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Ship of Spies

Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise around the Caribbean

• 25 mins

25/02/2011

This is the story of the clave, a five note rhythm that has changed musical history

• 25 mins

Revolutions in Iran

Charting the history of Iran's media revolutions

• 25 mins

Backing Gaddafi

Hugh Miles reveals the background to recent events in Libya

• 25 mins

The Silent War

Why has the insurgency in India's north-east lasted so long?

• 25 mins

What Can I Say?

Episode 1 - Indonesia

Exploring freedom of speech and democracy in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore

• 25 mins

What Can I Say?

Episode 2 - Cambodia

Exploring freedom of speech and democracy in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore

• 25 mins

What Can I Say?

Episode 3 - Thailand

Exploring freedom of speech and democracy in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore

• 25 mins

What Can I Say?

Episode 4 - Singapore

Exploring freedom of speech and democracy in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore

• 25 mins

Animals on Trial

Animals, insects and corpses were once put on trial - but why and how?

• 25 mins

Family Matters

Episode 1 - Nepal

Why is the nuclear family model so successful across the developing world?

• 25 mins

Family Matters

Episode 2 - Mexico

Why is the nuclear family model so successful across the developing world?

• 25 mins

World Stories

Afghanistan's Dancing Boys

The story of the dancing boys of Afghanistan who are exposed to sexual abuse

• 25 mins

How My Country Speaks

Episode 1

Leading poets contemplate the role of poetry in their country

• 25 mins

How My Country Speaks

Episode 2

Leading poets contemplate the role of poetry in their country

• 25 mins

Pomp and Matrimony

A look back through the archive of British Royal weddings

• 23 mins

For King Or Country?

Episode 1 - Sweden

A Swedish republican examines the case for and against monarchy in her country

• 23 mins

For King Or Country?

Episode 2 - America

Meet the ardent monarchists who prefer the crown to the US constitution

• 23 mins

Who Says I Can't Fish?

Can the fast decline of Britain's commercial fishing industry be prevented?

• 23 mins

After the Crash - Part One

Has Poland recovered from the 2010 plane crash that wiped out the nation's ruling class?

• 25 mins

After the Crash - Part Two

How Polish society coped a year after losing its political elite in the Smolensk air crash

• 25 mins

Egypt: Sisters of the Revolution

Bill Law revisits five women in Egypt to hear about the revolution through their eyes

• 26 mins

Building on Sand

Jonathan Glancey looks at whether Dubai has a sustainable policy towards building on sand

• 25 mins

Alive In Chernobyl

Episode 1

Olga Betko returns to Chernobyl, on the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster

• 23 mins

Alive In Chernobyl

Episode 2

Olga Betko returns to Chernobyl, on the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster

• 23 mins

Building on Sand

How does architecture in Dubai compare with Doha?

• 25 mins

One Love - The Legacy of Bob Marley

Poet Lemn Sissay looks at the legacy of Bob Marley's music all over the world

• 25 mins

Wars Of Diplomacy

Episode One

Claire Bolderson examines the crises in the Ivory Coast and Libya and the UN's role

• 23 mins

Wars Of Diplomacy

Episode 2

Claire Bolderson examines the crises in the Ivory Coast and Libya and the UN's role

• 23 mins

What's Going On - Music That Defined A Decade

To mark 40 years since its release, Smokey Robinson reflects on Marvin Gaye's album.

• 25 mins