Podcast Episodes

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

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. The 39th U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate lived longer than any president in history. He celebrated his 100th birthday in October 2024…

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In the Studio: Tomás Saraceno

Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno's studio is two big and old industrial units covered in graffiti, in what was East Berlin. This was where the company AGFA developed and made the chemicals that made…

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Bonus: HARDTalk - Past Notes

A special bonus episode remembering some past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024. All of them made a significant impact, whether it be in politics, activism or culture. Here is a chance to reflect on t…

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The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge

Why are old Bollywood hits being re-released in cinemas? And why are horror movies doing so well this year? Journalists Meryl Sebastian, Yasser Usman and Shoaib Sharifi discuss all things Bollywood. …

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BBC OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer

Earlier this year, five countries won Olympics medals for the first time in history. We celebrate three of those athletes from Nepal, Cape Verde and Dominica and hear about the challenges on their jo…

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Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame

In 2019 a devastating fire ripped through the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Locals looked on in disbelief, and millions watched on television around the world, as the iconic wooden spire ca…

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The street that tech built

The city of Florence is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. But are new technologies and hyper-tourism changing it forever? Writer Kamin Mohammadi tells the story of how one road - …

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Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review

A special episode from the HARDTalk podcast.

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024 in his end of year review.

For more in-depth, hard-hitting interviews w…

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Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes

Ukraine and Poland are neighbours and close allies in today’s conflict with Russia. But the ghosts of victims of an earlier war have returned to divide them. Tens of thousands of Poles were murdered …

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In the Studio: International film school

Mark Reid visits a school in Bulgaria where they are teaching their pupils how to make movies. They are making a short film about their local horse market. There are classes like this across the worl…

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