The Fifth Floor Episodes Available now

Life in the Freezer
Tips from Siberia on how to survive the polar vortex

Syrian Refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan
Meeting Syrians who fled the war inside Domiz, Iraq's largest refugee camp

The Best of the Fifth Floor
Looking back at 2013: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections

Water Wars
Legendary maritime rivalries from the East China Sea to Brazil's infamous Lobster War

Reflections from Dhaka: a City Under Siege
Blockades, violence and an execution: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bangla's insights on tense times in Bangladesh

Reporting Nelson Mandela's Death
Reflecting on the life and death of Nelson Mandela across the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s 27 language services

Love Thy Neighbour: Ukraine and Russia
Exploring sibling rivalries and a long history between the two countries

Stories from the Frontline: Sectarian Violence in Central African Republic
'It feels like a zombie movie. A silent, empty, spooky landscape' - reporting Bossangoa

Sachin Tendulkar and Cricket Diplomacy
Farewell to Sachin: did the cricketing legend ease tensions between India and Pakistan?

Reporting Rebellion
Watching the demise of the M23 rebels from opposite sides of the Congolese-Ugandan border