: The Story of the Day

Highlights from Windsor on the day that saw Prince Harry marry Meghan Markel.

The World’s Marriage Story

Why do people still place their faith in marriage?

Shades of Jewish in Israel

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The Macron Effect

Emmanuel Macron’s first year in office and what he is doing for France – and Europe

My Mixed Up World

How do young people of mixed heritage decide what cultural and racial boxes they tick?

China’s World Cup Dreams

How a small rural school could help China achieve its World Cup dream

Magical Money

A new digital currency gold rush is sweeping the world but is the bubble about to burst?

The Voices of the Amazon

The indigenous Kuikuro people in Brazil share a day in their lives

The Invisible Man of Britain’s Far Right

An investigation into Jim Dowson, the front-man for the Knights Templar International.

What Men Think: India

Masculinity plays out against a backdrop of class, caste and a rapidly changing economy

Western Sahara’s Champion Athlete

Athletes prepare to run a marathon through the forgotten land of Western Sahara

Imperial Echo

The Commonwealth’s has its origins in the British Empire, what is its value now?

The Response: China

Stories direct from China sent using the smartphone technology in our pockets

What Men Think: USA

What is life truly like for men in these confusing times?

Corruption Incorporated: The Odebrecht Story

Inside, ‘the largest foreign bribery case in history’

The Mystery of Russia’s Lost Jihadi Brides

How hundreds of Russian jihadi brides and their children vanished in Iraq

Bermuda's Change of Heart

How Bermuda has become the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage

Islands on the Front Line

How are the Solomons, remote islands in the Pacific, at the front line of climate change?

The King and Kennedy Assassinations

A 50th anniversary look at the murders of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy

The Child Saver of Mosul

One woman's mission to re-unite families in Mosul

Lusaka Fire and Rescue

The story of Zambia’s embattled firefighters facing flames, protests and thrown stones

The King and Kennedy Assassinations

And how their words and deeds continue to shape America

Greece's Haven Hotel

How is the city of Athens finding homes for the thousands of refugees who live there?

Telling Tales: The Odyssey

A difficult and long journey for both Odysseus and modern day refugees - caught in limbo

Poking the Establishment

Satire in the Arab world that targets social injustice, corruption and political leaders

Digging up the past in Catalonia

Why is troubled Catalonia now opening up civil war mass graves?

The Great Egg Freeze

Moral, social and medical: the complexities of egg freezing as a company benefit

Telling Tales: The Sultan's Son and the Rich Man's Daughter

A story from Zanzibar in which a young wife has to save her life and its resonance today

Skiing Mount Lebanon

The Lebanese ski resort, where people go to escape politics and enjoy winter sports

Sisters of the Troubles

The untold story of the role of Catholic nuns during Northern Ireland’s troubles

Norway - A Community in Recovery

Linda Pressly travels to Arctic Norway to investigate child sexual abuse

Telling Tales: The Tohono O’odham Nation

Retelling of an ancient Native American story and its resonance with contemporary issues

The Magic of Fireflies

Fireflies used to light up the Karachi night sky but now they only exist in folklore

India’s Infamous Hospital

Assignment speaks to witnesses of a tragedy in India that became infamous in community

From the Steppes to the Stage

How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom

Grandma, Guyana and Me

How migration has impacted on three generations of women in one family

Russia’s ‘Fake’ Election

Gabriel Gatehouse goes on the campaign trail with Ksenia Sobchak

Her Story Made History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa

Remembering Rivonia

Exclusive access to newly available recordings from The Rivonia Trial

The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Britain

A postman, hairdresser and a farmer teach a top Swedish diplomat what it is to be British

Sierra Leone: Blood Mining

Ed Butler investigates untold stories of one of west Africa’s dramatic abuses of power

Her Story Made History: Shukria Barakzai

Shukria Barakzai was one of a handful of female MPs in Afghanistan to speak up for women

Japan: New Ways to Grow - Part Two

The novel ideas for senior housing and social care emerging in Japan

The Lost World of the Suffragettes

The Suffragettes' stories of life, prison, force-feeding and secret collaborations

Crushing Dissent in Egypt

Some of the alarming stories from the new Egypt.

Her Story Made History: Vigdis Finnbogadottir

In 1980, Vigdis Finnbogadottir became the first female head of state of Iceland

Japan: New Ways to Grow Old - Part One

The innovations for living better in old age in the fastest-ageing society in the world

China's Generation Gap: Part Two

How attitudes towards family, marriage, divorce, dating differ between generations

Cyril Ramaphosa: Son of Soweto

Becky Milligan looks back at the extraordinary life of South Africa’s new president.

Ukraine’s Stolen Billions and the Riddle of the Helipad

How the circle of Ukraine's disgraced ex-president continues to profit from his people.

Her Story Made History: Madeha al-Ajroush

Madeha al-Ajroush battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia

Digital Migration

How migration from offline to online is bringing people into modern China

China's Generation Gap: Beijing

How have political, social and economic changes affected relations between generations?

Madness of War

Sahar meets the medical staff trying to deal with Afghanistan’s mental health emergency

Her Story Made History: Monica McWilliams

Monica McWilliams was one of two women in the negotiations for the Good Friday Agreement

Three Pillars of Trump: Healthcare Reform

Healthcare reform was top of President Trumps legislative priority. What has changed?

Escape from Croatia’s Asylums

Thousands of people with mental illness live in asylums in Croatia. But not in Osijek

Moving Pictures: The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Joos van Craesbeeck

The dark, demonic landscape of a 17th Century masterpiece The Temptation of St Anthony

Three Pillars of Trump: The State Department

The State Department ends Trump’s first year less resourced and less empowered

The End Zone

Fears of brain damage is leading to Americans stopping playing football

Oprah – Global Icon

The rise of talk show host, philanthropist, media proprietor and actress Oprah Winfrey

Paralympic Sport – Fair Play?

The ethos of the Paralympic movement is fair and equal competition.

Moving Pictures: Men of the Docks

George Bellow’s masterpiece Men of the Docks reveals life in the Brooklyn docks in 1912

Three Pillars of Trump:US Defence

What has President Trump’s first year has meant for US Defence?

Trump: A Year in Tweets

What can President Trump's tweets tell us about his presidency and the US?

Degrees of Deception

Investigation into one of the world’s biggest degree mills

Moving Pictures: Ann West's Patchwork

Discover life in Regency England through the extraordinary detail of Ann West's Coverlet

The End of Innocence in Venezuela

How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers in their wars

Pandemic: The Story of the 1918 Flu

How the flu pandemic of 100 years ago affected every corner of the world

Celebrating Life at 117

Priscilla Ng’ethe joins a family celebration for her 117 year old great grandmother

Ukraine's Frontline Bakery

Lucy Ash meets the staff and customers of a bakery which is in war-torn east Ukraine.

The Hackers of Siberia

Intellectuals banished to an inhospitable land created a pool of talent and creativity

Black and Proud in Brazil

How black Brazilians are asserting their rights thanks to a controversial education law

Sarah Marquis, Explorer

In a classic Aboriginal walkabout, Sarah fished, foraged and gathered food from the wild

Taming the Pilcamayo

A journey up the 'suicidal' Pilcomayo river that separates Paraguay from Argentina...

Leo Houlding, Rock Climber

How a hallucinogenic ceremony led to an attempt to climb Cerro Autana in Venezuela

Mugabe's Last Days

Robert Mugabe stepped down after four decades in power, the transition took just ten days

Your Life in a Cup of Coffee

Fortune-telling via Turkish coffee grounds, a practice popular across the Middle East

Russia's Exit Dilemma

Stay or go? Lucy Ash explores the choice facing Russia’s brightest and best

Thirty-Three Ways to Dispel a Chinese Mistress

There are 33 ways to dispel a mistress according to one of China's top love detectives.

Rite of Passage

How military service shapes Israeli society and its future

Tanya Streeter: Free-Diver

Tanya Streeter’s remarkable dive – on just one breath of air – to the depth of 160m

Who Killed the Circus?

America’s longest running circus, Ringling, Barnum and Bailey, is closing after 146 years

Art for the Millions

The Great Depression and how the US government used the arts to uplift national spirit

Daphne and the Two Maltas

A brutal killing, an unsolved murder and the divided island of Malta

Afghanistan Calling

How former Afghan child refugee Dr Waheed Arian is breaking medical boundaries

Make America Great Again

Why is the word America such a controversial one outside of the US?

The Odyssey of General Anders' Army

Many thousands of Polish people took a chance to escape Soviet gulags by joining an army

Return to China

Kati goes to meet her biological parents for the first time since she was abandoned

Neurolaw and Order

How young offenders and the US legal system are being reformed through neuroscience data

The Face of China

What Chinese magazines and their readers tell us about culture and politics in China

The CIA's Secret War in Laos

A son uncovers his father's double-life as a CIA spy in a covert mission in 1960s Laos

Symphony of the Stones

How our ancient forebears made music and how ancient sites affected sounds of their time

Pride, Passion and Palestinian Horses

A love for Arabian horses unites Israelis and Palestinians

Offence, Power and Progress

Is taking offence on social media over-sensitivity or a force for progress?

Stockfish

How did stockfish - cod that is dried in Norway’s cold air - became a Nigerian staple?

The Tula Toli Massacre

The chilling story of a massacre of Rohingya muslims in a small village in Myanmar

Blind Man Roams the Globe: Christchurch

Life in Christchurch, New Zealand, as it recovers from two earthquakes

Europe's Illiberal Democrats: Poland

Is Poland sliding towards autocracy or just on a different, democratic path?

The Judgement on Mladic

Mark Urban examines the impact General Mladic had on the lives of thousands of people

Blind Man Roams the Globe: Berlin

The sounds and smells of Berlin experienced through the senses of a blind man

Europe's Illiberal Democrats: Hungary

Hungary is becoming an "illiberal democracy". Is that its right, or a slide to autocracy?

Remembering Solidarity

Five Solidarity members reflect on the movement that ended communist rule in Poland

Namibia’s Missing Millions

David Grossman on Namibia’s missing tax millions revealed in the Paradise Papers

The Invisible Hand of Donald Trump

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times examines the economic impact of President Donald Trump

The Last Kamikazes

The indoctrination of Japan’s World War Two suicide pilots told by the last survivors

Trump Re-Elected

Donald Trump’s election win revisited - could he do it again in 2020?

The Lost Children of ISIS

Searching for captive children still lost after the retreat of so-called Islamic State

Before I Go

Four people share their life-affirming experience of living with a terminal illness

The Red and the White: Retribution

The story of the Red Terror in the North of Russia nearly 100 years ago

AKA Mystery Island

A tiny South Pacific island hosts 25,000 cruise ship tourists a month but at what cost?

Sweden’s Child Migrant Mystery

Why do asylum-seeking children in Sweden withdraw from the world & how can they recover?

Nigeria: Shooting it Like a Woman

Nigerian director Tope Oshin celebrates women film-makers currently reinventing Nollywood

The Red and the White: Britain’s Arctic Prison

How foreign troops incarcerated Russians on 'Death Island' in the White Sea

A New Church for the Red State

How a reforming priest brought revolution to Russia’s Orthodox Church

Zanzibar: Spirits and Psychiatry

The mentally-sick in Zanzibar turn to profiteering exorcists for treatment

C-Section Brazil

Brazil is the caesarean capital of the world. What is behind this C-section “epidemic”?

The Red and the White: Intervention

The story of a forgotten war fought by Western troops in Arctic Russia at the end of WW1

I Speak Navajo

"Growing up and not speaking the language, I felt this loss or this void"

Behind Closed Doors: Solutions to Domestic Abuse in Indonesia

Indonesia has just conducted its first ever national survey on domestic violence

Behind Closed Doors: Solutions to Domestic Violence in Peru

Rates of domestic violence in the Peruvian Andes are particularly high

Behind Closed Doors: Solutions to Domestic Abuse in Kenya

Unity is a village without men set up by Samburu women in response to domestic abuse

Pakistani Media in the UK

Manveen Rana uncovers hate speech and sectarianism in the UK's Urdu media

Che Today

Five decades after his death, how important is El Che for young Cubans today?

The Silent Forest - Part Two

How the locals of Thailand and Myanmar are resisting the destruction of their forests

The Fish that Ate Florida

Why some people want to eradicate the lionfish from Florida's waters

Africa’s Billion Pound Migrant Trail

Africa’s migrant trade is among the most lucrative. Can it ever be stopped?

Making the Grade

The global expansion of British music exams, and its very modern challenges

The Avocado Wall

The amazing success story of the avocado in the US as a case study for the future trade

The Silent Forest - Part One

The communities of rainforests of South-east Asia resisting destruction of their forests

Life After Life

How thousands of Americans given life sentences as children now have a chance of freedom

Panama's Vanishing Islands

Panama’s idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan

Forever Young

Meet the self-experimenters and scientists trying to add years to our lives

My First Period

Periods are a taboo in many places but for some in Tanzania first periods are celebbrated

Beats, Rhymes and Justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island

Behind the bars of New York’s notorious jail, Rikers Island, inmates are learning to rap