My Country in the News: 2018
Skripal, Khashoggi, and North Korea talks: Olga Ivshina of BBC Russian, Öykü Altuntaş of BBC Turkish and Hwang Su Min, editor of BBC Korean, share their experiences of covering big news stories, as we...
28 Dec 201841min
Can India Save the Taj Mahal?
What’s happening to the Taj Mahal, India’s most famous building? The beautiful white marble is becoming darker, cracks are appearing, and the foundations are weakening. Salman Ravi of BBC Hindi has b...
21 Dec 20189min
Staying Alive in Bamenda, Cameroon
There have been protests in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions, where people say they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. There have been violent clashes between rebels and governm...
14 Dec 20188min
The Story of Mosul's Secret Tunnels
In 2014 the so-called Islamic State blew up the Nabi Yunus mosque in Mosul, and tunneled under the remains in search of archaeological artefacts in the ancient Assyrian palace beneath. When IS was e...
7 Dec 201811min
Weird World Superstitions?
Why are there so many superstitions around the world based on cats? If a black cat crosses your path in England it's lucky, but impending doom in Vietnam. BBC Vietnamese ran a story on this recently,...
30 Nov 20187min
Who are Algeria's Harkis?
Algeria’s war of independence left enduring hostility towards the Harkis, Algerians who fought on the side of the French. Rachid Sekkai of BBC Arabic, Algerian himself, has been in Paris to meet Hark...
23 Nov 20188min
Honey Hunting and Bees in Your Bonnet!
Hunting for wild honey is an old tradition in rural Nepal, and extremely dangerous too, as the bees make their combs on sheer cliff-faces. Villagers descend rope ladders suspended over the void to ha...
16 Nov 20188min
Abiy-mania: Ethiopia Transformed
Since taking office in April, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has transformed Ethiopia. Peace has been agreed with Eritrea, the streets are largely clear of protesters, and the new cabinet is hal...
9 Nov 20189min
