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Courthouses and codpieces

Trying on the height of Renaissance fashion, and other stories from around the globe.

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Troubles in Paradise

The silent soldiers in Crimea; the world's most miserable country and other stories.

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History, Aliens and Chicken Wings

The end of a political double act, chickens beware and other correspondents' stories.

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Forensics and Scrummaging

Bringing up the bodies in El Salvador, scrumming in Sri Lanka and other stories.

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Hirsute History and Desert Verse

Hirsute history, desert verse, rioting middle classes and Goan trash mobs.

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Are the Russians Coming?

Humphrey Hawksley reports from a part of Europe where Russian influence would be welcome.

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Underneath the Mango Tree

Journalists around the world examine news developments in their region.

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A Happy Ending

A plea to a king is answered, and other stories from around the world.

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End of an Era

South Africans wonder whether they can still rely on mineral wealth for prosperity.

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Dilemma in Damascus

Agonising decisions for Syrians, and other stories from the US, Brazil, Qatar and France.

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The Heroes of Baghdad

Story-telling from around the world.

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Beauty and Horror

Beauty and horror side by side in South Sudan, and other reporters' stories.

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The Tourists Have Gone

Stories from reporters around the world, colouring in the gaps between the headlines.

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Walk Warily in Waziristan!

What's really happening? Correspondents tell all.

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A Little Less Freedom, a Little More Stability

Telling the whole story: Egypt's election and other correspondents' stories.

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Spinning Myths

The myths which have twined themselves around Odessa, and other reporters' stories.

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The News in 2039

Then and now: what remains of the youthful idealism attacked in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

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The Education Minister's Watch

Kate Adie presents stories from Nigeria, the United States, Russia, Thailand and Mexico.

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Mort Pour la France

The French civilians killed in WW2 allied bombing raids, and other correspondents' stories

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Guitar or Sitar?

Globalisation comes to the oldest music shop in Mumbai and other stories.

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A Glimpse of the Future

Reports from writers and journalists around the world. Presented by Kate Adie.

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Dilemma for the US

Why Iraq presents the US with a massive dilemma, and other reporters' stories.

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I Never Got to Florence

A British library on the Italian Riviera and other stories. Presented by Kate Adie.

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The Consequences of History

Should the West bear responsibility for today's violence in Iraq?

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Hero or Villain?

Sarajevo, a city divided over the man whose shots started WWI. And other despatches.

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No More Boat People

Australia's tough immigration policy and other reporters' stories.

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Two Worlds Collide

Challenging visions from Iraq and other stories from the news.

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Tennis in Baghdad

Lamenting the loss of everyday freedoms in Baghdad and other reporters' stories.

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Watching the World Cup in the Woods

Meet the German football fans watching the World Cup in the middle of a forest.

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Fasting Under Fire

Gaza families try to cope amid fighting between the Israelis and Palestinian militants.

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