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The Coconut Viola and an Alpine Party for 36,000

Justin Rowlatt on Vietnam's traditional music; Alex Marshall partying in Liechtenstein

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Weekend Edition: Keeping Their Heads Down

Tales of risk and reward in Egypt, Venezuela, New Orleans, Russia's Arctic and Polynesia

• 24 mins

China and Hungary

John Sudworth with Chinese petitioners; Nick Thorpe searching for a heart in Hungary

• 11 mins

Syria: what can be done?

Impressions of the aftermath of a bombing and analysis of President Obama's options

• 11 mins

Pakistan and Liberia

A peaceful exit from Pakistan's presidency; the boundless energy of Liberian entrepreneurs

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New Horizons

One woman's journey from Syria to Australia; another's dream of travelling outside Tibet

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Social Scourges in Cambodia and Angola

Survivors of acid attacks rally in Phnom Penh; (almost) everyone drinks too much in Luanda

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Weekend Edition: Who Are The Real Winners?

Stories from correspondents in Syria, US, Australia, Chad, Vietnam and Liechtenstein

• 24 mins

South Africa and Italy: Family Histories

From fleeing Nazism to battling apartheid; a Brit's war story salves Italian ambivalence

• 11 mins

The End of Good Times in Australia and Moscow's Kiosk Clampdown

The end of Australia's mining boom and Moscow's efforts to limit street alcohol sales

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Advice from ‘La-la Land’ and Britain’s Costly Hen Parties

Advice on Syria from American universites. Plus, pre-wedding celebrations in Britain

• 11 mins

Child Exploitation in Brazil

Meet the children working in Brazil’s sex industy - and the man who once exploited them

• 11 mins

An Eye-opening Return to Martinique

Race and society on the Caribbean island of Martinique, with Lyndsay Johns

• 11 mins

Weekend Edition: Dangerous Enthusiasms

With recent stories from Australia, Liberia, Cambodia, Russia, Angola and Hungary

• 24 mins

Siberian Tigers and Pink Panthers

Stories on a gang of jewel thieves and efforts to save tigers in Siberia.

• 11 mins

India and Indonesia

The silent 'sorority of the abused' in India; Lessons for Egypt's transition from Jakarta

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Deadly Gold and Life-saving Literature

Mercury poisons Borneo's miners and rainforest; Somaliland's popular Hargeisa Book Fair

• 11 mins

The 'Bubble' and the Boudoir

What is it like to go globetrotting with John Kerry? Plus, Italy's recession-hit Casanovas

• 11 mins

South Africa and Canada

Public (health) menaces: a new drug abused in Soweto; old traumas still scar First Nations

• 11 mins

The Animal Kingdom

Honoured, feared, tamed, gawked at and eaten: the relationship between humans and animals

• 24 mins

Turkey and France: What Lies Beneath

Can Turkey's water policy dam up Kurdish grievances? Plus, a downed WWII bomber unearthed

• 11 mins

German Austerity and a Tough New Language

German austerity and discontent and the trials of learning Danish

• 11 mins

Life in Damascus and Quebec’s secular values

Features from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondents on life in Damascus and Quebec’s secular values.

• 11 mins

Terror in Kenya and China’s surplus of bachelors

Feature stories on the terror attack in Kenya and China’s surplus of bachelors.

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Hard Work Ahead for Angela Merkel

German politics is designed to encourage consensus, establishing a coalition takes time

• 11 mins

Weekend Edition 28 Sep 2013: The Love Hunters

Stories of courtship and family life from China, Italy, Turkey, India and Martinique

• 24 mins

Tajikistan and Afghanistan

The ubiquitous president with big plans for Tajikistan, and women writing in Kabul

• 11 mins

Kenya and the UN General Assembly

Kenya, Somalia and Nairobi's stories intertwine at Westgate; the diplomatic ballet in NY

• 11 mins

Egypt and Austria

Polarised views of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo; protests over hydropower in the Alps

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Romania and Finland

How Ceausescu wrecked historic Bucharest; salmiakki - the dire delicacy Finns eat for fun

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