Fifth Floor Episodes Available now

The reporter who gave away his shoes
The reporter who gave away his shoes live on air

The Facebook posts gripping Syrians
A president, a billionaire, and a very public rift in Syria’s top family

Garment factories, missing buttons and Antarctic trips
Inside Dhaka's garment factories, and a Ukrainian journey to Antarctica

Lockdown Ramadan, music and guns
Egypt’s Covid-19 Ramadan, Paraguay’s recycled orchestra, and being Chinese in the USA

Surviving Everest's 2015 earthquake
A tale of survival from the world's highest peak: Nepal's earthquake remembered

Songs of my life
Making good use of lockdown time, our guests tell the story of their lives through music

In praise of eggs
Traditions, sayings and recipes to celebrate eggs around the world

Lockdown, as seen from Miama, Kampala and Chennai
Market traders stuck at work, New Yorkers on Florida beaches, and the sound of birdsong

Yemen war: a feline perspective
Life under siege in Taiz, as experienced by an imaginary cat

The Presidents came in two by two
If one president is good, are two better? Stories from Guinea Bissau and Afghanistan