The 10 years that changed women's football
Back in 2015, BBC World Service launched the first BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award, to raise the profile of the women’s game but also highlight key issues within the sport. Ten years ago, the...
17 Nov 202449min
The Fifth Floor: Leaving for an African dream
Hollywood star Idris Elba recently announced he'll soon relocate to Africa and promote the film industry there. He spoke to BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi about it. The British actor is not alone: BBC Afri...
16 Nov 202426min
BBC OS Conversations: The aftermath of the Valencia floods
More than two weeks after the floods that swept through the Valencia region of Spain, the streets are still being cleared of mud and debris. More than 220 people are known to have died but many more h...
16 Nov 202423min
Heart and Soul: The human shield
At the age of 34, Donna Mulhearn – a committed Christian - had grown disillusioned with her career as a journalist and political adviser. When she heard someone on the radio seeking volunteers to serv...
15 Nov 202426min
Faith on the fly: The airport chaplains
You can spend hours in an airport and never learn anything about the people around you. But follow the chaplains of London Heathrow, and you might start to see things - and people - differently. Heade...
14 Nov 202426min
Poisoned flood: South Sudan life at 50°C
A historic trial is underway in Sweden. Two European executives of a Swedish oil company are accused of aiding and abetting war crimes in South Sudan. George Tai, whose family was killed in the so-cal...
11 Nov 202426min
In the Studio: Opera Australia
Sydney has one of the most recognisable opera house in the world, but some of the most innovative opera-making is happening at the other end of town, in the building where they used to build train car...
10 Nov 202426min
The Fifth Floor: What do Georgians want?
Why are people protesting on the streets of Tbilisi, in Georgia, and how did people vote in Indian-administered Kashmir? With correspondents Nina Akhmeteli and Raghvendra Rao. Produced by Alice Gioia ...
9 Nov 202426min
