Podcast Episodes

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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The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s gateway to Africa in jeopardy

What would the potential loss of Syria naval and air bases mean for Russia? The fall of the Assad regime triggered the start of possibly the greatest reshaping of the Middle East in decades, throwing…

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The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze

K-dramas are taking the world by storm. What's the secret of their success? BBC journalists Faith Oshoko, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Samantha Haque discuss all things K-drama and offer their recommendat…

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BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families

It has been two weeks since the fall of the Assad regime and the horror of the brutal and corrupt system he oversaw has been laid bare. Since the start of the civil war in 2011, it is estimated that …

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Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey

Members of Turkey’s ancient Jewish community say they feel forced to hide their identities and practice their religion in private, after a marked rise in antisemitism following the 7 October attacks …

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