Ep.32 "You can never be lonely in Sudan" - The extraordinary Wafaa Alamin
This is a story of three worlds. The first is the world in which a very small Sudanese child becomes Irish and learns to speak the Irish language so well that the nuns delighted in showing her skills...
7 Okt 53min
Ep.31 Nubian Odyssey
The Nubians were one of the oldest civilisations in the world. From around 3800 BCE, they lived along the Nile in Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt. Their sophistication and power not only rivalled...
30 Aug 1h 1min
Ep 30: There are no journalists - but ours.
Stephen Barden talks to veteran Palestinian journalist Shuruq about being a war correspondent who never gets to leave the war zone; who is not only at risk personally but constantly fears for her fami...
6 Aug 57min
Ep.29 Lebanon Lives - Lana: Dealing with the Damage
Clinical psychologist and GBV case worker talks about her experiences in both psychiatric hospitals and refugee camps, dealing with traumas that - as she puts it- "don't repeat - because they never en...
7 Juni 57min
Ep. 28 Lebanon Lives: There's no time to stay down
If you want to know a little more about Lebanon than the usual clichés, this is the episode for you. "You have to get back up. There's no time to stay down" This the personal story of Mohammed ...
24 Maj 48min
Ep. 27 Lebanon Lives - The Longing
Time and distance never quite heal the pain of war and disruption. And neither do they soothe the longing to return. Souad has been away from her beloved Lebanon for 20 years but both its joys and tra...
7 Maj 1h 3min
Ep 26. Lebanon Lives - the voice of Areej
Some people have poetry in their voice - whether they know it or not. Their words, and the silence in-between, stop you in your tracks. Which is what fine poetry does. Areej has that gift. Whether...
21 Apr 38min
EP. 25 LEBANON LIVES - Mona's Story.
Lebanon Lives: the first of a mini series featuring extraordinary, ordinary people in Lebanon - trying to live their lives while their towns, villages and cities are bombed around them. As host Ste...
13 Apr 55min
