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Thu, 16 May 13
Duration:
27 mins
Tim Franks meets Romario - Brazil's World Cup-winning footballer, turned serious politician. Is this a genuine transformation for one of the country's notorious celebrity bad-boys?
Tue, 14 May 13
Duration:
27 mins
Can Egypt’s police force rebuild its reputation and will the army stay out of politics? Shaimaa Khalil get special access to Egypt’s Police Academy and speaks to those close to the army.
Thu, 9 May 13
Duration:
27 mins
Rob Walker returns to the port of Takoradi, the hub for Ghana’s new oil industry, to find out what difference oil has made to its residents.
Tue, 7 May 13
Duration:
27 mins
Shaimaa Khalil examines the state of Egypt’s economy two years after its revolution. Then people were calling for bread, freedom and social justice – have those demands been met?
Thu, 2 May 13
Duration:
27 mins
Mobeen Azhar investigates violence against Pakistan’s Hazara minority in the city of Quetta.
Tue, 30 Apr 13
Duration:
27 mins
Shaimaa Khalil listens to the new voices of the Egyptian revolution. Under President Mubarak the media was restricted – all that’s changed but it’s presenting new challenges.
Thu, 25 Apr 13
Duration:
24 mins
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania.
Tue, 23 Apr 13
Duration:
27 mins
As Egypt struggles with its new democracy, Shaimaa Khalil examines the dramatic challenges facing post revolutionary Egypt.
Sat, 20 Apr 13
Duration:
24 mins
Top chief executives - including Lenovo's Chairman Liu Chuanzhi and Sir Martin Sorrell of WPP - talk about their values, their dreams and how they hope to lead their companies to success in the 21st century.
Thu, 18 Apr 13
Duration:
24 mins
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands.
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From World War II to the Arab Spring, history as told by the people who were there. Presented by Max Pearson.
Sat, 18 May 13
50 minutes
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Sat, 11 Dec 10
1 minute
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