Secrets in the Family Assignment
During Argentina's Dirty War of the seventies and eighties thousands of leftists and dissidents vanished after being abducted by the security forces. Many of the women detained gave birth in detention...
14 Aug 200822min
Why they're dying in the Congo Part One
BBC World Affairs Correspondent Mark Doyle explores why over five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past decade.
13 Aug 200823min
The Billion Dollar Election Part 2 Ambassadors
Prestigious job. Exotic location. Stately home, fine food and wine, and many other perks thrown in. Yours for only $200,000. The position a US ambassadorship. Around a third of all US ambassadors are ...
8 Aug 200822min
The Right to Know Part 1
Freedom of information is well on the way to being seen as an essential prerequisite for a modern democracy. But there's almost always a backlash from politicians and officials.
7 Aug 200823min
The Trouble with Money Part Two
Will there be a return to the dreaded days of "stagflation" with weak growth and rising inflation. Can economic policymakers find a way to deal with this double danger? Or is further pain inevitable?
6 Aug 200822min
The Billion Dollar Election Part One 527s
The United States is due to have the first billion-dollar election in its history. The BBC's Steve Evans presents this two-part investigation into election spending done in collaboration with the Cent...
1 Aug 200823min
South Africa's Promised Land: Assignment
After the ending of apartheid in South Africa, the transfer of land from white to black was a key ANC promise - a proud calling card to correct the injustices of apartheid. But many critics argue that...
31 Juli 200822min
The Trouble with Money Part 1
With the world's economy now threatened by what some believe is the most dangerous crisis since the depression of the 1930s, Michael Robinson looks at the deepening international financial turmoil.
29 Juli 200823min
