27/10/2011
Kate Adie with correspondents' despatches from Bangkok, Tunis, Kuala Lumpur, Mafeking and Kiev.
A dystopian vision of Venice - Rachel Harvey's words as she watches the flood waters approaching Bangkok's city centre. Allan Little, covering the historic first Arab Spring election in Tunisia, says there aren't many days in a life spent chasing news that are as unremittingly positive as this! Jennifer Pak's in Kuala Lumpur reporting on a controversy in Malaysia over a proposal to extend Islamic law. Garreth Armstrong visits the South African town of Mafeking -- once the scene of a British military triumph, today a peaceful place with more interest in the arts than in history. And Alex Kirby takes a boat trip in Ukraine and finds that when something as finite and crucial as water has to be shared between competing needs, there are inevitably losers. The programme's introduced by Kate Adie.
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Duration: 00:28
Tunisians embrace democratic life
Allan Little finds Tunisians flexing their new democratic muscle as the country votes to find a new leader.
Duration: 05:10
Thailand: 'A dystopian vision of Venice'
As flooding continues to spread throughout Thailand, Rachel Harvey watches the flood waters rapidly approaching the centre of Bangkok.
Duration: 05:20
Malaysia's minorities fear Islamic legal reform
Malaysia's non-Muslim community are concerned that the Islamisation of more laws could encroach on their rights, reports Jennifer Pak.
Duration: 05:38
From battles to music in Mafeking
The South African town of Mafeking was once the scene of a British military triumph, but now it is a peaceful place with more interest in the arts than in history, says Gareth Armstrong.
Duration: 05:38
Ukraine's bitter water wars
Alex Kirby takes a boat trip in Ukraine and finds that when a resource as finite and crucial as water has to be shared between competing needs, there are inevitably losers
Duration: 05:23
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- Thu 27 Oct 2011 11:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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