Women pro surfers: Battling the waves
Patti Paniccia was a surfer back in the 1970s, determined to create a path to professional surfing for women, as well as men. Together with surf promoter, Fred Hemmings and surfer Randy Rarick, she fo...
31 Joulu 202251min
Hope for Alzheimers
Three people caring for loved ones with Alzheimers share their experiences and challenges.
31 Joulu 202224min
Escape from the Taliban: Point of no return
Sana Safi returns to the story of two Afghan women judges who have had to go into hiding after the Taliban takeover - and are now preparing to be evacuated for a second time. Through encrypted network...
29 Joulu 202228min
Fighting 'fat-phobia' in Brazil
As in many countries, obesity in Brazil is a major issue with one in four Brazilians now classified as obese and more than half the population overweight. But rather than focusing just on trying to lo...
29 Joulu 202226min
Ukrainians at Christmas
Ukrainians at home and abroad reflect on the turmoil of the past year as they prepare to mark Christmas.
24 Joulu 202224min
Spain's flamenco on the edge
To many, the passionate music and dance known as flamenco is an important marker of Spanish identity, and perhaps even synonymous with it. So much so, that Unesco has recognised the art form as part o...
22 Joulu 202226min
Sweden's green power struggle
In Sweden’s far north, indigenous Sami people say their traditional culture and way of life is being threatened by the country’s drive to develop carbon-cutting industries. In the Arctic town of Jokkm...
20 Joulu 202229min
The World Service is 90
For 90 years the BBC World Service has been broadcasting in dozens of languages to audiences so huge they are counted in the tens of millions all over the globe. World Service began transmitting on 19...
19 Joulu 202249min
