The War the World Needs to Remember
How the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s affected the lives of those caught up in it, and how it has cast its shadow over the region to this day
26 Sep 201523min
Inside the Tea Gardens of Assam
Jane Deith reports from India on conditions for tea workers picking for some of the UK's best known brands.
24 Sep 201526min
Incarnations: Profiles of Guru Nanak, Mirabai, Akbar and Malik Ambar
Portraits of eminent Indians by Professor Sunil Khilnani. The life of Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh religion in the 15th Century, mystic and poet Mirabai, one of India's most revered saints, Mughal ...
20 Sep 201550min
Yemen’s Forgotten War
More than 2000 civilians have been killed since a coalition led by Saudi Arabia began bombing Yemen. The UN is warning of war crimes on both sides and a humanitarian crisis.
17 Sep 201526min
Time Noodles
In the West we are used to stand-up comics but in Japan they have sit-down comedy. Chie Kobayashi introduces the ancient story-telling art of Rakugo which dates back to the 18th Century and has change...
16 Sep 201527min
Africa Surprising - Change and Innovation
Hugh Sykes travels to Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archepelago in Tanzania, to investigate the religious tensions at play. In South Africa he finds schools still overcrowded and under-equipped - a ling...
15 Sep 201527min
Incarnations 1
Profiles of the Buddha; Mahavira Jain; Ashoka and Aryabhata. Rupa Jha introduces four portraits of eminent Indians by Professor Sunil Khilnani.
12 Sep 201550min
Paraguay’s Schoolgirl Mothers
In Paraguay, two girls under 14 give birth every day. It’s been called an epidemic. So why are Paraguayan children so vulnerable to abuse?
10 Sep 201526min
