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Colour, analysis and wit from reporters in Libya, Qatar, Ethiopia, London and Paris. Introduced by Kate Adie.

Why aren't students revolting in Qatar and Oman? Robin Lustig's been touring the Gulf states to see what effect the uprisings in parts of the Arab world are having there. Justin Marozzi's in Libya as questions are being asked about who will run the country in the future. More journalists lost their lives this week in the fighting in Libya. Stuart Hughes, who himself was badly injured in an explosion in Iraq, reflects on the dangers a reporter can face covering conflict. Ethiopia is one of the least urbanised countries in the world; it's also a place which is losing its doctors - many of them are leaving the country in search of work elsewhere. Claudia Hammond's been talking to some of the young people there who've now been charged with taking healthcare out into the wide open spaces of the Ethiopian countryside. And why is it city dwellers in France are happy to live in apartments while their counterparts in the UK opt, where possible, for houses? Hugh Schofield in France wonders what this division tells us about the development of two neighbouring peoples.

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Sat 23 Apr 2011 11:30
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 00:27

  • New exhibit commemorates war journalists

    Journalist Stuart Hughes describes the dangers of war reporting and how his prosthetic leg is one of many items on display at a new exhibition.

    Duration: 05:33

  • Libya's deposed royal family

    Will Libya's royal Sanusi name return to the fore, asks Justin Marozzi.

    Duration: 05:20

  • How Oman and Qatar have avoided revolts

    Robin Lustig assesses why, as uprisings sweep across the Arab world, there is little demand for regime change in Oman and Qatar.

    Duration: 05:29

  • Young women aid Ethiopia's health system

    Two hours outside of Addis Ababa, Claudia Hammond meets one of the women the government is relying on to help improve the health of people in rural areas.

    Duration: 05:12

  • The Parisian apartment code

    Hugh Schofield, who lives in an apartment in Paris, considers the effect this kind of living has on people's social behaviour.

    Duration: 05:41

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Apr 2011 11:30
    大象传媒 Radio 4