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Returning Germany’s stolen skulls
In 1900, German colonial officers executed 19 Tanzanian leaders, including Akida Kiwelu, and shipped their skulls to Berlin for scientific study. Tho…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Myanmar’s Scam Centres
Observers are calling this possibly the biggest human trafficking event in modern times. Hundreds of thousands of people recruited – usually under fa…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Anatomy of a scene
For over 25 years Antonia Quirke has made programmes and written articles about film. After a chance comment during an interview, she was offered a s…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Dying for a transplant
In 2019, British-Nigerian comedian Emmanuel Sonubi suffered from a near-fatal heart failure whilst on a comedy tour of Dubai. He had a condition call…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Romanians choosing life in the hills
A growing number of Romanians, including some celebrities and the country’s former prime minister Dacian Cioloș, are moving to the countryside. They …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why it's good for men to talk
Across the world, there’s often a stigma when it comes to men discussing their emotions. “We’re taught here as men that a man shouldn’t cry,” says Kh…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
France’s new Christians
The number of adults getting baptised in France has tripled in the last three years. Why are so many more adults joining the Church in France? We mee…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ark of the dry lands
Researchers in Morocco are developing dry-land agriculture at ICARDA (the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas). It is hom…
8 months ago
Bonus. World of Secrets: The Killing Call
Sidhu Moose Wala explodes onto the Canadian music scene. His sound is a fusion of two worlds - hip-hop with the poetic language of rural Punjab, wher…
8 months ago
Re-homing France’s immigrant workers
France’s last foyers – housing for immigrant workers – are set for demolition. But some current residents are worried about what they’ll lose.
Hundre…
8 months ago