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Will Venezuela ditch Chavismo?
On the 3rd of January this year, Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, was removed from office by a US military intervention. He was flown to the Un…
17 hours ago
Living with Tourette syndrome
When the film I Swear won three Bafta awards, what happened at the ceremony prompted a much bigger story and wider discussion. The film portrays the …
1 day, 5 hours ago
When music became a prayer
Concert pianist Yirui Weng, 32, grew up in a communist, atheist family in China, where religion played no part in her life. Music, however, always di…
2 days, 5 hours ago
Ukraine’s defiance, four years on
This week marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since WW2.
Ukraine h…
3 days, 5 hours ago
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
Aged 16, coming out of an audition, budding British actor Dan Whitlam was caught up in a fight with a group of boys in London. He was stabbed twice i…
4 days, 5 hours ago
Russia's Church in Texas
Not that long ago many church-going Americans saw Russia as a godless place, an “evil empire” in the words of Ronald Reagan. But in President Trump’s…
5 days, 5 hours ago
The Dream Makers
In Christopher Nolan’s 2010 blockbuster Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio’s protagonist is paid to implant an idea into a target’s subconscious. If you lo…
5 days, 19 hours ago
Jason Gilkison: Choreographer for Strictly Come Dancing
Jason Gilkison has for the past 10 years been the creative force behind the UK's top rating TV show, Strictly Come Dancing, better known around the w…
6 days, 5 hours ago
Ukraine after four years of war
The 24th of February will be the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Irena Taranyuk is joined by several of her BBC Ukrain…
1 week ago
Remembering Ukrainians who have lost their lives in the war
Just before dawn on 24 February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine. Since then, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands on bot…
1 week, 1 day ago