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In the Studio: Laurie Anderson
American artist Laurie Anderson is putting the finishing touches to her new album Amelia at Miraval Studios in southern France. This is Laurie's firs…
2 years, 1 month ago
Three Million: 8. Road to the past
Kavita Puri goes to India to meet the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine. She looks for traces of how war and famine impacted Kolkata and then …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Fifth Floor: Ukraine's 'Memory Cafés'
Could a cup of coffee become an act of love and remembrance? BBC Ukrainian's Ilona Hromliuk speaks to the relatives of fallen soldiers who have opene…
2 years, 1 month ago
BBC OS Conversations: Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of US troops in 2021 prompted the collapse of the Afghan military, an interim government and then a power grab by the hardline Islamis…
2 years, 1 month ago
Heart and Soul: Afghanistan 20 years on
Twenty years ago, reporter Julia Paul was teaching media to young women in an Afghanistan where the Taliban were in retreat, if only temporarily. Now…
2 years, 1 month ago
Courting success: A journey to Paris 2024
One of the highlights of the Paralympics is wheelchair tennis and one of its true champions is Kgothatso Montjane. KG, as she likes to be known, was …
2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus: The Inquiry - What does Hezbollah want?
Hezbollah has both political and military wings both of which are designated by several countries as terror organisations. It emerged several decades…
2 years, 1 month ago
Assignment: The struggle for Jerusalem’s Old City
Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle. Is the identity of the Old City of Jerusalem changing - house by house? This …
2 years, 1 month ago
In the Studio: Architect Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind is one of the world's leading architects. Amongst his many projects, he devised the masterplan for the redevelopment of Ground Zero …
2 years, 2 months ago
The next Paralympians
Deepthi Jeevanji grew up in a rural Indian village where she was bullied and mocked for being different. In Paris this summer, she will become India’…
2 years, 2 months ago