The forgotten people of the Ravi River
For the hundreds of people who live in a cluster of villages between India and Pakistan, a map drawn up long ago still causes daily struggles. Punjab - the land of the five rivers - was carved up to c...
9 Jun 202449min
BBC OS Conversations: Stories from Mexico
The election of Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is a moment of history. For the first time, a woman is in charge of the country. Host James Reynolds travels around the country hearing about the c...
8 Jun 202423min
Heart and Soul: Losing my religion
'Spiritual but not religious’ is the fastest growing faith category amongst Gen Z and Millennials around the world. However, in Nigeria, where most people identify as either Christian or Muslim, quest...
7 Jun 202426min
The Fifth Floor: For the love of football
Why is football such a universal language? Three BBC World Service journalists and football fans - Matias Zibell Garcia, Pooria Jafereh and Njoroge Muigai – explain what the game mean to their audienc...
6 Jun 202426min
Bonus: What in the world - Africa and FGM: When will it end?
Female genital mutilation affects around 230 million women and girls globally, with rates highest in Africa. FGM is considered a human rights violation and has no health benefits. That’s according to ...
6 Jun 202412min
Whose Truth?: Online women haters
Attacked on social media - how Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa came under fire for doing her job as a journalist in the Philippines, covering the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. She talks to Babita Sh...
5 Jun 202417min
Whose Truth?: Climate change denial
Nobel Prize laureate Sir Paul Nurse wants science, not politics, to guide the debate surrounding climate change. But how do you convince the denialists? Babita Sharma takes us through the evolving str...
5 Jun 202417min
Whose Truth?: Russia v Ukraine
Can information become a weapon of war? Oleksandra Matviichuk, whose organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, is documenting alleged Russian war crimes against Ukraine. She talks to Babita Shar...
5 Jun 202417min
