Assignment: The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
Tourists are flooding to Cambodia's "8th wonder of the world," the ancient temple complex at Angkor. But the rapid expansion of the site comes at a terrible cost, as tens of thousands of people are ou...
31 Dec 202426min
Bonus: Americast - Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. The 39th U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate lived longer than any president in history. He celebrated his 100th birthday in October 2024....
30 Dec 202435min
In the Studio: Tomás Saraceno
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno's studio is two big and old industrial units covered in graffiti, in what was East Berlin. This was where the company AGFA developed and made the chemicals that made ...
30 Dec 202425min
Bonus: HARDTalk - Past Notes
A special bonus episode remembering some past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024. All of them made a significant impact, whether it be in politics, activism or culture. Here is a chance to reflect on th...
29 Dec 202423min
The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge
Why are old Bollywood hits being re-released in cinemas? And why are horror movies doing so well this year? Journalists Meryl Sebastian, Yasser Usman and Shoaib Sharifi discuss all things Bollywood. P...
28 Dec 202420min
BBC OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer
Earlier this year, five countries won Olympics medals for the first time in history. We celebrate three of those athletes from Nepal, Cape Verde and Dominica and hear about the challenges on their jou...
28 Dec 202423min
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
