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Postmark Africa Episodes

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    Causes of Bad Breath

    The major causes of halitosis, from smoking to gum disease

  2. Catch 22 Situation

    The meaning of the title from Joseph Heller’s book Catch 22

  3. Can Prisoners Vote?

    How different groups of British society exercise their right to vote

  4. Buddhism in Tibet

    The roles of the Dalai Lama and Karmapa Lama within Tibetan Buddhism

  5. Broken Hearts

    Where ancient origins of the term ‘broken heart’

  6. Broadcasting in FM

    Postmark Africa celebrates its inaugural FM radio broadcast in Nigeria

  7. Bright Spark Megawati

    The rise of Indonesian politician Megawati Sukarnoputri

  8. Brain Tumours

    Why malignant and benign tumours form in the brain

  9. Braille in the Digital Age

    Using electronic Braille on a computer

  10. Born Premature

    The life-saving treatment given to premature babies

  11. Bold Gestures

    How our gestures show what we’re really thinking

  12. Becoming the Iron Lady

    How and when Margaret Thatcher got her famous moniker

  13. Assassinating the ‘Architect of Apartheid’

    The 1966 assassination that planted the seed for South Africa’s liberation movement

  14. Asia’s Limping Tiger Economies

    The fiscal chain reaction that fuelled a financial crisis in Asia’s Tiger economies

  15. Arming Africa’s Rebels

    The fight to promote responsible arms export regimes in the West

  16. Any Way The Wind Blows

    How do hot air balloons avoid collisions with aeroplanes?

  17. Anthrax: The Letterbox Killer

    What is anthrax – and how can the symptoms of an infection be treated?

  18. Animal Intuition

    How birds and animals predict earthquakes

  19. Ancestry of the Igbo People

    Searching for the origins of Nigeria’s Igbo ethnic group

  20. An African History of Beer

    The art of brewing beer in African communities

  21. Ambushed at Pearl Harbour

    Soldiers’ memoirs from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

  22. Africa’s Violent Volcanoes

    How Africa’s volcanoes are formed and what makes them erupt

  23. Africa’s Second Class Citizens

    Women’s restricted access to education, health care and economic empowerment

  24. Africa’s Oldest Stimulant

    Can chewing the kola nut keep you up all night?

  25. Africa’s Next Epidemic?

    Obesity is a growing burden on Africa’s healthcare resources

  26. Africa’s Forgotten Philosophers

    Why are African philosophers so often overlooked?

  27. Africa’s First Newspaper

    Tracking down the first newspaper ever published in Africa

  28. Africa’s First Coup

    When did the proliferation of military coups in Africa begin?

  29. Advertising in Sport

    How companies look to major sports to advertise their products

  30. A United Football Team

    John Barnes on the formation of a Great Britain football team

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