The mighty Mekong’s last hope
Tens of millions of lives depend on the Mekong river for fishing and farming as it travels through China and South East Asia. But there are increasing signs that this river with one of the richest eco...
16 Nov 202328min
Tanni's lifetime road to disabled equality
Multiple gold medal-winning Paralympic wheelchair athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson examines 50 years of changing attitudes to disability around the world. When Tanni was a child in the 1970s in Wales becom...
15 Nov 202349min
A man without bees
Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo, an expert from Kenya's so-called 'Land of Bees', travels from his own affected community to huge industrial farms in search of answers. It is a journey both ...
14 Nov 202327min
In The Studio: Jenn Lee: Taiwan fashion designer
Taipei based fashion designer Jenn Lee is preparing her Spring Summer 2024 collection for London and Taipei Fashion Weeks. Inspired by the recycled materials she finds in local markets, by British des...
13 Nov 202327min
BBC OS Conversations: Israeli losses
Since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October, thousands of lives have been lost in the war. While rolling news and live updates give us minute by minute coverage, we want to take the opportunity to ...
11 Nov 202324min
Heart and Soul: Queerly beloved: Same-sex love and the Synod
The Church of England prohibits same-sex relations. Even so, the debate on this position – in the UK and the worldwide Anglican Communion - continues. Should the Church allow and conduct LGBT blessing...
10 Nov 202328min
The Jews and Arabs coexisting in crisis
Just over 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian - or Israeli Arabs - making them the largest minority in the country. They are distinct from the Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and ...
9 Nov 202328min
My Forgotten War
Turkey hosts the largest population of refugees and asylum seekers in the world. These include around 3.6 million Syrians, who fled there during the war in their country. Now many of those Syrian re...
7 Nov 202328min
