In the Studio: Baek Mi-kyoung
Script writer Baek Mi-kyoung has pioneered female narratives on Korean television, putting women front and centre of acclaimed dramas like Mine and The Lady in Dignity. Seven years ago, her K-drama St...
1 Juli 202426min
Bonus: What in the World - Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?
Nigeria is Africa’s economic powerhouse - so why are so many young people trying to leave and find opportunities in other countries? It’s become so common there’s even a word for it: Japa, Yoruba for ...
30 Juni 202416min
The Fifth Floor: India's deadliest scam
Instant loan apps promise easy money. But what's the catch? Investigative reporter Poonam Agarwal and filmmaker Ronny Sen take us behind the scenes of their award-winning documentary The Trap: Inside ...
29 Juni 202421min
BBC OS Conversations: Hajj pilgrims
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is something millions of people look forward to as an immensely spiritual experience. A main pillar of Islam, Muslims try to do it at least once in the...
29 Juni 202424min
Saint Sara: Patron saint of the Romani people
Roma photographer Artúr Čonka joins the annual Romani pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the south of France. Thousands of Romani from across western Europe gather in the small town in Provence...
28 Juni 202428min
The West Indies’ first black captain: Sir Frank Worrell
The brilliant cricketer Frank Worrell became the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies team in 1960 – but he had to wait for a decade to get the job, denied by the elitism, insularity and ...
27 Juni 202428min
Trending: The American pushing Russian disinformation
The websites have names like DC Weekly and Chicago Crier. They are filled with thousands of legitimate-looking stories, plucked from real news websites and rewritten by artificial intelligence. But BB...
26 Juni 202417min
Assignment: Germany’s AI detectives
In late 2023 a group of German journalists released a podcast series, Legion: Most Wanted. It described their ultimately unsuccessful search for a terrorist suspect, Daniela Klette, using an AI facial...
25 Juni 202426min
