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In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

Revisiting the enduring themes of Letter From America. How has America changed since?

• 55 mins

Revolutionary Radio

Fi Glover investigates why radio has been a potent political force in revolutions.

• 55 mins

Episode 2

How the famous Vietnamese musicians of the 60's have kept their culture alive in the US.

• 25 mins

Poor Reporting

What does it take to get people in the rich world engaged in the issue of global poverty?

• 23 mins

Sleevenotes

Dorian Lynskey

"A pop song is a potent vehicle for information" Dorian Lynskey on music and politics.

• 10 mins

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Chika Unigwe

Chika Unigwe on Nigeria's contemporary music scene.

• 10 mins

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Chloe Aridjis

Chloe Aridjis on Mexican pop music.

• 10 mins

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Selma Dabbagh

Selma Dabbagh on Arab pop music.

• 10 mins

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Mohammed Hanif

Pakistan's most enduring music export, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, by Mohammed Hanif

• 10 mins

An Audience With John Lydon

The former lead singer of The Sex Pistols answers your questions.

• 55 mins

Tehrangeles

The largest Iranian community outside Iran can be found in LA. What's its story?

• 23 mins

The Language of Lullabies

Exploring lullabies from around the world and their role in child development.

• 25 mins

The Halabja Project

John Simpson returns to Halabja, the site of a chemical weapons attack in 1988.

• 23 mins

Anzac

Sharon Mascall asks how true is the Anzac Legend?

• 49 mins

A Long Walk Into History

The story of James Meredith, the first black student at the University of Mississippi.

• 55 mins

The Cost of Doing Time

The people in Philadelphia that owe around $1.5 billion in criminal court debt.

• 23 mins

Lullabies in the Arab World

Lullabies in the Arab world are a form of self-expression. How are they evolving?

• 25 mins

Bollywood Breaking Barriers

Episode 1

After 100 years of Bollywood, how are filmmakers dealing with India's diverging audience?

• 23 mins

Bollywood Breaking Barriers

Episode 2

Anita Rani speaks to British Indians about their love of cinema.

• 23 mins

Changing Burma

A guide to Burma’s extraordinary year. What are the challenges for 2013?

• 55 mins

Voices from the Ghetto

The contemporaneous attempt to preserve the memory of life in the Warsaw Ghetto

• 53 mins

The Hackers

Who are hacktivists and what motivates them?

• 23 mins

Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues

Johnny Cash became a passionate prison reformer. Why?

• 25 mins

Europe Moves East

The EU's power dynamic has shifted from France and Germany to Germany and Poland. How?

• 23 mins

Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues

Did Johnny Cash have any real impact on prison reform in America?

• 25 mins

Uzbek To My Roots

A young Londoner traces her roots back to her family's homeland in Uzbekistan.

• 25 mins

Pity The Poor Soccer Stars

Why do so many African football stars go from rags to riches - and back to rags again?

• 23 mins

Pity The Poor Soccer Stars

Pity the poor soccer stars

The shock of sudden wealth as handled by African footballers

• 23 mins

The Path To English

The Path to English

"It was like I was deaf, because I couldn't 'hear' what people were saying."

• 23 mins

Phelophepa

What does a mobile health clinic mean to the people it serves in rural South Africa?

• 23 mins