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Kate Adie with correspondents' stories from Libya, Somalia, India, the Gambia and the Seychelles.

Could the Libyan rebels be poised to march on the capital Tripoli? Gabriel Gatehouse has been spending time with them near the coastal city of Misrata. Andrew Hosken's just returned from Somalia where the rains have failed again, drought has taken hold and many people are in danger of starving to death; a battle between modernity and an older way of doing things is underway in the Indian state of Orissa and Justin Rowlatt's been finding out that in this case, the modern world might be about to lose out; Chris Simpson's in the Gambia where the president has made it clear that he has a low opinion of journalists -- the media people, on the other hand, complain of harassment and worse. And from the Seychelles out in the Indian Ocean, a tale from Tim Ecott about the extraordinary coco de mer; a coconut tree with erotic connotations.

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Sat 16 Jul 2011 11:30
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 00:24

  • High spirits in the sands of Misrata

    Rebel forces on the front line outside Misrata have one powerful weapon in their fight on Colonel Gaddafi's well-armed troops - self-confidence and high morale, writes Gabriel Gatehouse.

    Duration: 05:19

  • Millions at risk of famine in Somalia

    Andrew Hosken reports on the unfolding crisis in Somalia where drought has taken hold and many people are in danger of starving to death.

    Duration: 05:31

  • The dangers of telling the truth in Gambia

    Gambia's president has put into place strict rules for journalists who tell lies, but Chris Simpson says that journalists are telling a different story of a country where the press is far from free.

    Duration: 05:12

  • Indian tribe defiant after legal victory

    Justin Rowlatt meets the indigenous Dongria tribe in India, who are turning down jobs and hospitals to protect their way of life.

    Duration: 05:24

  • Royal honeymooners' 'erotic' souvenir

    Tim Ecott describes the erotically shaped coco-de-mer, given to royal honeymooners the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the Seychelles.

    Duration: 05:26

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Jul 2011 11:30
    大象传媒 Radio 4