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Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. EncroChat: The crime family brought down by their violent messages. The Global Story brings you one bi…
1 year, 9 months ago
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 …
1 year, 9 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 …
1 year, 9 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 …
1 year, 9 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 e…
1 year, 9 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…
1 year, 9 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 lev…
1 year, 9 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 m…
1 year, 9 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 b…
1 year, 9 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 …
1 year, 9 months ago