Anticipating living in the 21st Century and an in depth look at its current issues
World Service,Β·73 episodes
How education may change with new technology in the 21st Century
The people trying to combat fear and hatred in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Burma
An exploration of the dominance of English in communication all over the world
Which human rights are important?
Vasili Mitrokhin who defected from the USSR in 1992 - he brought archives with him
Interview with Sergei Karaganov
Interview with Hanan Ashrawi, spokesperson for the Palestinians in occupied territories
Interview with Ali Mazrui
Interview with Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's permanent representative to the UN
Views of Calcutta from some of its residents
Views of Calcutta from some of its residents.
Meet the people coming from all over the world to work in Silicon Valley
The stories and culture of the internet pioneers, focussing on Silicon Valley.
The dreamers who invented the Internet, what motivated the dream and what drives it now?
The story of the revival of the Olympic games - a dream realised by Pierre de Coubertin
What were the ancient Olympic Games like - compared to the first modern Olympics?
Whose rights are worth going to war for - in the Balkans, Kosovo and Chechnya?
The state of poverty in the US, the richest country in the world
Why are ordinary people in Colombia under threat of injustice and violence?
How the world could benefit from genetically modified crops
Potential impact of genetically modified crops on the environment and biodiversity
What happens to asylum seekers who arrive in the West?
Donor fatigue and other threats to refugee protection worldwide
What should the world do about refugees, whether through war, drought or disease?
How ideas of the notion of race and colour developed from the 7th Century onwards
Slavery's role in the history of race
How did thinking shift from the abolition of slavery to the scientific racism?
Molecular geneticist Maxine Singer talks about DNA research and genetic manipulation
How Francis Collins and John Sulston got involved in the Human Genome Project
Molecular biologist Inda Vermer talks about gene therapy
