Fifty years since Asians were kicked out of Uganda
Compilation of stories marking 50 years since Idi Amin expelled thousands of Asians from Uganda in 1972. We hear about why they migrated there, their expulsion, and what they did next.Jamie Govani’s g...
6 Aug 202252min
The Revolution on Granite
A student protest in Ukraine, the Surkov leaks, the world’s deadliest ever earthquake, a leaflet bomber in South Africa and the invention of the nicotine patch.(Photo: Oksana Zabuzhko wearing a red ju...
30 Jul 202251min
Stories from iconic TV shows from around the world
The history of television from around the world and its enduring impact, including a look at Nigeria's sitcom Papa Ajasco and an interview with actor turned food writer and Indian TV cook Madhur Jaff...
23 Jul 202251min
Stories from the abortion fight frontline
Stories from around the world on women's reproductive rights. Women fighting both sides of the abortion debate as well as the first Muslim country to legalise abortion. Also, the development of the Pi...
16 Jul 202249min
America’s first gay election candidate
In 1961 the first openly gay person ran for public office in the United States. He was a drag queen called Jose Sarria, well-known for his performances at the bohemian 'Black Cat' bar in San Francisco...
9 Jul 202250min
Hong Kong: 25 years since the handover from British to Chinese rule
Stories from Hong Kong, 25 years on since the handover from British to Chinese rule. We hear from the last governor of Hong Kong, a pro democracy campaigner and about life in Kowloon Walled City.(Phot...
2 Jul 202251min
Egypt's first democratic Presidential election
In June 2012, Egypt held its first ever free democratic Presidential election. Mohamed Morsi, representing the Muslim Brotherhood, emerged victorious. Ben Henderson spoke to Rabab El-Mahdi, Chief Stra...
25 Jun 202251min
Cambodian genocide trials
In 2009, Rob Hamill testified in the trial of Comrade Duc, who ran the notorious Tuol Sleng prison during the Cambodian genocide. Josephine McDermott spoke to him. It is 50 years since Kim Phuc's vill...
18 Jun 202251min
