From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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Stories of railways in Switzerland and Nigeria
From Swiss trains that run like clockwork, to Nigerian trains on a more leisurely pace
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The life and death of a Syrian rebel, a trip through Bangladesh, and more
Stories on a rebel in Syria, a trip through Bangladesh鈥檚 richest region, and more.
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Bread in Aleppo and tunnelling through the mountains in Italy
Winning over the people with food in Syria, while Italian protesters object to a tunnel.
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Tunis losing the Paris feel while women swap lipsticks for knives in India
Is the shine coming off Tunisia's revolution? Plus the party arming women in India.
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Murder in Corsica and home-made rockets in Syria
Crime isn't putting off the tourists in Corsica; while the death toll rises in Syria.
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A Romanian palace and a fear of flying
The building with the biggest carpet in Europe; and a reporter's crippling fear of flying
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A French bistro and the British pub
How microbreweries run by women is a new trend breathing life into Britain's pubs
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Digging up beer in Mali; and staging Shakespeare in Hungary
Stories about Mali, Hungary, Lebanon and more.
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Covering Mali, and an Afghan governor takes aim
Stories on an Afghan governor who鈥檚 a crack shot, and journalists descend on Timbuktu.
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Guns in America and the battle to save Kenyan rhinos
Why Americans are so divided over guns and the fight to save rare rhinos in Kenya
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Dark clouds in Mali and wandering through Bangladesh
Stories about divisions in Mali and a trip through one of Bangladesh鈥檚 richest regions.
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A change of heart in Lebanon
Darius Bazagan reports on a militia leader鈥檚 change of heart in Lebanon.
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South African bling and American stardust
Meet the extravagant subculture scandalising South Africa and tour Harlem's Apollo Theater
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Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love
Stories about Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and Frenchmen learning the art of love.
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Egypt's democracy deficit; culture wars in Hungary
Why are Egyptians still protesting against an elected government? Aleem Maqbool listens in
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Iran and Sweden
What working for the 麻豆社 means for an Iranian; why Swedes know so much about each other
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Brazil's shrinking Amazon forest + scrum at 35,000 feet
Logging still despoiling the rainforest in Uruara; deft diplomacy on a flight to Tel Aviv
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Israel and Romania
What do the results of the Israeli elections mean for Benjamin Netanyahu's party?
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Chinese pollution, and seduction in France
Stories on pollution in China and a seduction coach for French men.
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Syria, Georgia, Italy, Sweden, Australia and Lithuania
From wombats in Australia to a prisoner release in Georgia, Pascale Harter presents.
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Elections in Italy and crime in Georgia
Stories on the personalities running for office in Italy, and fear of crime in Georgia.
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Chaos in Pakistan and Burns Night in Jamaica
Dispatches on the uncertain security situation in Pakistan and on Burns Night in Jamaica.
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Syria crisis
In Syria, the effects of war rages and people are shocked at the lack of international aid
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Mali, present and past
Stories on an unlikely alliance in Mali, and remembering a trip through the desert.
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Sweden and Hungary
Reindeer: the far-north survival kit for Saami nomads; plus Budapest's Ecseri flea market
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Presidential questions in Venezuela, and learning English in India
The president who鈥檚 everywhere and nowhere, plus dispatches from Italy and India.
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18/01/2013
Insight, wit and analysis from 麻豆社 correspondents, journalists and writers from around ...
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France, Mali, Venezuela
Are we back to the bad old days of "Francafrique"? And how will life be after Chavez?
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Iraq and India
What's Baghdad's notorious Al-Rasheed Hotel like today? Plus: English still means success
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South Africa and Italy
Lessons from a huge fire in Khayelitsha; controversy over where Garibaldi is really buried