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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.

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Sat 1 Sep 2012 11:30
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Chapters

  • Introduction

    Duration: 01:27

  • Eye of the storm

    Alastair Leithead is in New Orleans as its inhabitants prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Isaac.

    Duration: 04:44

  • Russia's skinheads

    In Moscow, Tom Esslemont meets the ultra-nationalists who accuse President Putin of allowing illegal immigration to rise unchecked.

    Duration: 06:08

  • 'People power'

    Alan Johnston in Italy says the Five Star movement aims to change the country's politics by opposing the euro, austerity measures and corruption.

    Duration: 05:35

  • Battlefield dispute

    In France, Hugh Schofield outlines the competing views as to the true location of the battle of Alesia, in which Julius Caesar beat the Gauls.

    Duration: 05:32

  • Bohemia revisited

    Twenty years after a life-changing holiday in Czechoslovakia, Rob Cameron returns to the area to see how it has changed.

    Duration: 05:24

The far-right skinheads of Russia

The far-right skinheads of Russia
Tom Esslemont meets the ultra-nationalist Russians accusing President Vladimir Putin of allowing illegal immigration to rise unchecked.

Bohemia revisited: Reliving a 1992 holiday

Bohemia revisited: Reliving a 1992 holiday
A two-week holiday in Czechoslovakia in 1992 changed Rob Cameron's life, 20 years later he retraces his steps to see what has changed.

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Sep 2012 11:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4