What's happened to Iraq's Yazidis?
In 2014, militants of the Islamic State group set out to destroy the ancient, minority Yazidi community of northern Iraq. Thousands were murdered, thousands of Yazidi women and children were enslaved ...
6 Jul 202327min
Wagner's revolt: The world takes stock
Russia's once shadowy private military company Wagner hit the headlines around the world when the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, ordered his men to march on Moscow. Although the insurrection was s...
4 Jul 202327min
In the Studio: Shezad Dawood
The British artist, Shezad Dawood is known for his colourful textiles and multimedia artworks, often featuring music and VR to explore issues such as migration, the environment and climate change. His...
3 Jul 202327min
BBC OS Conversations: What do Russians and Belarusians make of the Wagner Group?
Following the Wagner group march on Moscow, we hear from Russians and Belarusians.
1 Jul 202324min
Heart and Soul: Nick Cave on grief, faith and music
The songwriter, poet and author, Nick Cave has a conversation about grief, faith and the spirituality of music with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Nick writes hauntingly beautiful songs – ...
30 Jun 202327min
The Organ Harvesters
Assignment tells the story of a young street trader from Lagos who ended up at the heart of an organ harvesting plot involving a senior Nigerian politician and a hospital in the UK. The young man was ...
29 Jun 202327min
Biniam Girmay: Africa’s new cycling hero
On 1 July 2024, Biniam Girmay made history as the first black African rider to win a stage of cycling’s biggest race: the Tour de France. After a hard upbringing as one of six children in the Eritrean...
27 Jun 202327min
In the Studio: Matthew Xia
***This programme contains racially sensitive language and themes that may be upsetting.*** Matthew Xia is a theatre director and Olivier award-winning artistic director of the Actors Touring Company....
26 Jun 202327min
