Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame
In 2019 a devastating fire ripped through the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Locals looked on in disbelief, and millions watched on television around the world, as the iconic wooden spire cam...
27 Dec 202426min
The street that tech built
The city of Florence is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. But are new technologies and hyper-tourism changing it forever? Writer Kamin Mohammadi tells the story of how one road - t...
26 Dec 202426min
Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review
A special episode from the HARDTalk podcast. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024 in his end of year review.For more in-depth, hard-hitting interviews wi...
25 Dec 202423min
Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes
Ukraine and Poland are neighbours and close allies in today’s conflict with Russia. But the ghosts of victims of an earlier war have returned to divide them. Tens of thousands of Poles were murdered b...
24 Dec 202430min
In the Studio: International film school
Mark Reid visits a school in Bulgaria where they are teaching their pupils how to make movies. They are making a short film about their local horse market. There are classes like this across the world...
23 Dec 202426min
The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s gateway to Africa in jeopardy
What would the potential loss of Syria naval and air bases mean for Russia? The fall of the Assad regime triggered the start of possibly the greatest reshaping of the Middle East in decades, throwing ...
22 Dec 202443min
The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze
K-dramas are taking the world by storm. What's the secret of their success? BBC journalists Faith Oshoko, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Samantha Haque discuss all things K-drama and offer their recommendati...
21 Dec 202423min
BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families
It has been two weeks since the fall of the Assad regime and the horror of the brutal and corrupt system he oversaw has been laid bare. Since the start of the civil war in 2011, it is estimated that 1...
21 Dec 202423min
