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Assignment: Our whole life is a secret
The Taliban edict that women's voices should not be heard aloud renders women up and down Afghanistan inaudible as well as invisible in public. Women…
1 year, 3 months ago
In the Studio: Brian Eno
Legendary musician, composer and producer Brian Eno has turned his attention to the climate crisis. In 2021 he founded the ground-breaking organisati…
1 year, 3 months ago
Me and my digital twin
Ghislaine Boddington aspires to be interconnected with an AI digital companion that advises and supports her, keeps her healthy and represents her ar…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Fifth Floor: How to apologise to a king
After publicly criticising the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, journalist Afia Pokua had to apologise following a strict traditional protoco…
1 year, 3 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Smog in Delhi and Lahore
Imagine waking up in the morning and going outside to discover that the air is so toxic that it makes your eyes water and can make it hard to breathe…
1 year, 3 months ago
Heart and Soul: An African missionary in France
Father Michel was brought up in a devout family in a devout country. He witnessed the horrors of the Second Congo War but when he was sent to France …
1 year, 3 months ago
Amapiano: The sound of South Africa
South African DJ Legendary Crisp, charts the rise of the homegrown dance music genre Amapiano. She finds out where the hypnotising, jazzy, soulful so…
1 year, 3 months ago
In the Studio: David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield is a world renowned, Pritzker prize-winning architect with major buildings in cities across the globe from Berlin to Beijing. But …
1 year, 3 months ago
Life at 50°C: Syria's water wars
The autonomous north-east region of Syria, once regarded as one of the most fertile areas in the country, is today struggling to find enough water to…
1 year, 3 months ago
Assignment: Plastic recycling’s dirty secrets
An estimated five million tonnes of plastic waste is exported each year, with the majority coming from 10 high-income countries.
Malaysia has become …
1 year, 3 months ago