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Three Million: 2. The cigarette tin
A boy decides how much rice he can give from a cigarette tin to hungry people. A Christian missionary sets up a makeshift relief hospital. A small child watches through the gates of his house in Calc…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Three Million: 1. War
During the Second World War, at least three million Indian people, who were British subjects, died in the Bengal Famine. It was one of the largest losses of civilian life on the Allied side. But ther…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Heart and Soul: Ladino - Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language
For centuries, the Judaeo-Spanish language of Ladino was spoken in the vibrant streets of Thessaloniki. But today, it is a language on the verge of fading away, its echoes becoming fainter with each …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire
Journalists in Pakistan say they’re under threat of abduction and even of being killed if they criticise the state authorities. Whoever is in power, legal action against journalists who’ve spoken ou…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Trending: The new fight for land rights
In Malaysian Borneo, indigenous people have struggled for land rights against companies and the state. Using new mapping technology, communities in Borneo’s rainforests are racing to prove their clai…
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Two Years of War: Voices from Russia
As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Oleg Boldyrev reports on how ordinary Russians are dealing with life in a country at war with its close neighbour. Are there ne…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
In the Studio: Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz says he owes his artistic career to being shot as a young man, not because he had an epiphany about the meaning of his life, but because he won enough compensation from the accident to move…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
World Wide Waves '24
Radio can be a lifeline for women: a place to speak out in safety; a place to find their voices. We hear from women taking to the air and making waves in the cracks left by the Taliban in Afghanistan…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Bonus: The Global Jigsaw - Does Russia’s election matter?
Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin. We look into the efforts aimed at achieving unequivocal victory in what seems to be the most oppressive election in …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria – one year on
When we first reported on the earthquake in February 2023, the scale was overwhelming. We heard from families who had escaped as buildings around them collapsed and rescue workers described the devas…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago