Bonus. 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history? The plan is to create a permanent human presence in space.It’s Spring 1969 - two months before the launch of Apollo 11 – the first US m...
25 Syys 202544min
Goodreads’ ‘unfair’ rating problem
BBC Trending investigates how negative ‘pre-read’ and pre-publication Goodreads ratings are leaving writers - and readers - mystified. Goodreads is a popular website that invites users to track and sh...
24 Syys 202520min
‘A new foe’: Conscripting women in Denmark
Denmark is eyeing up the military threat from Russia – and dramatically increasing the numbers in its national service. Now, 18-year-old girls are facing a call up.The BBC has been granted rare access...
23 Syys 202526min
Lesia Khomenko: Art and war
Artist Lesia Khomenko left Kyiv with her daughter the day after the Russians invaded Ukraine – leaving her husband and all of her artwork behind. She now lives in New York, documenting how the conflic...
22 Syys 202526min
Will a fugitive oligarch sway Moldova’s election?
On 28 September, Moldova’s parliamentary election will be closely watched by leaders in both the EU and Russia.Ilan Shor, a fugitive oligarch on the run from Moldovan authorities, and now resident in ...
20 Syys 202517min
A radio lifeline for Afghan women
Women in Afghanistan are unable to access education, and getting medical help is difficult. But a radio station in the Panjshir Valley is trying to get crucial information to them nevertheless. Their...
20 Syys 202526min
Charlie Kirk and free speech
The shooting of conservative US activist Charlie Kirk has intensified what was already a bitter divide between those who found him inspiring, and those who believed he spread hate with his views on su...
20 Syys 202523min
Digital Dolittles: Talking to the animals?
Digital technology has transformed the science of bioacoustics - the ways we hear and record animal life in the deep oceans, through the earth and in the skies. Vast leaps in computing power allow us ...
19 Syys 202550min
