A New Empire
Kate Adie introduces the imperial dreams of the separatists on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine and other reporters' tales from Somalia, Bangladesh, South Korea and Morocco.
'For God, Tsar and Nation.' That's the motto of some of those fighting with the pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine. Tim Whewell's been to talk to them about their dreams of a new Orthodox autocratic state; Mary Harper, in Mogadishu, has been finding out why there's a love affair going on between Somalia and Turkey; South Koreans are big believers in plastic surgery but Steve Evans, in Seoul, says there are now negative headlines after a string of news reports about botched operations; Bangladesh is known as a prolific producer of clothes for the mass market but Caroline Eden's been discovering it also makes saris so fine they're highly coveted and hugely expensive. And after more than a quarter of a century Justin Marozzi has mixed feelings as he bids farewell to the Moroccan town regarded as being the hashish capital of the world.
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- Sat 13 Dec 2014 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4