Bonus: The Explanation
What is a war crime? How is it different to a crime against humanity and genocide? And who holds those responsible to account? Find out in this bonus episode of The Explanation, from the BBC World Ser...
17 Sep 202319min
Remembering Buthelezi
The BBC's Audrey Brown looks back at the life of South Africa's Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who died earlier in September aged 95. He played a vital - and controversial - role in the country's h...
17 Sep 202326min
BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Morocco
The earthquake struck in a region of the High Atlas Mountains. Its force destroyed entire villages and could be felt across the country, and even in neighbouring Algeria. Around 3,000 people lost thei...
16 Sep 202324min
Heart and Soul: Faith, terrorists and mercy at Guantanamo Bay
Dr Jennifer Bryson interrogated suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists at the infamous Guantanamo Bay. She worked at the detention centre in Cuba for two years and says that some of the inmates bragged openly ...
15 Sep 202327min
Missing in Syria
There are one hundred thousand missing Syrians, according to the UN, who’ve been detained or have disappeared since the beginning of the uprising in Syria twelve years ago and the civil war that follo...
14 Sep 202327min
Building power: India’s new parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes India’s new parliament as a reflection of the “aspirations and dreams” of all Indians. But the huge triangular structure that sits next to its colonial-era prede...
13 Sep 202327min
In the Studio: Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh is one of Ireland's leading screen costume designers - working on such productions as The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Jimmy's Hall and the recent, multi award-winning The Bans...
11 Sep 202327min
Inside an autistic mind
Science journalist Sue Nelson shares her personal journey to better understand a condition that affects millions worldwide. Inside her autistic inner world is a cacophony of brain chatter, anxiety and...
10 Sep 202351min
