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Saving a sinking city: Jakarta
Jakarta is facing all sorts of problems - deadly floods, land subsidence, extreme pollution, notorious traffic and overcrowding. Indonesia’s outgoing…
1 year, 8 months ago
Assignment: Panama’s water fights
Panama is one of the wettest countries in the world. It also has a world famous shipping canal which earns it billions of dollars a year. With big mo…
1 year, 8 months ago
In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part two
Ian Rankin is on a deadline to complete his next Inspector Rebus thriller. He is happy with the first draft: “at the moment, it is perfect!”. But wha…
1 year, 8 months ago
In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part one
Ian Rankin has been called “the king of crime fiction”. His Inspector Rebus books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, translated into 37…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Fifth Floor: Who is Mexico's first female president?
On October 1st, Claudia Sheinbaum will take office and become Mexico's first female president. What will her presidency look like? With Laura García …
1 year, 8 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: People in Lebanon and northern Israel
The escalating conflict between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel is being described as one of the most intense in recent times. The current fighting h…
1 year, 8 months ago
Heart and Soul: Istanbul’s church of wishes
In Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, queues of people of all faiths visit a Greek Orthodox Church on the first day of each month to make a wish. Emily…
1 year, 8 months ago
Bonus: The Inquiry - How are the Taliban governing Afghanistan?
A bonus episode from The Inquiry.
Just over three years ago the Taliban seized Kabul and stormed to power in Afghanistan. They soon declared a new go…
1 year, 8 months ago
Bonus: The Climate Question
A bonus episode from The Climate Question podcast.
BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Somalia to investigate the links between global warmin…
1 year, 8 months ago
BBC Trending: An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest
What do Hollywood legend Leo DiCaprio, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, and English zoologist Jane Goodall have in common? They have all take…
1 year, 8 months ago