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Wildfires in Europe
Wildfires continue to burn across the continent. Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete, as well as in western France, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Rastafari and I
What does it mean to inherit a faith that served as a fortress for your father, but feels like a contradiction to you? Throughout his childhood in Ox…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A battle that changed Ireland
The 1st of July 1916 is still one of the deadliest days in the history of warfare. Nearly 20,000 men from the British Army and 6,000 German soldiers …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail
Ed Butler investigates how one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers, Jos Leijdekkers, ended up in Sierra Leone while evading justice. He also explo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Kenyans taking on multinational chemical companies
In Kenya, a young lawyer is bringing a legal case against the Kenyan government, regulator, and several multinational agrochemical companies. He’s …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
James Turrell: Master Of Light
The American artist James Turrell is famous for his Skyspaces. A Skyspace is chamber with an opening to the sky. Turrell bathes the roof with light t…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Driving across the divide
Cars driven by Israeli volunteers wait at check points to give lifts to sick Palestinians to their hospital appointments - what the volunteers call “…
3 months ago
Saving Nigeria's vultures
When it comes to conservation, adorable and majestic animals often attract the most concern for their plight. It's not so easy to get the public's at…
3 months ago
The lifelong toll of surviving disaster
It has been a month since the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, estimated to have killed more than five thousand people. But there have also been some r…
3 months ago
Searching for my samurai mother
When her mother dies, Rimi Tanaka regrets that she never truly got to know her. And so when her mother’s literary agent calls Rimi out of the blue, a…
3 months ago