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100 Women: Byline Afghanistan
Since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, eight out of 10 women journalists have stopped working. The few female journalists sti…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Global Jigsaw: The rebels who retook Aleppo
A shock offensive on Aleppo turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war. The group spearheading it, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), has been at pains …
1 year, 3 months ago
Assignment: France - Trouble on the vine
Low harvests, economic and climate batterings, changing tastes - is French wine in crisis? The French wine harvest has dropped 18% in one year. For s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Blood on the shelves
A year-long BBC Eye investigation has uncovered that Chinese tomato paste produced using forced labour in Xinjiang is likely to be being sold in majo…
1 year, 3 months ago
In the Studio: The rebuilding of Notre Dame
The cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris is one of France’s most famous landmarks. It has stood on the Île de la Cité in the heart of France’s capital si…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Russia's runaway soldiers
There has been a record number of cases this year of Russian soldiers deserting their units. Amaliya Zatari from BBC Russian has spoken to one young …
1 year, 3 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Life in Ukraine after 1000 days of war
It is a grim milestone, more than 1000 days have passed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the past week, attacks on the country have …
1 year, 3 months ago
Heart and Soul: At the end of the wall
At the end of America’s southern border wall with Mexico, James Naughtie meets the people helping recently-arrived migrants survive in the extreme co…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Cultural Frontline: James Baldwin centenary
Born in 1924 in Harlem, New York, James Baldwin's novels, essays and speeches articulated the racial oppression facing African-Americans. In works li…
1 year, 3 months ago
Bonus: The Conflict
A bonus episode from The Conflict.
Jonny Dymond brings together a carefully assembled panel of experts, academics and journalists to talk about the c…
1 year, 3 months ago