Tongue and talk: Keeping language alive in Africa
Ghanaian journalist Justice Baidoo is teaching his two young boys how to speak the ancient African language of Ahanta. He home schools them with lessons several times a week in an effort to keep the i...
5 Nov 202448min
In the Studio: TRIVAX
Formed by guitarist and vocalist Shayan, TRIVAX was formed in 2009, in the underground music scene of his home city, Tehran. The capital of a country where freedom of expression is severely restricted...
4 Nov 202426min
Assignment: Denmark’s weight loss boom town
The Danish town of Kalundborg should be a boom town, as the main manufacturing site for the weight loss drug Wegovy. The pharmaceutical company which makes it, Novo Nordisk, is the most valuable in Eu...
2 Nov 202426min
The Fifth Floor: Ikat fashion and other Uzbek wonders
How are the popular Ikat designs made? BBC journalist Ibrat Safo explores Uzbekistan's love story with textiles. Plus, Sanjaya Dhakal of BBC Nepali explains why a group of Kathmandu artists launched a...
2 Nov 202417min
BBC OS Conversations: US voters and the cost of living
Throughout the presidential election campaign, we have been hearing from voters across the political spectrum. One issue keeps coming up: how much it costs to live, to feed the family, to fuel a car, ...
2 Nov 202423min
Heart and Soul: How the war in Gaza helped me find God
Vanessa’s Fridays saw her dancing the night away in the night clubs of Liverpool, having drinks with friends, sometimes staying out all night. But now Fridays are times of prayer with new friends at t...
1 Nov 202426min
The jaguar's last stand
The Pantanal, in western Brazil, is the world’s largest tropical wetland, and home to tens of thousands of animal species. But expansion of shipping and development is causing an increase in wildfires...
31 Okt 202426min
BBC Trending: The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok battles
They call it the Big Game. Somali influencers are taking part in clan-based battles on TikTok. A US college student who spent $4000 in just four minutes tells the BBC she regrets ever getting involved...
30 Okt 202418min
