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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 f…
2 years, 1 month 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,…
2 years, 1 month 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 B…
2 years, 1 month ago
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 coun…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 wave…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 the…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bonus: HARDtalk - Alexey Navalny: The interview
Russian authorities have announced the death of one of the country’s most significant opposition leaders Alexey Navalny in a remote penal colony in t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Heart and Soul: The killer's counsel
Doctor Gwen Adshead is a forensic psychiatrist working with the UK’s most violent offenders, many of them serving life sentences at Broadmoor Prison …
2 years, 2 months ago