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The nightclub that changed Ibiza
Max Pearson introduces first-hand accounts of the nightclub that changed Ibiza, some of the worst forest fires in history, the resignation of Richard…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fifty years since Asians were kicked out of Uganda
Compilation of stories marking 50 years since Idi Amin expelled thousands of Asians from Uganda in 1972. We hear about why they migrated there, their…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Revolution on Granite
A student protest in Ukraine, the Surkov leaks, the world’s deadliest ever earthquake, a leaflet bomber in South Africa and the invention of the nico…
3 years, 5 months ago
Stories from iconic TV shows from around the world
The history of television from around the world and its enduring impact, including a look at Nigeria's sitcom Papa Ajasco and an interview with actor…
3 years, 5 months ago
Stories from the abortion fight frontline
Stories from around the world on women's reproductive rights. Women fighting both sides of the abortion debate as well as the first Muslim country to…
3 years, 5 months ago
America’s first gay election candidate
In 1961 the first openly gay person ran for public office in the United States. He was a drag queen called Jose Sarria, well-known for his performanc…
3 years, 6 months ago
Hong Kong: 25 years since the handover from British to Chinese rule
Stories from Hong Kong, 25 years on since the handover from British to Chinese rule. We hear from the last governor of Hong Kong, a pro democracy cam…
3 years, 6 months ago
Egypt's first democratic Presidential election
In June 2012, Egypt held its first ever free democratic Presidential election. Mohamed Morsi, representing the Muslim Brotherhood, emerged victorious…
3 years, 6 months ago
Cambodian genocide trials
In 2009, Rob Hamill testified in the trial of Comrade Duc, who ran the notorious Tuol Sleng prison during the Cambodian genocide. Josephine McDermott…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing
Max Pearson introduces first-hand accounts of the 2006 suicide bombing attack on Sri Lanka's president, the 75th anniversary of Anne Frank's diary an…
3 years, 7 months ago