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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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
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, 6 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, 6 months ago