Assignment: Border Stories, part one - Zero Tolerance
In 2018 the US government under President Trump introduced a policy of “Zero Tolerance” at its border with Mexico. Anyone attempting to enter the US without documentation would be prosecuted, even if ...
14 Maalis 202427min
Running out of sand
It is hard to believe but the world is running out of sand. Our insatiable appetite for the substance that makes everything from skyscrapers to smartphones has led to environmental destruction in coun...
13 Maalis 202450min
Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
A bonus episode from Lives Less Ordinary podcast. Miracle on the ocean floor. Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the...
12 Maalis 202441min
In the Studio: Peter Beatty
In 2021, with UK Covid restrictions putting plans for his creative collaborations on hold, British artist and musician Peter Beatty decided to take the plunge into animation. He wanted to create an an...
11 Maalis 202426min
Bonus: The Global Story
A bonus episode from The Global Story podcast. Why young people are having less sex. The Global Story brings you one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world...
10 Maalis 202422min
BBC OS Conversations: The cost of living crisis in Nigeria
Nigeria is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Over the past year the price of the staple food, rice, has more than doubled and a litre of petrol now costs more than three times wh...
9 Maalis 202423min
Heart and Soul: I joined the Taliban after they kept me hostage
Bara’atu Ibrahim speaks to Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks; an Australian educator who was held captive for three years in Afghanistan by the Taliban. However Jibra’il Omar made news six years a...
8 Maalis 202427min
Assignment: Educating Tibet
Schools in Tibet are changing - and not for the better, say activists. Micky Bristow investigates China’s educational reforms: children as young as four separated from their families and forced into b...
7 Maalis 202427min
