Nightingales and Roses
Iran has an enthralling literary landscape. Poetry extends to all areas of Iranian life: scolding children, romanitc encounters and political protest. How has the Persian passion for poetry has shaped...
28 Touko 201023min
Assignment: Jamaica's 'Godfather'
This week's Assignment comes from Jamaica where there have been pitched street battles between police and supporters of an alleged drugs lord. Nina Robinson has been investigating the power and appe...
27 Touko 201023min
The Art of War
The Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote a treatise called The Art of War over 2,500 years ago. From conflicts in Ireland to Iraq, the BBC explores how his words have influenced military warfare since.
26 Touko 201022min
Soft Power - Part Two
The ability to get what you want by attracting and persuading others to adopt your goals is known as soft power. Philip Dodd examines the areas where this art of persuasion is being used. In part two ...
24 Touko 201023min
Global Perspective - Wedge Island
Wedge Island is located in a secluded spot on the rugged, windswept Indian Ocean coastline off Australia. It is occupied by squatters who will be evicted when a new highway arrives. How are the people...
21 Touko 201023min
Assignment: Swine Flu: Panic or Pandemic
In June 2009 the head of the World Health Organisation declared swine flu a global pandemic. Governments around the world sprang into action and ordered millions of doses of vaccine. But in the event ...
20 Touko 201023min
Would You Kill The Big Guy - Part Two
A runaway train is heading towards five people. You're standing on a footbridge, next to a very big man and the only way you can stop the train is to push the big man onto the track. His bulk will sto...
19 Touko 201023min
Soft Power - Part One
The ability to get what you want by attracting and persuading others to adopt your goals is known as soft power. Philip Dodd examines the areas where this art of persuasion is being used. In the first...
17 Touko 201022min
