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.
Episodes to download
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Enough to make your cry
Sat 17 Nov 2018
Tears over Brexit, a lost passport and a party for a bunch of Russian spies.
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Nationalists and Patriots
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Correspondents around the world tell stories and examine news developments.
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A Lasting Legacy
Sat 10 Nov 2018
India’s gender imbalance and the risks some women take to try and have baby boys.
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The Next Move
Thu 8 Nov 2018
Can Cyril Ramaphosa clean up South Africa? And why do so many Indian men have moustaches?
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Keep America Great
Sat 3 Nov 2018
The Donald Trump supporters who can’t wait to vote for him again.
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Operation Female Outreach
Thu 1 Nov 2018
Why recruiting more female peacekeepers is key to defeating jihadists groups in Mali.
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Bluster, Brazenness and Charm
Sat 27 Oct 2018
Saudi Arabia's unrepentant show. Plus Afghan security, Mexican mezcal and a Paris auction
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Warlords and Sons of Warlords
Thu 25 Oct 2018
Young Afghan voters' choices; Serbian guns, Indonesia's rich, a Catalan raid&a Czech swim
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From Our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Correspondent 21/10/2018
Sun 21 Oct 2018
A student loan paid off, nuclear entrepreneurs, growing up with HIV and lavender farming.
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Don't Panic!
Sat 20 Oct 2018
Fuel shortages are nothing to worry about, says the government in Zimbabwe
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Why people join Boko Haram
Thu 18 Oct 2018
The jihadist group offering men and women a taste of power and an escape from poverty
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Troubled Waters
Sat 13 Oct 2018
On the Azov with the Ukrainian Navy, the increasingly militarised sea off Crimea.
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Life Inside Libya’s Migrant Detention Centres
Thu 11 Oct 2018
Why a ceasefire in Tripoli may not mean an easier life for the migrants detained in Libya
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"This is war. This is what we have to do"
Sat 6 Oct 2018
Life inside the rebel groups fighting for independence for Cameroon's Anglophone regions.
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Secrets of the Peace Prize
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Inside the room where the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is picked.
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The “Tropical Trump" topping the polls in Brazil
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Jair Bolsonaro: the controversial front-runner in Brazil's presidential election
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Fighting Ebola in DR Congo
Thu 27 Sep 2018
How rebel violence is making it harder to tackle the latest outbreak of the virus.
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From Our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Correspondent 23/09/2018
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Hating the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Slasher the hen, a circus hero, style in cricket and a road sign mystery
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The Return of Jacob Zuma?
Sat 22 Sep 2018
Alleged coups, corruption, and clandestine meetings: South Africa politics is never dull.
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A Syrian Radio Drama
Sat 15 Sep 2018
Radio Alwan has broadcast independent news & drama since 2014 but its future is in doubt
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The Yazidis Still Missing In Iraq
Sat 8 Sep 2018
Some are buried in mass graves, others are still in the hands of Islamic State militants.
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Brainwashing, Legal Brothels and Hair Transplants
Sat 1 Sep 2018
Is China trying to brainwash Muslim Uyhgurs?
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Leading The Change
Sat 25 Aug 2018
The Rohingya village elder reduced to rags and the flash youngster who’s become kingpin.
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From Our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Correspondent 19/08/2018
Sun 19 Aug 2018
Welsh hospitality, old chums, a Lakeland pilgrimage centre and Scots ploughing champions.
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Clean Up Your Act
Sat 18 Aug 2018
Stories of rebellion and resistance from Greece, Ireland, Somalia, the US and Czechia
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Fighting for Life
Sat 11 Aug 2018
Stories of endurance from Syria, Argentina, India, Nicaragua and Niger
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Zimbabwe - Where Fear is a Powerful Commodity
Sat 4 Aug 2018
The election was supposed to be the moment it turned a corner leaving fear behind.
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Looking Back
Sat 28 Jul 2018
Elections in Pakistan, religious division in the Balkans & an ode to an Ethiopian airport
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From Our ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Correspondent 22/07/2018
Sun 22 Jul 2018
Skye's inaccessible pinnacle, Warrington's parkrun, shuddering trains and homelessness.
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Warfare - the Soundtrack of Their Lives
Sat 21 Jul 2018
Children who are able to survive the ongoing civil war have to grow up fast in Yemen.