Why is Africa poor? Part three
Enterprise, money, innovation are all there. Is tapping into a continent's optimism the key to Africa's future? Mark Doyles looks at the solutions to solve Africa's poverty.
7 Sep 200923min
World Stories: Israel's Muslim soldiers
Rachid Sekkai from the BBC's Arabic Service talks to Muslims currently serving in the Israeli Defence Force and also to former soldiers and hears about the conflicts they face, at home and on duty, an...
4 Sep 200922min
Assignment - China Saving's Habit
Colin Yu is a teacher who lives in Shanghai. He has a job but still struggles to support his parents on his modest income. Colin would like to spend more money and the Chinese government is offering...
3 Sep 200922min
Citizen journalism - democracy or chaos?
Michael Buerk analyses the potential – and the dangers – of citizen journalism. In part one, he talks to bloggers and critics from Sri Lanka, Iran, Burma, and Iraq.
2 Sep 200923min
Why is Africa poor? Part Two
Accusations of tribalism, corruption and complacency have all been offered as explanations to the question of Africa's poverty. Mark Doyle looks at each of these and asks why the status quo persists.
31 Aug 200923min
World stories: new media in Kashmir
Violent footage from the Kashmir conflict has been shared almost in real-time by citizen-journalists on video sharing websites. Suvojit Bagchi tells the story of the impact of new media communication ...
28 Aug 200922min
Assignment - Mutiny in Bangladesh
Six months ago there was a short military revolt in Bangladesh that threatened to push the country into nationwide armed conflict. But some things remain mysterious. Why was it so brutal? Who was r...
27 Aug 200923min
Gold - part three
Nick Rankin explores how we assess the value of gold.
26 Aug 200922min
