Trying to flee Afghanistan
As the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, thousands are attempting to leave the country, fearful for their safety. During the 20-year conflict, some Afghans worked as translators, interpreters and ...
21 Elo 202124min
India's living dead
What would it be like if everyone believed you were dead? Lal Bihari knows exactly what that feels like. When he was 22 years old the Indian farmer was told by his local government office that he was ...
19 Elo 202126min
The Fake Paralympians: 1. Gold
Ex-Paralympic swimmer Dan Pepper investigates the cheats who won gold and left a devastating legacy for learning disability sport.Ray Torres used to get beaten up every day at school. He stood out bec...
17 Elo 202124min
OS Conversations: Afghanistan
This audio was updated on 16th August.The Taliban is advancing towards Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, as foreign forces prepare to fully withdraw from the country. Thousands of people are being displac...
16 Elo 202123min
World of Wisdom: Self-help for the spirit
Life presents many personal challenges. Three spiritual advisors – Sister Dang Nghiem, Dr Shefali Tsabary and Eckhart Tolle offer guidance to members of the public from across the world on coping with...
13 Elo 202118min
What’s Killing Israel’s Arabs?
Israel’s Arab population is in the grip of a violent and deadly crime wave. Since the start of the year, scores of Arab citizens have lost their lives and increasingly, even women and children are vic...
12 Elo 202126min
Hiroshima successors
When photographer Haruka Sakaguchi set out to Hiroshima to document atomic bomb survivors' stories, she discovered they were far more difficult to find than she expected. Stigmatisation and survivor’s...
10 Elo 202127min
Two smiley faces: Episode six
In the future, 10 years from now, will our fingers still reach for a laughing face with crying eyes? Will Unicode and its strict approval process for new emoji be relevant at all? Possibly not. We tra...
7 Elo 202123min
