Podcast Episodes

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary

A bonus episode from the Lives Less Ordinary podcast. Manni Coe’s brother Reuben has Down’s syndrome, and had become isolated and non-verbal in a UK care home during the Covid pandemic – so he decide…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Assignment: Return of the Benin Bronzes

In 1897 British colonial forces attacked and looted the ancient Kingdom of Benin in what is now southern Nigeria. Thousands of precious objects were taken, including stunning sculptures made of bronz…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Crime and punishment in South Africa

Outside of a war zone, South Africa is one of the most dangerous places in the world. The country’s murder rate is now at a 20-year high. With trust in the police falling, communities say they have n…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

In the Studio: Cressida Cowell

Enter the magical world of children’s writer Cressida Cowell. She created the hugely successful How to Train Your Dragon series, which continues to excite children across the globe and has been turne…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Fifth Floor: China’s global mining for green tech

The BBC's new Global China Unit tell Faranak Amidi about their investigation into Chinese mines overseas, and what it's like to work in them and live near them.

Produced by Caroline Ferguson and Alice…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

OS Conversations: Mass tourism

The pandemic stopped most of us travelling anywhere, but now the United Nations predicts that international tourism will soon return to pre-Covid levels. While that might be welcome if you’re making …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Heart and Soul: A Colombian Christmas in February

In the heart of Colombia, very special Christmas celebrations take place not in December but in February. Its roots lie in the days of slavery when many Afro-Colombians were serving their masters' fe…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Twin towns

The small rural town of Igbo-Ora in south-western Nigeria proclaims itself to be the “twin capital of the world". It has an astonishingly high twin birth rate. Everyone here wants to have twins becau…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Evidence: Maternal Health in Malawi

The process of childbirth can be painful yet amazing, but at times and in some places, also very dangerous. Recorded in Malawi, East Africa, Claudia Hammond is joined by a panel of maternal health ex…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Bonus: World of Secrets live

Hear from the journalists and whistleblowers behind the World of Secrets investigation, The Disciples, which tells the story of the cult of Nigerian prophet TB Joshua. Presenters Charlie Northcott an…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago