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Weekend Edition - 10/12/2011

Owen Bennett Jones introduces the pick of this week's despatches from 大象传媒 correspondents around the world. We hear from Italy, India, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, DR Congo, the USA ... and the UAE.

Owen Bennett Jones introduces the pick of this week's despatches from correspondents around the world. This programme includes:

Mark Mardell on how Iowa's caucuses can sway the US Presidential race;
Will Ross on a classical orchestra in Kinshasa who play Handel on the banks of the River Congo;
Craig Jeffrey on the Indian activists bringing wit and ridicule to their war on corruption;
Sara Sheridan on a book fair and a beating in the United Arab Emirates;
Martin Plaut on finding unexpected optimisim in the farmlands of Zimbabwe;
Kate McGeown on meeting the families of Filipino sailors kidnapped at sea;
Alan Johnston on how Italians are having to adjust to austerity...
... and Dany Mitzman on how they may also some of Europe's worst-afflicted hypochondriacs.

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25 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Dec 2011 20:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Dec 2011 04:05GMT
  • Sat 10 Dec 2011 09:05GMT
  • Sun 11 Dec 2011 20:05GMT