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Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Documentary storytelling from the Â鶹Éç World Service.

Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. The best of documentary storytelling from the Â鶹Éç World Service.
From conflict in the Middle East to the advance of AI, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe to share how news stories are shaping their lives.

Updated: daily
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    China and the virus

    Wed 22 Apr 2020

    Has the epidemic weakened or strengthened the grip of China’s Communist Party?

  • In search of the quarter-life crisis

    Tue 21 Apr 2020

    Are millennials across the world being hit by a mid-20s crisis?

  • The Response: Coronavirus - Lockdown tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra

    Tue 21 Apr 2020

    Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis

  • Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations - Dealing with grief

    Sun 19 Apr 2020

    Losing loved ones, getting married in a lockdown and the risk to black Americans

  • Personal finance for the pandemic

    Sat 18 Apr 2020

    As coronavirus spreads people are worrying about their money as well as their health

  • Don't log off - part three

    Sat 18 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

  • Chile: An education for all

    Thu 16 Apr 2020

    Students and teachers in Chile demand an end to inequality in education

  • What we can do with our waste

    Tue 14 Apr 2020

    Two very different uses for everyday waste in Paraguay and Sweden

  • Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

    Sun 12 Apr 2020

    A place to talk about the impact of the disease on you, your family and your communities

  • Coronavirus and Europe

    Sat 11 Apr 2020

    The challenges posed by and the consequences of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Europe

  • Women of the World

    Sat 11 Apr 2020

    Kim Chakanetsa talks to the acclaimed authors Isabel Allende and Edna O’Brien

  • Don't log off - part two

    Sat 11 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

  • Extreme measures

    Thu 9 Apr 2020

    Can extremists who murder people like Jack Merritt ever be de-radicalised?

  • ADHD and me

    Wed 8 Apr 2020

    Saeedeh Hashemi explores the upsides of ADHD for individuals and society

  • Melbourne: The sounds of the city

    Tue 7 Apr 2020

    Peter White, blind since birth, explores Melbourne through the sounds he hears.

  • Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

    Sun 5 Apr 2020

    Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease.

  • Germany's refugee teachers

    Sat 4 Apr 2020

    As Germany struggles with a teacher shortage, can refugee teachers fill the gap?

  • Don't Log Off

    Sat 4 Apr 2020

    Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

  • The man who died for trees

    Thu 2 Apr 2020

    A mystery killing has shocked Romania as the fight over its ancient forests turns deadly

  • Miami: The sounds of the city

    Tue 31 Mar 2020

    Peter White, blind since birth, explores Miami through the sounds he hears

  • Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rebirth at the border

    Mon 30 Mar 2020

    What does the future hold on either side of the Ethiopia-Eritrea border?

  • North Korea's celebrity defectors

    Thu 26 Mar 2020

    How North Korean defectors have become a hugely valuable commodity in South Korea

  • Indonesia: Not cool to date

    Thu 26 Mar 2020

    Saying no to dating is part of a growing ultraconservative social movement in Indonesia

  • The importance of Jurgen Klopp

    Tue 24 Mar 2020

    Becky Milligan presents a profile of Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool Football Club

  • New York Stories with Joe Pascal

    Sun 22 Mar 2020

    Joe Pascal meets Darryl McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC

  • Ireland’s housing hunger

    Thu 19 Mar 2020

    How young people in Ireland are facing a huge housing crisis

  • Funeral punks

    Tue 17 Mar 2020

    A new wave of end of life rituals is emerging across northern England

  • Behind the Hong Kong protests

    Sun 15 Mar 2020

    What is motivating the demonstrators on the city’s streets – and their opponents?

  • The trees that bleed

    Thu 12 Mar 2020

    Illegal logging of the endangered rosewood tree is decimating forests in Casamance

  • She2He2She

    Tue 10 Mar 2020

    Nele and Ellie identified as transmen in their teens. Both are now reidentifying as female

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