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Looking behind the headlines: Kate Adie hosts despatches from correspondents in Italy, China, Liberia, Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.

Silvio Berlusconi attends the G20 meeting in Cannes amid mounting alarm in Italy about the country's debt crisis -- Manuela Saragosa's been meeting some Italians who feel Mr.Berlusconi's become an liability and should resign. The G20 meeting is reported to be considering taking Chinese money to help bail out the beleaguered Eurozone. Much of the new Chinese wealth is in the hands of the private sector; Michael Bristow's been having lunch with an industrialist who's one of the country's new super-rich. Tamasin Ford's in Liberia ahead of next week's election runoff and hears concerns about intimidation of the media there. Damien McGuinness, our man in Tbilisi, has been examining the difficulties women in Georgia face in the workplace and in the home while Trish Flanagan has been sampling the wares at the celebrated English Market in the Irish city of Cork.

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Thu 3 Nov 2011 11:00
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 00:33

  • Italians fear Berlusconi image tarnishing nation

    As Italy's Silvio Berlusconi fights to save the nation from its burgeoning debt crisis, some Italians worry he is doing more harm than good.

    Duration: 04:35

  • Proud of the past, but uncertain about the future

    In Beijing, Michael Bristow has a lunch with a Chinese industrialist who is one of the country's new super-rich.

    Duration: 05:34

  • Liberia's heated election and fears of media crackdown

    Tamasin Ford finds worries about intimidation and attacks on journalists as the country prepares for a general election

    Duration: 05:53

  • Entrepreneurial women challenge Georgia's traditional roles

    In Tbilisi, Damien McGuinness has been finding out about the difficulties Georgian women face in the workplace.

    Duration: 05:05

  • Feast of food fit for a Queen

    Trish Flanagan samples the wares at the celebrated English Market in the Irish city of Cork which was visited by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year.

    Duration: 05:41

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Nov 2011 11:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4