Catalonia: Squatters, eviction and extortion
How Catalonia’s housing crisis spawns opportunities for organised crime… Spain has a history of squatting. After the property crash of 2008 many families were forced to occupy homes that did not belo...
26 Aug 202126min
Archiving Black America
"We are our history," said James Baldwin. But how history is remembered depends on what materials survive, and who deems those materials worthy of preserving. Maya Millett - a writer, editor and found...
25 Aug 202127min
The Fake Paralympians: 2. Caught
A basketball journalist in Spain recognises three of the players in the gold-medal-winning intellectual disability basketball team - and they are not disabled. He has even played on the same team as o...
24 Aug 202124min
A bad business
Twenty years ago, the brash Texan energy company Enron collapsed after its massive fraud was finally exposed. Investors and pension funds worldwide lost billions of dollars. The case was meant to sign...
21 Aug 202149min
World of Wisdom: Bereavement and acceptance
Akinkunmi has lost both his mother and his sister. Dr Shefali Tsabary helps him come to terms with bereavement, and discusses the idea of 'acceptance' and how we can learn from brutal realities. In a...
21 Aug 202118min
Trying to flee Afghanistan
As the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, thousands are attempting to leave the country, fearful for their safety. During the 20-year conflict, some Afghans worked as translators, interpreters and ...
21 Aug 202124min
India's living dead
What would it be like if everyone believed you were dead? Lal Bihari knows exactly what that feels like. When he was 22 years old the Indian farmer was told by his local government office that he was ...
19 Aug 202126min
The Fake Paralympians: 1. Gold
Ex-Paralympic swimmer Dan Pepper investigates the cheats who won gold and left a devastating legacy for learning disability sport.Ray Torres used to get beaten up every day at school. He stood out bec...
17 Aug 202124min
