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Forward Thinking: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a previously unknown kind of star, the Pulsar. A Nobel prize followed, but not for Jocelyn; her male boss to…
2 years ago
Assignment: New Caledonia - new agreement needed
New Caledonia is an island archipelago in the south Pacific. It has an incredible diversity of birds and plants. Its history includes a period servin…
2 years ago
In the Studio: Ellie Simmonds
Public swimming pools are more than just concrete and water. Often, they are the heart of a community, a place to exercise, to meet people and connec…
2 years ago
El Salvador's missing children
During El Salvador’s brutal civil war hundreds of children were separated from their families. Some were seized by soldiers during military operation…
2 years ago
The Fifth Floor: My Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It’s a period of prayer, celebrations and community gatherings and Muslims worldwide observe it b…
2 years ago
BBC OS Conversations: Living with cancer
The world was shocked to hear the news that the Princess of Wales is being treated for cancer. In her video message, Catherine encouraged everyone fa…
2 years ago
Heart and Soul: The caste faultlines in Modi’s India
As India completes 10 years of being governed by the Hindu nationalist BJP, Divya Arya explores the divergent political and religious views of differ…
2 years ago
Azovstal: The 80 day siege
Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live in darkness underground for 80 days, while bombs and missile strikes rain down from above and rati…
2 years ago
Forward Thinking: Is it ethical to live longer?
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan considers both why we might live longer, and the dilemmas this raises.
In the last few years, medica…
2 years ago
Assignment: Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - around three times as many as in Russia, in a far smaller country.
Almost industrial scale arrests …
2 years ago