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Thu, 16 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
The 2014 World Cup is being hosted by Brazil. And leading the charge against corruption and over-budget stadiums is an unlikely figure: Romario – the World Cup-winning striker - has become one of Brazil’s most hard-working politicans. Tim Franks meets him for Crossing Continents. Is this a genuine transformation for one of Brazil's most notorious celebrity bad-boys?
Thu, 9 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Ghana’s first commercial oil began flowing two and a half years ago. Shortly after the taps were turned on, Rob Walker visited the hub for the new offshore industry: the once sleepy port of Takoradi. He found a mixture of ambition and uncertainty in a rapidly expanding boomtown. Rob now returns to Takoradi to catch up with those he met last time and find out whether their dreams have been realised. Producer: Katharine Hodgson.
Thu, 2 May 13
Duration:
29 mins
Mobeen Azhar investigates the deadly persecution of Pakistan's Hazaras, a mainly Shia minority.
Thu, 25 Apr 13
Duration:
28 mins
The European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania is an institution in exile. Forced out of it’s homeland in Belarus by the President, Alexander Lukashenko. But is it really a hotbed of political activism training students in readiness to take over what some have called ‘the last dictatorship in Europe”? Lucy Ash reports on this academic anomaly.
Thu, 18 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
Linda Pressly meets the vigilantes fighting Mexico's criminal gangs in Guerrerro State.
Thu, 11 Apr 13
Duration:
28 mins
Lucy Ash investigates why Ukraine has such a poor record of tackling HIV and AIDS.
Thu, 4 Apr 13
Duration:
29 mins
Joanna Jolly investigates war crimes in Nepal and asks why the authorities have done so little to bring killers to justice.
Thu, 28 Mar 13
Duration:
28 mins
Why Mongolia has become the world's fastest-growing economy. Justin Rowlatt explores the mining boom and asks if all Mongolians will share in the benefits - and hears of the risks that the government could kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Sun, 10 Mar 13
Duration:
28 mins
Hugh Sykes returns to Iraq to find out how lives have changed over the decade since the US-led invasion. Reporting from Baghdad, he hears the personal stories of Iraqis from across society.
Sun, 3 Mar 13
Duration:
29 mins
Hugh Sykes returns to Iraq to find out how lives have changed over the decade since the US-led invasion. Reporting from Southern Iraq, he focusses on the economic challenges of recovery.
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