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BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine war babies and returning home
It is two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has claimed tens of thousands of lives, left millions of Ukrainians as refugee…
2 years, 3 months ago
Three Million: 5. Ghosts
The Bengal Famine, particularly the experiences of people in the rural areas who suffered the most, is not well remembered today. There is no memoria…
2 years, 3 months ago
Three Million: 4. The tapes
Kavita Puri discovers a set of cassette tapes containing rare interviews with Indian civil servants who were on the ground across Bengal during the f…
2 years, 3 months ago
Three Million: 3. The f-word
Colonial authorities wanted to censor the famine. They were worried that Britain’s wartime enemies - the Germans and the Japanese - would use it as p…
2 years, 3 months ago
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 ch…
2 years, 3 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 lo…
2 years, 3 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 f…
2 years, 3 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,…
2 years, 3 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 B…
2 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago