Iran’s hijab protests
Kate Adie presents stories from Iran, Norway, France, Ireland and Switzerland.A recent marathon race in Iran caused controversy after many of the 2000 women runners ignored the country's mandatory hij...
27 Dec 202528min
Ukraine's defiant stand in Pokrovsk
Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Hong Kong, Australia, the USA and Laos.Russian forces have tried to capture the city of Pokrovsk for nearly two years as it seeks to control Eastern Ukraine,...
20 Dec 202528min
Syria: a year after the fall of Assad
Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, Ukraine, the USA, China and Germany.Syrians took to the streets to celebrate one year since the fall of the Assad regime, but in the background post-war recons...
13 Dec 202528min
Israel's ultra-Orthodox conscription bill
Kate Adie introduces stories from Israel, Honduras, Turkey and Lebanon, Georgia and Russia.Israel is facing an impending crisis over conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army, and the iss...
6 Dec 202528min
From Our Own Correspondent at 70
Anna Foster and some of the BBC’s best-known foreign correspondents are joined by an audience of Radio 4 listeners to celebrate 70 years of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’. Since the first episode was br...
6 Dec 20251h 1min
Nigeria's school kidnapping crisis
Kate Adie introduces stories from Nigeria, Ukraine, the United States, Sweden and France.Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, has declared a nationwide security emergency amidst a spate of kidnappings in...
29 Nov 202528min
The Story of Abdelrahman and the Oud
Kate Adie introduces stories from Jordan, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Spain and the Black Sea.11-year-old Abdelrahman was injured during an Israeli attack in Gaza, which led to the loss of one of his legs. H...
22 Nov 202528min
The Islamic State in Syria
Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, the Philippines, Tanzania and Brazil.During his visit to Washington this week, Syria’s interim president Ahmed Al Sharaa announced that Syria will join the coa...
15 Nov 202528min
