Podcast Episodes

Shaken goalposts

Football rarely stops in Turkey, but when two earthquakes causes tens of thousands to die in the south-east region of the country early in 2023, even the passionately followed Super Lig top division …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Trending: The scammers who make you kidnap yourself

It is one of the most bizarre crimes of our times. Con men posing as police officers are forcing Chinese students to fake their own kidnapping. Elaine Chong reports on the extremes to which criminals…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

In the Studio: Wendy Sharpe

In a new exhibition Wendy breaks conventions, painting on walls and installing herself in the gallery, becoming part of the art. Wendy Sharpe is an multi-award winning Australian artist working on a …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Assignment: Cry witch - take my land, take my life

In a coastal region of eastern Kenya at least one elderly person is being killed every week – in the name of witchcraft. There are violent attacks on people accused of being witches across much of Af…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Three Million: 7. Live show

The BBC’s Yogita Limaye speaks to Kavita Puri, the creator and presenter of Three Million, to explore how the series was made, and how she went about tracking down eye-witnesses to the Bengal Famine …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Fifth Floor: Can climate change stories be cool?

A virtual tour of Brazil's giant ravines, the radio shows helping Maasai people to protect their land and a real life Squid Game in South Korea: how BBC journalists around the world are finding new a…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

BBC OS Conversations: Kenya’s Gen Z protesters

Like many countries, Kenya is struggling with a cost of living crisis and how to balance the books. The government’s answer was a plan to raise taxes, in what was called the Finance Bill, and this cr…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Bonus: The Global Story - Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new prime minister

In a bonus episode of The Global Story podcast - A historic loss for the conservatives ushers in a new era in British politics.

The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Heart and Soul: Journey to Sepharad

Sepharad is the Hebrew word for Spain and Jews who trace their ancestry there are called Sephardic Jews. Five hundred years ago they were expelled from Spain. Their exile created new communities stre…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Suicide's silent survivors

In many countries around the world, trying to take your own life is still a criminal offence. People who have attempted suicide are often put in prison and deep-rooted religious beliefs and cultural …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago