How the Irish shaped Britain
With migration, integration and assimilation dominating much public debate, Fergal Keane explores the profound influence, over many centuries, of the Irish in Britain. Whether it is 19th Century theat...
21 Feb 202150min
Covid-19: The cost of keeping schools closed during a pandemic
With thousands of schools still closed around the world, there are increasingly urgent warnings about the impact this pandemic is having on millions of children. Ros Atkins looks at risks of reopening...
20 Feb 20219min
Coronavirus: Living in a refugee camp
Tasneem recently graduated from university. Like everyone else, her future is on hold because of coronavirus. But for Tasneem it is a particularly uncertain time, as she has been living in Jordan at o...
20 Feb 202123min
Drug-free in Norway?
Can Norwegians with psychosis benefit from radical, drug-free treatment? In a challenge to the foundations of western psychiatry, a handful of Norway’s mental health facilities are offering medication...
18 Feb 202126min
Inside the brain of Jeff Bezos
David Baker reveals the thinking and the values that made Jeff Bezos the richest man on the planet, and Amazon the most wildly successful company, even in a year when the global economy faces catastro...
16 Feb 202127min
World Wide Waves: The sounds of community radio
We may think we live in a digital age, but only half the world is currently online. Across the globe, small radio stations bind remote communities, play a dazzling array of music, educate, entertain a...
14 Feb 202151min
The slow search for the origin of Covid-19
As scientists from the World Health Organisation release the findings of their latest visit to Wuhan, Ros Atkins looks at the reasons why so much remains unknown about the start of the pandemic, and t...
13 Feb 20219min
Coronavirus: The vaccinated
Around the world, millions of people are receiving their first dose of vaccines against Covid-19. Healthcare workers are often prioritised and today we introduce two hospital workers; a porter here in...
13 Feb 202123min
