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BBC OS Conversations: Protests in Bangladesh
It began as a peaceful student protest against the way some government jobs are reserved for war veterans and their families. The violence that follo…
1 year, 5 months ago
Heart and Soul: Wrestling for redemption in Jordan
Injuries meant wrestler Dan Russell missed out on two opportunities for glory at the Olympics back in the 1990s. But missing the chance to fight for …
1 year, 5 months ago
BONUS: World Book Club - Edna O'Brien
Following the death of the acclaimed Irish author Edna O’Brien, who died aged 93 in July 2024, a bonus edition of World Book Club which was first pub…
1 year, 5 months ago
Bonus: The Global Story - Divorce
In a bonus episode of The Global Story podcast - Divorce: The art of breaking up.
The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sen…
1 year, 5 months ago
Bonus: HARDtalk - The Whistleblowers
In a special edition of HARDtalk Stephen Sackur looks back at some of the guests who have risked their personal freedom to disclose secret informatio…
1 year, 5 months ago
In the Studio: Willard Wigan
Dr Willard Wigan MBE creates the smallest handmade sculptures in the world. He uses high powered microscopes and custom-made tools formed from shards…
1 year, 5 months ago
Las Patronas
We visit the Las Patronas women 30 years on from when the young Romero Vazquez sisters first threw a loaf of bread onto the infamously dangerous La B…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Make-up and rebellion
In countries like Somalia and Iran, where women are largely expected to present themselves with modesty, what role can make-up play? Bella Hassan of …
1 year, 5 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Supporters of Kamala Harris
Could a woman of colour be the next president of the United States? That is what much of America has been asking this week and it is at the heart of …
1 year, 5 months ago
Heart and Soul: America’s Atheist Street Pirates
On a busy street in Los Angeles a group of people in yellow vests are holding a ladder against a lamppost. Up the ladder, 34-year-old Evan Clark is r…
1 year, 5 months ago