Crossing Continents Podcast
Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
Episodes to download
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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
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Indonesia: Not cool to date
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Saying no to dating is part of a growing ultraconservative social movement in Indonesia.
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Ayahuasca: Fear and Healing in the Amazon
Thu 16 Jan 2020
Psychedelic plants, the spiritual tourism backlash - and sexual abuse.
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Belarus: The Wild World of Chernobyl
Thu 9 Jan 2020
'We lived with wolves' says 90 year old Galina - a witness to life before Chernobyl.
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Sierra Leone - The Price of Going Home
Thu 2 Jan 2020
A bitter homecoming for three young West Africans who tried to get to Europe - and failed
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Iceland: The Great Thaw
Boxing Day 2019
Iceland's glaciers are melting and scientists predict they could all be gone in 200 years.
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Finland's Race to Go Carbon Neutral
Thu 19 Dec 2019
The Finnish fisherman who believes he has a solution to climate change
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A Fight for Light in Lebanon
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Life in Lebanon is a daily battle to beat the power cuts. Now people have had enough.
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Sri Lanka: The New Climate of Fear
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Muslims in Sri Lanka are deciding whether to stay or leave amidst a new climate of fear.
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The Man Who Laughed at al-Qaeda
Thu 28 Nov 2019
Remembering Raed Fares the Radio Fresh FM founder who fought hatred with humour in Syria.
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Russian Women Fight Back
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Domestic violence is endemic and often deadly in Russia but some women are fighting back
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The Bitter Song of the Hazelnut
Thu 19 Sep 2019
Long hours and little pay for the workers who pick Turkey's hazelnuts.
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Colombia鈥檚 Kamikaze Cyclists
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Simon Maybin spends time with the young men who race down the steep roads of Colombia.
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Marawi: the story of the Philippines鈥� Lost City
Thu 5 Sep 2019
The Philippine city that was besieged by Islamic State supporters.
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Kazakhstan: Port in the Desert
Thu 29 Aug 2019
China's New Silk Road is changing lives in Kazakhstan.
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Romania's killer roads
Thu 22 Aug 2019
Can one man's campaign for motorways in Romania make a difference and save lives?
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Barbuda: Storms, Recovery and 鈥楲and Grabs鈥�
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?
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Genoa's Broken Bridge
Thu 8 Aug 2019
An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen?
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America's Hospital Emergency
Thu 1 Aug 2019
A small town goes on life-support after its lone hospital closes.
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The Undercover Migrant
Thu 25 Jul 2019
A young Ghanaian man goes undercover on the perilous migrant trail, with a hidden camera.
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Bolivia's Mennonites, Justice and Renewal
Thu 16 May 2019
In 2009, Mennonite women in a far-flung Bolivian colony reported mass rape.
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Abandoned in the Amazon
Thu 9 May 2019
The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest.
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Empty Spain and the Caravans of Love
Thu 2 May 2019
How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city?
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Bangladesh versus Yaba
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Thousands of Bangladeshi addicts are hooked on Yaba, a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine
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Restoring Brazil's National Treasure
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Can the treasures lost when Brazil's National Museum burnt down be salvaged or replaced?
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Poland's Partisan Ghosts
Thu 11 Apr 2019
For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers.
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Nepal Fights Foreign Paedophiles
Thu 4 Apr 2019
Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal.
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Japan's Elderly Crime Wave
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Elderly pensioners in Japan commit petty crimes so that they can be sent to prison.
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Balkan Border Wars - Serbia and Kosovo
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Old enemies Serbia and Kosovo discuss what for some is unthinkable - an ethnic land swap.
