Coronavirus: The vaccinators
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is leading to record infection levels in several countries, and vaccination is a key part of the fight against the pandemic. Host James Reynolds bri...
8 Jan 202224min
The storming of the US Capitol: what happened next
The US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 has been described by President Biden as a dark day in US history. A year on since the attack, Ros Atkins examines the legal and political fall-out from it.
8 Jan 202210min
World of Wisdom: Precious time in later life
It can be hard to choose how to spend our precious time. Imam Jamal Rahman, a Sufi spiritual teacher, offers a joyful perspective to Rebecca from the USA.
8 Jan 202218min
Turkey's crazy project
A giant new canal for the world’s biggest ships is the most ambitious engineering plan yet proposed by Turkey’s President Erdogan, whose massive infrastructure projects have already changed the face o...
6 Jan 202227min
Gone but not forgotten: Syria's missing persons
Wafa Mustafa hasn't heard from her dad since he went missing in July 2013. She, like tens of thousands of others in her position, believes he is being detained by the Syrian government, and is searchi...
4 Jan 202227min
A Wish for Afghanistan: The advocate and the musicians
Another chance to hear from some of the BBC's acclaimed series examining the seismic events shaping Afghanistan before and after this year's return to power of the Taliban. After last week's episode f...
2 Jan 202251min
A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity: The future
ustin Rowlatt looks at the monumental challenge of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels. Solar and wind could meet all of humanity’s energy needs, but can we switch over before climate disaster strikes?...
1 Jan 202224min
BBC OS Conversations: Tracking the pandemic
Two years after the first cases of a mysterious new virus were reported from China, host Nuala McGovern brings together experts in Switzerland, India and Israel who have been tracking the spread and i...
1 Jan 202224min
