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Making it Big in Bollywood

Steve Najar went from unknown Midlands actor to Indian movie star in a few months

• 28 mins

Black World Championship Rodeo

Many of the first cowboys were black, and 100 years later their Wild West ways live on

• 26 mins

Israel’s 24-hour Metropolis

Tel Aviv is the city that never sleeps – especially after midnight

• 28 mins

Nigeria’s New Favourite Game?

Basketball has suddenly become hugely popular in Nigeria – especially with young people

• 28 mins

Russia's Banya Houses

Russians visit bathhouses to hit themselves with twigs – all in the name of beauty.

• 28 mins

Football Changing Lives in Kenya

Most of Nairobi’s children live in slums, but sport is showing them a way to a better life

• 28 mins

Disney’s Wild New Park

Animal Kingdom has been created to tempt teens who think they're too cool for Disney World

• 28 mins

Asia's Economic Decline

Southeast Asian countries are facing the worse economic slump in years

• 27 mins

Youth FM meets the British Prime Minister

Tony Blair is interviewed by 17-year-old radio presenter, Jasmine Richards

• 28 mins

Florida Girl Returns to Beirut

American teenager returns to Lebanon to find the mum she left 15 years ago

• 28 mins

Glossary of Street Talk

What makes a slang word worthy of a dictionary definition?

• 28 mins

The World of Pirate DJs

What makes pirate stations so popular with young people, and why are they illegal anyway?

• 28 mins

Doctor Devotes Life to Dancing

European gives up medical dream to dance the Bharata Natyam

• 33 mins

Male-dominated Music Industry

Are females finally finding success in the record charts – or is it still a man's world?

• 28 mins

Word Up Competition

Winners of the creative writing series are announced…

• 28 mins

Princes Trust Project

A group of young Londoners are building a skate park – for themselves and their community

• 29 mins

University Challenge

Cambridge or Oxford – which of Britain’s institutions is the best?

• 28 mins

Baffling Questions Answered

The Baffle Bag King explains those everyday conundrums

• 28 mins

Insight into a Sailor's Life

Denmark students get a harsh education when they’re set to work on a 60m-long sail ship

• 28 mins

Circus Special

The London school teaching the tricks of the circus trade – from acrobats to the trapeze

• 28 mins

End of the World: Part 3

Captain Cosmos discusses supernovas in his Doomsday radio series

• 28 mins

Everyday Conundrums Explained

The Baffle Bag King answers listeners’ quirky questions

• 29 mins

Freedom of Speech

Do anti-censorship campaigners sometimes do more harm than good?

• 29 mins

What does Miss World do?

A year in the life of the planet’s official most beautiful woman, India's Diana Hayden

• 28 mins

How to Become a Male Model

What does it take to launch a catwalk career?

• 28 mins

Problems in the Priesthood

Why won't the Pope allow women to become priests – or to even discuss it?

• 28 mins

Video Game Geniuses

The young creators behind the biggest PC adventures

• 28 mins

Beijing: New Home of Punk

Young Chinese are embracing everything Western, even 'anti-social' music

• 28 mins

Cigarettes: a Global Addiction

More young people are taking up smoking than ever before

• 28 mins

Gambia’s New Rappers

Young Gambians are creating their own style of rap using a mix of old and new

• 28 mins