From Our Own Correspondent Podcast
Insight, wit and analysis from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
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Caught in the crossfire along the Thailand/Myanmar border
Thu 27 May 2021
Villagers suffer as the Burmese military crack down; Belarus, Spain, Chad and Chile
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The bravery and anger of Afghanistan's schoolgirls
Sat 22 May 2021
Survivors' defiance after a bombing in Kabul; tales from Jerusalem, Jakarta, and Portugal
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A change of pace in the White House
Thu 20 May 2021
Washington reporters adapt to a new tempo; Armenian POWs; Eurovision, the Danube, France
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A Spiral of Violence
Sat 15 May 2021
Conflict in Gaza and Israel; and stories from Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Italy.
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India’s pandemic politics
Sat 8 May 2021
Veteran reporter Mark Tully traces the BJP's Covid response
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Iran’s internal rivalries
Sat 1 May 2021
A leaked recording shakes Iran; Turkey, the US and Armenia; St Vincent; Chile and Syria
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The US and China edge closer on climate
Sat 24 Apr 2021
Can two superpower polluters find common ground? Plus Russia, Brazil, India and Chad
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A Taliban show of force in Afghanistan
Sat 17 Apr 2021
Tales from Balkh province, eastern Ukraine, the Pacific ocean, Minneapolis and the planet
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Jordan’s palace intrigues
Sat 10 Apr 2021
A royal rift unnerves a kingdom. Plus stories from Rwanda, Myanmar and France
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Merkel’s Balancing Act
Sat 3 Apr 2021
Stories from Germany, Namibia, Armenia, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and eastern Romania
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The EU and The Vaccine
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Brussels tightens export controls due to a shortage of jabs - what lies ahead?
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Poland’s LGBT Crackdown
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Poland's government tightens the laws further for same sex couples and their families
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Hong Kong’s Exodus
Sat 20 Mar 2021
The Hong Kongers preparing to leave the territory as Beijing's influence grows
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Rebuilding Raqqa
Thu 18 Mar 2021
The story of a protester from Raqqa and the sheikhs involved in rebuilding the city.
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The Pope and the Ayatollah
Sat 13 Mar 2021
We follow the papal visit, where he visited Christians and met Ayatollah al-Sistani
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Remembering Fukushima
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Ten years on from the Great Japan Earthquake, what happened to Fukushima's nuclear zone?
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Brazil’s Long Battle Against Covid
Sat 6 Mar 2021
We reflect on the last year as the country saw its deadliest week of the pandemic
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Crises in the Caucasus
Thu 4 Mar 2021
The arrival of Spring in Georgia and Armenia has brought more political instability.
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The New York Moment
Sat 27 Feb 2021
New York is reopening but our correspondent reflects on how it can return to life
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Afghanistan at a crossroads
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Afghanistan's president sounds a note of optimism despite a surge in violence recently
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Zuma’s Moment of Reckoning
Sat 20 Feb 2021
Jacob Zuma is evading the corruption inquiry, but how long can he escape justice?
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A tribal gathering in Yemen
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Tribesmen in Shabwa province talk about their experiences of the multi-layered conflict
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Israel’s Vaccine Rollout
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Netanyahu hopes for a boost in support from the vaccine programme ahead of elections.
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Egypt’s brief wind of change
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Ten years after the revolution, Egypt remains in thrall to the army.
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The Lady and the General
Sat 6 Feb 2021
Reflections on Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership after another military coup
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Brazil’s Steady Stream of Grief
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Manaus buries its dead as a brutal second wave rages through the Amazonian city
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India’s farmers protest
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Farmers clash with police over planned agricultural reforms
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Ireland's shame
Sat 16 Jan 2021
A story of discrimination and abuse: Ireland’s mother and baby homes