Man vs Mosquito: The global battle against Malaria
There are 228 million cases worldwide every year. Many of them are fatal. It's for this reason, governments, international organisations and the UN spend billions trying to stop a disease that has pla...
28 Mai 202016min
India: The biggest Covid-19 lockdown
A group of Indian workers, walking back to their villages after losing their jobs, were so tired from walking all night, they lay down on an empty railway track and fell asleep. India was under lockdo...
21 Mai 202018min
The places with no coronovirus
From Island paradises to mountainous kingdoms… A few countries and territories sprinkled around the world have somehow remained COVID free. Or have they? This week, we talk to Martin Mckee, a prof...
14 Mai 202021min
Coronavirus: How close are we to a Covid-19 vaccine?
Top scientists across the world are putting their best foot forward to produce a vaccine for Covid-19 as soon as possible. There are more than 90 vaccines for the virus at different stages of developm...
7 Mai 202019min
Ramadan 2020: How muslims are coping during coronavirus
This year the holy month of Ramadan comes at an unprecedented time. Covid-19 has impacted just about everything and Ramadan is no different. The usual scenes of mosques buzzing with worshippers and ba...
30 Apr 202016min
What is cloud seeding and cloud brightening?
This week, host Willy Lowry looks at how the UAE harnesses the rain with cloud seeding and Australia's effort to save the Great Barrier Reef through cloud brightening. We hear from Dr Deon Terblanch...
23 Apr 202012min
Births, marriages and death in the time of coronavirus
Everyone has been affected in some way by the coronavirus pandemic. But some have had the most significant moments of their lives dramatically altered by the times. In a special edition of Beyond t...
16 Apr 202014min
Coronavirus: Lessons from Wuhan China
The unprecedented lockdown in Wuhan, China lifted at the stroke of midnight on April 8th. The city of Wuhan, where the Covid-19 pandemic began, has re-opened to the world. In this is a hope, not just ...
9 Apr 202020min
