CC Extra: Tales from the Arab Spring: Egypt 19 Dec 11 Mon, 19 Dec 11 In Tales from the Arab Spring, the BBC's middle east editor Jeremy Bowen reflects on a momentous year in the Middle East. In this first programme he considers events in Egypt and re...
China's migrant worker mega-city 15 Dec 11 Thu, 15 Dec 11 China's economy depends on a system regulating workers from around China and beyond. In Guangzhou, the migrant metropolis, Mukul Devichand hears stories of anger and reform....
CC Extra: Boundaries of Blood Wed, 14 Dec 11 Forty years ago, in December 1971, Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat after a two week war with India and a new country, Bangladesh, was born. In this Crossing Continents Extra podcast Shahzeb Jillani...
Exposing Bali's Orphanages 08 Dec 11 Thu, 8 Dec 11 Ed Butler reports on a cycle of abuse in the orphanages of Bali. The most lucrative profits come from well-meaning tourists, who are often convinced by the tough living conditions to give generously...
Farming Zimbabwe 01 Dec 11 Thu, 1 Dec 11 Zimbabwe's often-violent land invasions are one of the lasting images of President Robert Mugabe's fast-track land reform programme that began in 2000. After the farms of over 4,500 mainly white farmers were s...
Roubles and Radicals in Dagestan 24 Nov 11 Thu, 24 Nov 11 Russian businessman Suleiman Kerimov has pumped a fortune into Dagestani football and is bankrolling projects across this restive republic. Can his roubles end the insurgency?...
Express yourself! Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! This week: Freedom . When do you feel free? Here's what people in London said: I feel free when I make my own decisions, when I...
Freedom Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! This week, when do you feel free? Click here to listen to what some people in London told us, and see the words: Join the conversation. Wh...
yourself! Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! This week: Personality . What's your personality? Here's what people in London said: Some people are always thinking of new ways of doin...
Personality Every week we ask you a different question. Hear what people in London say, then join the conversation! This week, what's your personality? Click here to listen to what some people in London told us, and see the words: This is what some w...
