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Russia and the UK

Owen Bennett Jones with reflection from Steve Rosenberg in Moscow and Peter Day in London.

• 10 mins

Algeria, Western Sahara and India

Owen Bennett Jones with tales from Jonathan Fryer in Algiers and Rahul Tandon in Calcutta.

• 10 mins

Japan, Latvia and Georgia

Owen Bennett Jones with insights from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Mariko Oi and Damien McGuinness.

• 10 mins

Weekend Edition 17/12/2011

Owen Bennett Jones with the pick of insight and analysis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents worldwide

• 25 mins

Libya and Croatia

Owen Bennett Jones introduces personal reflections from Tarik Kafala and Mary Novakovich.

• 10 mins

The Eurozone and the Czech Republic

Owen Bennett Jones with insights from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Chris Morris and Nick Thorpe.

• 10 mins

Syria and France

With personal insights from Mark Savage in northern Lebanon and Christine Finn in Paris.

• 10 mins

China and Canada

Owen Bennett Jones presents wit and analysis from Michael Bristow and Lorraine Mallinder.

• 10 mins

Afghanistan and the UK

Owen Bennett Jones with personal reflections from the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Lyse Doucet and Huw Williams.

• 10 mins

24/12/2011

Insight, wit and analysis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents around the world.

• 25 mins

D R Congo: The Fall of Mobutu

Allan Little's 1997 despatch from what was then Zaire: the last days of the Mobutu regime.

• 10 mins

The Road to Mandalay: Burma 1984

An archive despatch from Bob Jobbins: a 1984 journey through Burma's history and culture.

• 10 mins

Journalism: Window or Filter on the World?

A special despatch from Martin Bell, reflecting in 1997 on news reporting and objectivity.

• 10 mins

Prisoners of Norilsk - A city frozen in time

Owen Bennett Jones with a despatch filed from the Arctic Circle by Kevin Connolly in 1994.

• 10 mins

An American Dream: New Hampshire, 1996

Owen Bennett Jones with a 1996 essay by Gavin Esler on smalltown American life and values

• 10 mins

31/12/2011

Insight, wit and analysis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents around the world.

• 25 mins

Political humour - and pampered pets

Owen Bennett Jones introduces wit and analysis from Allan Little and Joanna Robertson.

• 10 mins

Cuba: In Celia Sanchez's footsteps

A special essay by Linda Pressly, on one woman who shaped the course of Cuban history.

• 10 mins

Hungary and Nepal

Reflections from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Nick Thorpe in Budapest and Joanna Jolly in Kathmandu.

• 10 mins

Malaysia, the USA and Zimbabwe

Personal stories and reflections from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Jennifer Pak and Roger Harrabin.

• 10 mins

Libya and Ukraine

Owen Bennett Jones hears from Saleyha Ahsan in Tripoli and Petroc Trelawny in Odessa.

• 10 mins

Weekend Edition 7/01/2012

Owen Bennett Jones presents the pick of recent despatches from correspondents abroad.

• 25 mins

Ukraine and Morocco

Owen Bennett Jones presents personal insights from the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s John Sweeney and Nora Fakim.

• 10 mins

Burma and Gambia

Owen Bennett Jones with reflections from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Fergal Keane and Umaru Fofana.

• 10 mins

Egypt and Denmark

Owen Bennett Jones hears from Libby Spurrier near Luxor and Stephen Sackur in Copenhagen.

• 10 mins

India - Delhi and Mumbai

Owen Bennett Jones introduces insights from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Krupa Padhy and Nidhi Dutt.

• 10 mins

Hungary and France

Personal insight, wit and analysis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Nick Thorpe and Hugh Schofield.

• 10 mins

Weekend Edition 14 Jan 2012

Owen Bennett Jones with the pick of recent insight and wit from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents abroad.

• 25 mins

Haiti and Denmark

Owen Bennett Jones with storis from ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents Laura Trevelyan and Chris Morris.

• 10 mins

Egypt and Libya

Personal stories and insights from Sara Hashash in Cairo and Katy Watson in Tripoli/Zawiya

• 10 mins