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Blueprints for Armageddon

How close did the world come to nuclear war?

• 26 mins

Nkrumah - the Cancer of Betrayal

A look at the life of Kwame Nkrumah and the consequences of the coup that overthrew him

• 27 mins

Take this Ring

A look at the long history and significance of rings

• 27 mins

Drawing Fire

The power and purpose of newspaper cartoons

• 24 mins

River Blindness

Report from Ghana on the effects of the disease river blindness

• 27 mins

Pain

Exploring our relationship with pain

• 27 mins

Rwanda

Young people from Kigali share their personal experiences of living in Rwanda

• 27 mins

Returning to Zimbabwe

How bad is the economy in Zimbabwe?

• 28 mins

Two Halves of a Whole - South Africa to Holland

Tracing Afrikaans roots back from South Africa Holland

• 27 mins

Yoga Head to Toe

Mark Tully meets Yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar, aka 'Guruji'

• 27 mins

Like Another Mahabharata

The letters of Sikh soldiers from the Western Front during the First World War.

• 27 mins

From Pittsburgh to The Hebrides

Following in the footsteps of folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw to the Hebrides

• 27 mins

Up in Flames

'They could try to save the opera house or save Venice'. The fire that destroyed La Fenice

• 27 mins

Charing Cross Road

A look at the vibrant and varied life on Charing Cross Rd

• 27 mins

Fire -Tool or Weapon?

Forest fires and their effects on various countries

• 27 mins

Breaking the Silence

Filipino women break their silence on domestic abuse

• 27 mins

Global Perspective - Seawalls

Sea walls or sea birds?A look at the controversy over maintaining sea walls on Blackwater

• 27 mins

The Amber Room

What happened to an amber-filled chamber described as the 'Eighth Wonder of the World'?

• 27 mins

Wild at Heart - African Childhood

Contributors describe their earliest memories of growing up in the bush in Africa

• 27 mins

Global Perspective - The Island on Dry Land

A visit to Schokland and a look at Netherlands relationship with the sea

• 27 mins

Global Perspective - Fire and Ice

Experiencing the harsh weather of Teller in Alaska

• 28 mins

Global Perspective - Kiribati in Crisis

The consequences of rising sea levels for Kiribati

• 27 mins

First Words

A look at how children acquire language

• 27 mins

The Image of Rosita

Giving birth in a tree. Recalling the powerful image of the rescue of Carolina Pedro

• 23 mins

Sanctuary

'The blind arrogance of Australia's early aclimatisers'

• 24 mins

Cementing the Ties

Travelling from Oldham to Bangladesh on an educational mission

• 23 mins

Stealing the Glory

The story of the black explorer who was the first person to reach the North Pole

• 24 mins

No Word for 'Robin'

A look at the effects of climate change in Banks Island

• 24 mins

The Iranians

A look at life in Iran 22 years after the Islamic Revolution

• 24 mins

The Whisky Route

Learning how to make Scottish whisky

• 24 mins