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Sting reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his songwriting
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The scientific evidence that animals are not only conscious but also have a sense of self
This Cultural Life: Florence Pugh
Actor Florence Pugh talks to John Wilson about her career and formative influences.
The price of citizenship
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What do you think you are? Part two
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This Cultural Life: Akram Khan
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A journey to discover Yiddish songs confiscated by the KGB
The Black Book
Why was the Black Book, a chronicle of the Nazi extermination of Soviet Jews banned?
Sierra Leone's children of war
What happened to Sierra Leone's child soldiers?
This Cultural Life: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah on his cultural influences
A short history of sadness
Author Helen Russell explores a history of gloom, and how different cultures tackle it
Brexit: Three years on
Three years after leaving the EU, what does Brexit mean for Britain's place in the world?
The Night Witches of World War Two
The all-female Soviet combat unit which terrorised German forces using wooden biplanes
The travelling speech therapist
Travelling speech therapist Mary Weinder travels to the Turks and Caicos islands
World Wide Waves '23: The sounds of community radio
How Rumphi FM in Malawi and Inuit radio in Canada are supporting marginalised communities
America's first black bank
Szu Ping Chan looks at the the history and collapse of The Freedman’s Bank and its legacy
Fishrot: Clear waters, murky dealings
How journalists in Namibia and Iceland broke an epic corruption scandal, all about fish
Ukraine: A year of war
Correspondents mark 12 months since the start of the Ukraine war
No place like 'Nam
Meet the Vietnam war veterans who have decided to leave the USA and retire to Vietnam
Flying Seagulls: Child's play
The travelling project bringing circus and play to marginalised kids around the world
Happy news
The chicken who sailed around the world, and the naughty huskies who found a new home
The long haul of long Covid
The challenge for scientists globally in finding a treatment for long Covid
Positive news stories
Somebody is watching me
How misogyny and tech have made South Korea the digital sex crime capital of the world
The boat smugglers
How boats used in migrant Chanel crossings are sourced and the huge profits being made
Iraq War: A choice of horrors
After the disastrous war in Iraq, should the West ever intervene in foreign conflicts?
Happy News
How a computer data centre could heat pools, Michelle Yeoh, Guillaume Diop and more
Can technology save democracy?
Is technology eroding democracy or can it reconnect citizens to their governments?
Blind faith: Do genetic eye disease ‘treatments' work?
Ramadan Younes investigates the world of genetic eye disease ‘treatments’
Tito Puente: Mambo man
A centenary celebration of Tito Puente, the man also known as ‘The King of Latin Music’