20/10/2011
Analysis, insight and stories from correspondents around the world, introduced by Kate Adie. Stories from Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Texas and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Jonathan Head, who has been on the frontline in Sirte, in Libya, ponders what makes men - many without military training - carry on fighting and taking risks when they are not compelled to, and it brings thoughts of his grandfather. Sue Lloyd Roberts gives us an insight into life trapped in one's own flat with young children, in the city of Homs, in Syria, as the revolution continues outside. Natalia Antelava explores the distressing story of child abuse in the United States, which is alleged to have the worst child abuse rates in the industrialised world. Celeste Hicks is in Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, as they try to get to grips with the strange concept of voting. And Jonathan Barker is in Aceh, in northern Sumatra, in Indonesia with big orange primates, the Orang Utans who are benefitting from the Asian Tsunami.
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Introduction
Duration: 00:25
Libya's civilian heroes
In Sirte, Jonathan Head wonders what makes volunteers like the men fighting the Gaddafi regime continue to risk their lives, and it brings thoughts of his grandfather.
Duration: 05:12
Life under siege in Syria
In the city of Homs, Sue Lloyd Roberts goes undercover and meets a woman trapped in her home with young children as the unrest continues outside.
Duration: 05:44
Child abuse concerns in the USA
Natalia Antelava in Texas examines what lies behind growing concern about the high incidence of child abuse in the United States.
Duration: 05:16
Learning to vote in Tunisia
As Tunisians prepare to vote in general elections for the first time, Celeste Hicks hears how they are getting to grips with the trappings of democracy.
Duration: 05:32
Saving Sumatra's orangutans
Jonathan Barker in Indonesia finds out how the orangutans have been benefitting from the Asian tsunami of 2004.
Duration: 05:39
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- Thu 20 Oct 2011 11:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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