Examining global affairs and international developments
World Service,Β·65 episodes
Deep in the Californian desert, US troops are rehearsing for war
The race for US president is hotting up
The presidential nominees, John McCain and Barack Obama
The remarkable story of India's tiny Marwari community
The second part of a series looking at the past present and future of India Marwaris
Part 1: Hearts and Minds. Owen Bennett-Jones moves from Jordan to West Point.
Part 2. Investigating Al-Qaeda's raw power, its military strength.
Part 3. The promises governments have made about the financial war on terror
Part 4. Former Al-Qaeda sympathisers and how they are being given therapy in Saudi Arabia
Allan Little looks back at the principles of those who founded the US
A report on the conflict between Georgia and Russia
Cuba has secured a prominence and name-recognition that belies its size and resources
In the second of a series on Cuba, a look at the influence of Che Guevara
As President George Bush prepares to leave the White House a look at his legacy
President George W. Bush's domestic legacy, second programme in a two-part series
Part 1. Lucy Ash asks what can be done to stop criminals re-offending?
Part 2. Lucy Ash asks what can be done to stop criminals re-offending?
Part 3. Lucy Ash looks at innovative employment schemes for prisoners
Jolyon Jenkins speaks to former torturers from different countries
Jane Little meets older people whose lifestyle would have amazed previous generations
What is it really like to be old in this century of ageing?
If you were ill, could you imagine being looked after by a robot rather than a human nurse?
What is it really like to be old now? What challenges do people face?
Barrack Obama pledged to adapt US military capabilities for current, not Cold War needs
Four years ago, a vast collection of documents was uncovered
Gerry Northam reports from Guatemala on the legacy of the civil war
Sorious Samura takes us on four insightful journeys
Sorious Samura takes on his journey through Ghana
Sorious Samsura visits Liberia to follow the journey of a 26 year-old woman
A fisherman's story - Sierra Leone