Background analysis to stories in the news from Harry Potter to climate change
World Service,Β·85 episodes
As China celebrates 50 years of communist rule, the army puts on a display of might
The 1999 Seattle protests against the World Trade Organisation
Have Chancellor Schroeder's plans to save crisis-ridden Philipp Holzmann divided Germany?
How Jamaicans are trying to find solutions to the culture of violence on the island
Report on the recent failures of NASA's space exploration program
The human rights disaster caused by conflict between the government and the Tamil Tigers
Environmental safety versus economic security - the dilemma Bulgarians are facing
Swahili's permeation throughout sub-Saharan Africa
The politics behind capital punishment in the United States
The 1997 financial crisis and the creation of the G20 group to stop it happening again
What are the chances of a successful peace plan in the Middle East?
The trend towards more democratic government and economic liberalisation
The introduction of the contraceptive pill in 1960. How did it change attitudes to sex?
The extraordinary impact of antibiotics on life expectancy in the 20th Century
Lusaka's street children most of whom have lost their parents to AIDS
The return of countries to their "rightful owners" following centuries of colonialism
Prime Minster Putin objects to Western criticisms of his campaign in Chechnya
Are governmental apologies empty gestures?
Once reserved for the rich, what has increasing air travel revealed about our society?
The rise of the semiconductor in everyday use from the transistor radio to the computer
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - a surprise even to many top Soviets
Romanians share stories of life under the deceptive and oppressive Ceausescu regime
Why is the court of appeal for Carribean death penalty cases in London?
Will the arrival of the digital television turn viewers into participators?
The plight of Kosovan refugees forced to give up their papers
Arguments for and against modern migration and the rise of the human trafficker
The enlargement of the European Union and the possibility of a united European army
Are the top global brands saturating and homogenising the world's markets?
The discrimination faced by immigrants when applying for jobs housing and citizenship
The young wizard beloved by children, parents, and bookshop owners alike
