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LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?
BBC health correspondent James Gallagher investigates how our noisy world is damaging our health. He finds out why noise increases our risk of health…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fifth Floor: The Kenyan women saying no to motherhood
According to Kenya’s Health Ministry, between 2020 and 2023, about 16,000 women in Kenya decided to undergo a sterilisation procedure known as tubal …
1 year, 3 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Cuts to US foreign aid funding
On his first day in office, Donald Trump froze foreign aid funding, ordering an immediate review into USAID, the government agency which was running …
1 year, 3 months ago
Heart and Soul: Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism
For centuries, ayahuasca has been a sacred plant for the Shipibo-Konibo peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. Part medicine, part spiritual ceremony, ayahu…
1 year, 3 months ago
The village of sex offenders
Set among endless sugar-cane fields in a remote part of southern Florida, Restoration Destination is a community made up of registered sex offenders.…
1 year, 3 months ago
Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’
Guatemala’s been going through huge political upheavals. Protestors brought the country to a standstill with roadblocks and national strikes which la…
1 year, 3 months ago
In the Studio: Kwaku Bediako
Ghanaian fashion innovator Kwaku Bediako is redefining luxury with sustainability at its heart. We step inside his world as he transforms second-hand…
1 year, 3 months ago
Witness History: Women's History Month special
Extraordinary stories from global women's history, as told by the people who were there. We hear about the Jewish feminists who demanded to pray as f…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Russia’s gymnastic drama
The head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation has recently fallen from glory. Irina Viner has been the most powerful person in the sport for…
1 year, 3 months ago
Three months after the fall of Assad
After 13 years of civil war, a transitional government is now in charge in Syria, led by interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamis…
1 year, 3 months ago