Podcast Episodes

Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus

Increasing numbers of Israeli people are moving to the nearby island of Cyprus. Sky high property prices, disillusion with domestic politics and security concerns following the Hamas attacks of 7th O…

Published on 8 months ago

In the Studio: Madeleine Thien

In 2020, the Canadian writer Madeleine Thien was working on her next novel, the follow-up to her prize-winning 2016 book Do Not Say We Have Nothing. But it was difficult to find the internal peace an…

Published on 8 months ago

Bonus: Good Bad Billionaire: Minecraft’s maker

A bonus episode from Good Bad Billionaire - the award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service. You can find more episodes by searching for ‘Good Bad Billionaire’ wherever you get your BBC podcasts…

Published on 8 months ago

The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

According to the World Health Organisation, 77% of Nigerian women have used skin-lightening creams. When BBC Hausa’s Madina Maishanu decided to look into this, she uncovered an even more worrying tre…

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BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Mark Lowen in Rome brings people together to share their memories of the Pope, who died on Easter Monday. In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ …

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Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter

A bonus episode from Dear Daughter - the award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service. You can find more episodes by searching for ‘Dear Daughter’ wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

Bridgerton ac…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

The call of Anastasia

Members of the new age Anastasia movement espouse strong family values, farm small plots of land and try to educate their own children outside the public school system. Originating in Russia, the qua…

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Witness History: The Environment Movement

To mark Earth Day, we bring you remarkable stories of the history of the environmental movement, told by the people who were there. Selected from the BBC’s Witness History program, we hear about the …

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Francis, the rebel Pope

Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton looks at the life and legacy of the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide. He was elected at a time of crisis for his Church…

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Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

A cancelled election, a cancelled candidate and a divided country – is Romania’s democracy under threat?

Last December the country’s Constitutional Court cancelled the presidential election two days b…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago