Stories from the New Silk Road: Iceland
In 2013 Iceland made history by becoming the first European country to sign a free trade agreement with China. It was aimed at increasing exports from Iceland to China as well as opening up Iceland to...
12 Dec 202327min
In the Studio: Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma has a philosophy: to enrich the connection between buildings and nature, “almost tuning-in” to the materials. His architecture is inspired by traditional Japanese design, and he is a seriou...
11 Dec 202327min
Taiwan's balancing act
Former BBC Taiwan correspondent Cindy Sui meets two young Taiwanese voters, Shirley Lin and Dennis, who have very different views about the island, its future and its relationship with Mainland China....
10 Dec 202350min
BBC OS Conversations: Climate change and the young
World leaders are currently meeting in Dubai for the United Nations’ COP23 climate summit to discuss how to cope with a changing global climate. At the same time, a new study has suggested that air po...
9 Dec 202323min
Heart and Soul: The Sarajevo Haggadah
Sarajevo’s most famous artefact, a 700 year-old Jewish prayer book called the Haggadah, captures the story the city wants to tell about itself. But is it accurate? In Sarajevo, Farrah Jarral joins mem...
8 Dec 202327min
Assignment: Cyprus and the battle over songbird slaughter
Cyprus is one of the main resting stops for songbirds as they migrate between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. For centuries, Cypriots trapped and ate a small number of migrating songbirds, as part...
7 Dec 202328min
The Children of Paradise: Without hope you're dead
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech thi...
6 Dec 202328min
The Children of Paradise: A deadly mixture
Three decades after the momentous transition from Apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation. In a famous speech thi...
6 Dec 202328min
