From Our Own Correspondent Podcast
Insight, wit and analysis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
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Merkel’s Balancing Act
Sat 3 Apr 2021
Stories from Germany, Namibia, Armenia, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and eastern Romania
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The EU and The Vaccine
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Brussels tightens export controls due to a shortage of jabs - what lies ahead?
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Poland’s LGBT Crackdown
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Poland's government tightens the laws further for same sex couples and their families
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Hong Kong’s Exodus
Sat 20 Mar 2021
The Hong Kongers preparing to leave the territory as Beijing's influence grows
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Rebuilding Raqqa
Thu 18 Mar 2021
The story of a protester from Raqqa and the sheikhs involved in rebuilding the city.
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The Pope and the Ayatollah
Sat 13 Mar 2021
We follow the papal visit, where he visited Christians and met Ayatollah al-Sistani
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Remembering Fukushima
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Ten years on from the Great Japan Earthquake, what happened to Fukushima's nuclear zone?
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Brazil’s Long Battle Against Covid
Sat 6 Mar 2021
We reflect on the last year as the country saw its deadliest week of the pandemic
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Crises in the Caucasus
Thu 4 Mar 2021
The arrival of Spring in Georgia and Armenia has brought more political instability.
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The New York Moment
Sat 27 Feb 2021
New York is reopening but our correspondent reflects on how it can return to life
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Afghanistan at a crossroads
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Afghanistan's president sounds a note of optimism despite a surge in violence recently
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Zuma’s Moment of Reckoning
Sat 20 Feb 2021
Jacob Zuma is evading the corruption inquiry, but how long can he escape justice?
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A tribal gathering in Yemen
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Tribesmen in Shabwa province talk about their experiences of the multi-layered conflict
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Israel’s Vaccine Rollout
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Netanyahu hopes for a boost in support from the vaccine programme ahead of elections.
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Egypt’s brief wind of change
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Ten years after the revolution, Egypt remains in thrall to the army.
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The Lady and the General
Sat 6 Feb 2021
Reflections on Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership after another military coup
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Brazil’s Steady Stream of Grief
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Manaus buries its dead as a brutal second wave rages through the Amazonian city
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India’s farmers protest
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Farmers clash with police over planned agricultural reforms
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Ireland's shame
Sat 16 Jan 2021
A story of discrimination and abuse: Ireland’s mother and baby homes
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President Trump’s Legacy
Sat 9 Jan 2021
The leadership style that led to the dramatic events at Capitol Hill
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Key moments of 2020 reported by our correspondents
Sat 2 Jan 2021
Key moments of 2020 and thought provoking dispatches by our correspondents.
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The true state of the pandemic in Turkey
Sat 19 Dec 2020
Stories on Covid-19 in Turkey; from Sudan's Darfur, Bethlehem, and 2020 seen from the US.
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American presidents and the Middle East
Sat 12 Dec 2020
Stories from the Middle East, Thailand, Calabria, Germany and the Galapagos islands.
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Stamping out dissent in Hong Kong
Sat 5 Dec 2020
Stories from Hong Kong, Belarus, Chile, Australia and on Covid-19's impact on concerts.
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Facing defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh
Sat 28 Nov 2020
Stories on Armenian losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, and from Peru, Pakistan, Canada, France.
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United States: Presidential transitions
Sat 21 Nov 2020
Stories on the US presidential transition and from Brazil, Russia, France and Madagascar.
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Diwali in India during the pandemic
Sat 14 Nov 2020
Stories about Diwali in India, from Azerbaijan, Martinique, the Netherlands and Canada.
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US election: Georgia, the new swing state?
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Stories from the US state of Georgia, Indonesian Papua, Venice and Crete.