In the Studio: David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield is a world renowned, Pritzker prize-winning architect with major buildings in cities across the globe from Berlin to Beijing. But with a long career behind him he has changed the em...
20 Marras 202426min
Life at 50°C: Syria's water wars
The autonomous north-east region of Syria, once regarded as one of the most fertile areas in the country, is today struggling to find enough water to survive. More than a million people in Hasakah hav...
19 Marras 202426min
Assignment: Plastic recycling’s dirty secrets
An estimated five million tonnes of plastic waste is exported each year, with the majority coming from 10 high-income countries. Malaysia has become a global hub for plastic waste imports and recyclin...
18 Marras 202426min
The 10 years that changed women's football
Back in 2015, BBC World Service launched the first BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award, to raise the profile of the women’s game but also highlight key issues within the sport. Ten years ago, the...
17 Marras 202449min
The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream
Hollywood star Idris Elba recently announced he'll soon relocate to Africa and promote the film industry there. He spoke to BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi about it. The British actor is not alone: BBC Afri...
16 Marras 202426min
BBC OS Conversations: The aftermath of the Valencia floods
More than two weeks after the floods that swept through the Valencia region of Spain, the streets are still being cleared of mud and debris. More than 220 people are known to have died but many more h...
16 Marras 202423min
Heart and Soul: The human shield
At the age of 34, Donna Mulhearn – a committed Christian - had grown disillusioned with her career as a journalist and political adviser. When she heard someone on the radio seeking volunteers to serv...
15 Marras 202426min
Faith on the fly: The airport chaplains
You can spend hours in an airport and never learn anything about the people around you. But follow the chaplains of London Heathrow, and you might start to see things - and people - differently. Heade...
14 Marras 202426min
