Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message
In March 2023, the "final message" from Eden Knight, a young Saudi transgender woman, went viral on Twitter. It was viewed more than 35 million times. It laid bare Eden’s journey from the US back to S...
11 Feb 202526min
In the Studio: Bárbara Sánchez-Kane
Bárbara Sánchez-Kane is a Mexican fashion designer with eclectic influences - from quinceañera dresses to BDSM harnesses, Jesus's loincloth to lucha libre wrestlers in lingerie. Bárbara revels in the ...
10 Feb 202526min
Assignment: Ghana militants in the Sahel
For years now, an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region has been claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. There are fears that it is spreading to one of West Africa’s most stab...
9 Feb 202526min
Sportshour at Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans edition
Katie Smith is in New Orleans on the eve of Super Bowl LIX to bring you the atmosphere and the stories ahead of Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs. Katie meets Jackie Wallace who had it all, but...
9 Feb 202550min
The Fifth Floor: An Afghan love story
Aalia Farzan of BBC Afghan services left her life in Afghanistan after the Taliban retook the country in 2021 and came to London, and it was there she met her now husband. She speaks about this unlike...
8 Feb 202526min
BBC OS Conversations: Donald Trump and the future of Gaza
Many countries have condemned President Trump in recent days for his proposal to “take over” the Gaza strip while “resettling” Palestinians in neighbouring countries. We hear from two women in Gaza, r...
8 Feb 202523min
Heart and Soul: Feminism is my jihad
The Muslim feminist movement is growing in Turkey with young women becoming increasingly vocal about their rights and place in a traditionally patriarchal society. Emily Wither has been speaking to th...
7 Feb 202526min
Germany: Rebellion on the Rhine
After talks in Germany on government spending collapsed, chancellor Olaf Scholz was forced to dissolve his coalition and call for snap elections, to be held on 23 February. The new chancellor looks li...
6 Feb 202526min
