
Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Saturdays at 1130 BST and for about 25 weeks of the year, on Thursdays at 1102 BST. BBC World Service broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays all year round, presented by Alan Johnston. For more information, a full list of programme broadcast times and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/fromourowncorrespondent
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Sat, 14 Nov 09
Duration:
29 mins
Lunch in Timbuktu for Andrew Harding and talk of Islamic extremists hiding out in the Sahara. Jo Fidgen's at the trial which is gripping Zambia and she's asking: is it about pornography or politics?Kieran Cooke's in the Mississipi Delta seeing how man and elements combined are ruining the fragile wetlands which form the bayou. And Emma Jane Kirby in Paris tells us the film-makers love them and the women adore them. Why do the French so love a rogue?
Thu, 12 Nov 09
Duration:
29 mins
On the trail of pirate loot ... and on the trail of pirates, as American military drones arrive in The Seychelles. Plus criticism of the Indian government and its handling of a Maoist uprising; anger over the rule of a British governor in the Turks and Caicos Islands; why drivers in Beirut ignore policemen; and a football title brings joy to the streets of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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