Crossing Continents Podcast
Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
Episodes to download
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The 'ghost city' of Cyprus
Tue 3 Sep 2024
The beach resort frozen in time by 50 years of conflict, and the struggle over its future
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The struggle for Jerusalem鈥檚 Old City
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle.
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Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
Tue 20 Aug 2024
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
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Rejecting public education in Arizona
Tue 13 Aug 2024
鈥楽chool choice鈥�: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?
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The Italian town where praying is a political issue
Tue 6 Aug 2024
Monfalcone鈥檚 mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town.
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A Slogan and a Land (Part 2)
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean.
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A Slogan and a Land (Part 1)
Tue 23 Jul 2024
A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Caspian Crisis
Tue 21 May 2024
Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region?
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Return of the Benin Bronzes
Tue 14 May 2024
Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897.
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Italy鈥檚 Mafia Whistleblower
Tue 7 May 2024
Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family.
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Kosovo: Euro or Bust
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?
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Armenia's Lost Garden
Tue 23 Apr 2024
The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub.
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Reggaeton: The pride of Puerto Rico?
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Reggaeton鈥檚 the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene.
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Mexico - Coyotes and Kidnap
Tue 9 Apr 2024
Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico.
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Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women.
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American Mercenaries: Killing in Yemen
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Why former soldiers were hired to carry out assassinations in Yemen in 2015.
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Bulgaria: the people smugglers
Thu 18 Jan 2024
The men who risk jail to help migrants across Europe 鈥� meeting the people smugglers.
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The Struggle for Barbuda's Future
Thu 11 Jan 2024
How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise.
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Bones that speak
Thu 4 Jan 2024
Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines.
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Bolivia鈥檚 giant fish intruder
Thu 28 Dec 2023
The giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers.
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Ukraine: Building back better
Thu 21 Dec 2023
How will Ukraine ensure the billions needed to rebuild the country are properly spent?
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Ukraine: Fighting for Openness
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Meet the citizens battling for better government on Ukraine's home front.
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Cyprus: The battle over songbird slaughter
Thu 7 Dec 2023
How killing migrating birds became a multi-million dollar criminal business.
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Poland's Forest Frontier
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Poland builds a wall through one of Europe鈥檚 most precious forests. What鈥檚 the impact?
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Florida's political refugees
Thu 23 Nov 2023
From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states.
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How a war has changed a Norwegian town
Thu 21 Sep 2023
How once friendly relations between Norway and Russia have frozen in the far north.
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Missing in Syria
Thu 14 Sep 2023
The desperate search by thousands of Syrian families for their missing relatives.
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Surviving Greece's migrant boat disaster
Thu 7 Sep 2023
Three men describe surviving one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in decades.
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Singing Morocco's New Identity
Thu 31 Aug 2023
The young female stars of Gnawa music now challenging the boundaries of Moroccan identity
