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In the Studio: Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma has a philosophy: to enrich the connection between buildings and nature, “almost tuning-in” to the materials. His architecture is inspired by traditional Japanese design, and he is a serio…
Published on 2 years ago
Taiwan's balancing act
Former BBC Taiwan correspondent Cindy Sui meets two young Taiwanese voters, Shirley Lin and Dennis, who have very different views about the island, its future and its relationship with Mainland China…
Published on 2 years ago
BBC OS Conversations: Climate change and the young
World leaders are currently meeting in Dubai for the United Nations’ COP23 climate summit to discuss how to cope with a changing global climate. At the same time, a new study has suggested that air p…
Published on 2 years ago
Heart and Soul: The Sarajevo Haggadah
Sarajevo’s most famous artefact, a 700 year-old Jewish prayer book called the Haggadah, captures the story the city wants to tell about itself. But is it accurate? In Sarajevo, Farrah Jarral joins me…
Published on 2 years ago
Assignment: Cyprus and the battle over songbird slaughter
Cyprus is one of the main resting stops for songbirds as they migrate between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. For centuries, Cypriots trapped and ate a small number of migrating songbirds, as par…
Published on 2 years ago
The Children of Paradise: Without hope you're dead
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech th…
Published on 2 years ago
The Children of Paradise: A deadly mixture
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech th…
Published on 2 years ago
The Children of Paradise: The future must change
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech th…
Published on 2 years ago
Stories from the New Silk Road: Norway
The Norwegian town of Kirkenes set on the coast and inside the Arctic Circle, is on the edge of what the Chinese refer to as the Polar Silk Road. The Northern Sea Route or Northeast Passage is an inc…
Published on 2 years ago
Filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk: Animating Ukraine’s War
Iryna Tsilyk is one of Ukraine’s best known young documentary makers. She made her name following the lives of soldiers, female paramedics and families living on the frontline in East Ukraine after t…
Published on 2 years ago