http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/index.xml BBC World Service | Documentaries 2010-02-10T11:16:23+00:00 BBC World Service worldservice@bbc.co.uk http://www.bbcworldservice.com http://www.bbcworldservice.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/images/1024/brand.jpg Copyright British Broadcasting Corporation2010 tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-02-10:3251679 3251679 2010-02-10T10:48:15+00:00 2010-02-10T09:33:52+00:00 restricted Obama's America Simon Schama examines some of the daunting challenges facing Barack Obama, both on the world stage and at home. Obama's America, America, US, elections, Brack Obama, Simon Schama A US soldier pointing a gun tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-02-03:3159381 3159381 2010-02-03T14:24:32+00:00 2010-02-03T12:22:26+00:00 restricted Textbook Diplomacy In Europe, school history textbooks are used to help heal the wounds of conflict, overcome deep-seated antagonisms. diplomacy, history, textbooks, bosnia Classroom tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-02-04:3179680 3179680 2010-02-04T16:44:57+00:00 2010-02-04T16:00:58+00:00 restricted China's Forgotten Admiral Zheng He was an epic seafarer who predates Columbus - who symbolises China's martine supremacy. Why don’t more of us know more about him? Zheng He, history, China, chinese, explorer, martine, sumpremacy, admiral, seafarer A Chinese map dated 1418 tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-08:2838922 2838922 2010-01-08T11:28:57+00:00 2010-01-08T10:03:06+00:00 restricted Africa Kicks Farayi Mungazi, the voice of African Sport on BBC World Service’s Fast Track, crosses the continent to tell the story of football. bbc world service, football, african football, africa kicks, farayi mungazi Children holding a football tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-20:2978307 2978307 2010-01-20T12:06:08+00:00 2010-01-20T09:09:06+00:00 restricted Health of a Nation Michael Goldfarb looks inside the workings of America's legislative process on the road to president Obama's mission to reform America's healthcare system. Barack, Obama, America, American, health, healthcare, reform, universal Doctor looking at an xray tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-14:174399 174399 2009-04-15T08:49:09+00:00 2009-04-14T10:45:33+00:00 not restricted The Secret Scientists Jim Al-Khalili looks at scientists from the Islamic world who created a legacy for their counter parts in the European renaissance. Mohammed Ibn Zakariya ar-Razi, Ibn al-Haytham, Abu Rayhan Biruni, islamic, islam, science, scientists, secret, physician, doctor, astronomer, astronomy, physics, optics, optical, smallpox, measles The 'Father of Chemistry' Jabir Ibn Hayyan tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-06:2813554 2813554 2010-01-06T11:19:56+00:00 2010-01-06T08:40:25+00:00 restricted Arming Angola Angola has also been described as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Rob Walker re-traces the story of "Angolagate" - which changed the course of the civil war - and goes on the trail of those who got rich because of it. arming angola, angola, corruption, corrupt, civil, war, France, French, angolagate An Angolan oil rig tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-06:2816715 2816715 2010-01-06T13:09:51+00:00 2010-01-06T13:09:51+00:00 not restricted Should God be allowed on the pitch? Fifa argues that religion should be kept out of the stadium. Richard Coles explores the role faith plays in football and asks how realistic - and desirable - it is to expect football to be secular. football, religion, footballer, belief, god, should god be allowed on the pitch, heart and soul The footballer Kaka in a t-shirt that says "I belong to Jesus" tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-28:2730398 2730398 2010-01-04T11:32:25+00:00 2009-12-28T19:15:56+00:00 restricted Defining the Decade Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade, in which history has been put on fast forward. What does it all mean for the way we live as we head into 2010? Defining the decade, 2009, 2010, Edward Stourton, 9/11, terror, terrorism President Obama and President Hu Jintao reach out to shake hands tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-07:2825332 2825332 2010-01-07T08:56:56+00:00 2010-01-07T08:34:45+00:00 not restricted Animals & Us One Planet hears a very personal view of how humans exploit other species. Animals and us, Victor Schonfield, animal rights lobby, The Animals Film, meat, vegetarian, testing on animals A dog tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-30:2750751 2750751 2009-12-30T14:31:14+00:00 2009-12-30T14:31:14+00:00 restricted Sound of Snow and Ice The Jyväskylä School for the Visually Impaired in Finland has one important aim: discouraging blind children from relying on high tech and expensive navigational aids. Find out how they help. visually impaired, documentary, Jyväskylä School, Finland, blind, children A blind child sits in the snow tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-02-02:3144488 3144488 2010-02-08T10:17:08+00:00 2010-02-02T13:26:34+00:00 restricted Opposing Obama Author and journalist Gary Younge tells the story of the other side of the Obama phenomenon, meeting people who think his presidency is nothing but bad news. Opposing Obama, Gary Younge, America, US, elections, Brack Obama Barack Obama potrayed as Superman Barack Obama tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-15:1612167 1612167 2009-09-15T14:02:12+00:00 2009-09-15T09:39:49+00:00 restricted Dreams From My Mother The role Barack Obama's mother Ann Dunham played in his formative years and how that influenced his political rise. Barack Obama, Ann Dunham, Dreams From My Mother, US Election Barack Obama as a child with his mother Ann Dunham tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-27:3065297 3065297 2010-01-27T13:24:35+00:00 2010-01-27T12:00:29+00:00 restricted Textbook Diplomacy Mark Whitaker looks at South Africa’s struggle to produce school history textbooks that are adequate and appropriate for the post-apartheid country. textbook. diplomacy, south, africa, post-apartheid, apartheid, Mark Whitaker, south africa A South African girl tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-29:2741674 2741674 2009-12-29T21:53:22+00:00 2009-12-29T19:53:38+00:00 restricted 24 Hours in Tulsa Visit the tough underworld of Tulsa, Oklahoma through the eyes of police officers Jay Chiarito Mazzarella and Will Dalsing, otherwise known as the podcasting policemen. 24, hours, in, Tulsa, Jay Chiarito Mazzarella, Will Dalsing, police, department, podcast, podcasting, street, stories, officer, officers Police officer Jay Chiarito Mazzarella tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2010-01-28:3079496 3079496 2010-01-28T13:12:37+00:00 2010-01-28T10:34:07+00:00 restricted Opposing Obama Author and journalist Gary Younge tells the story of the other side of the Obama phenomenon, meeting people who think his presidency is nothing but bad news. Opposing Obama, Gary Younge, America, US, elections, Brack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-01:2439255 2439255 2009-12-02T10:30:36+00:00 2009-12-01T18:58:29+00:00 restricted Can China Go Green? Part one of Jonathon Porritt's look into China's efforts to tackle climate change china, climate, change, Jonathon Porritt, documentary, copenhagen, global warming, pollution, beijing, warming A girl wearing a mask tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-23:2679414 2679414 2009-12-23T11:36:43+00:00 2009-12-23T10:12:42+00:00 restricted Defining the Decade Edward Stourton tries to make sense of the past decade, in which history has been put on fast forward. What does it all mean for the way we live as we head into 2010? Defining the decade, google, facebook, social network, internet, 2009, 2010, Edward Stourton Google logo reflected on a human eye tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-28:2729183 2729183 2009-12-28T16:46:16+00:00 2009-12-28T16:31:22+00:00 not restricted Animals & Us One Planet hears a very personal view of how humans exploit other species. Animals and us, Victor Schonfield, animal right lobby, The Animals Film, meat, vegetarian Two burgers on plate tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-15:2592846 2592846 2009-12-16T10:18:10+00:00 2009-12-15T13:25:20+00:00 restricted Internet Cafe Hobo Nick Baker is on a mission to connect people, stories and places via internet cafe. He finds online gamers in virtual worlds and business hubs in Ghana. What is his next stop? internet, cafe, hobo, online, gamer, china, ny, new york, london, yunming, novel, ghana, accra, Nick Baker in New York tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-07:2498367 2498367 2009-12-07T11:49:24+00:00 2009-12-07T10:04:29+00:00 restricted Orphans of 89 Quentin Peel looks at communist regimes orphaned by the collapse of the governments of the Soviet Union and eastern Europe. communist governments, quentin peel, Chinese flag tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-12-04:2471612 2471612 2009-12-10T10:39:31+00:00 2009-12-04T10:17:56+00:00 restricted State Secrets To what extent did communist regimes intrude into the lives of ordinary people? Oana Lungescu goes in search of secret service files. state, secrets, service, 1989, romania, files, informing, communism, communist, file, regime, spying, spy, infromer, Securitate Romanian Securitate files tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-01:838981 838981 2009-07-02T18:25:06+00:00 2009-07-01T11:16:59+00:00 restricted Alert Bay Global Perspective looks at life on a small island in British Columbia, presented by the ambivalent young people who live there. Native Canadian totem tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-26:2388546 2388546 2009-11-27T09:11:05+00:00 2009-11-26T15:48:24+00:00 restricted The Conversation of Your Life How would you like to leave a record of your life for your great-great-great-grandchildren? That's the future for participants of StoryCorps, an American oral history project. What do people choose to talk about? storycorps, story, telling, new york, the conversation of your life, dave, isay, oral, history, memories, booth, archive StoryCorps recording booth in Foley Square, New York tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-12:2232828 2232828 2009-11-12T16:41:16+00:00 2009-11-12T16:13:57+00:00 restricted Africa's Forgotten Soldiers In this documentary we hear first hand from the African troops who participated in the war – and who played a critical part in freeing the world from the threat of fascism. Martin Plaut reports. africa, soldiers, martin plaut, world war two, ww2, wwII, forgotten John Henry Smythe tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-24:762209 762209 2009-06-24T12:22:38+00:00 2009-06-24T10:07:12+00:00 restricted Blood and Lava When the dried blood of Naples' patron saint fails to liquefy, Neapolitans believe great misfortune will descend upon them. With Mount Vesuvius overdue for a major eruption, does tragedy await the city? Blood and lava, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Mafia, Itlay, Saint Gennaro, Malcolm Billings, Tony Grant Saint San Gennaro tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-25:2369160 2369160 2009-11-25T10:06:15+00:00 2009-11-25T09:16:51+00:00 restricted Short Changing the Planet A deep level of mistrust has built up among developing nations about financial pledges made by rich countries, climate, change, un, pledge, money, liberia, monrovia, wednesday, documentary, global warming, Rob Young A warning sign in Buchanan, Liberia Cattle carcas on drought landscape tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-15:1929591 1929591 2009-10-15T14:03:11+00:00 2009-10-15T09:01:49+00:00 restricted John Simpson Returns to 1989 The BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life. John Simpson Returns to 1989, Berlin Wall, A boundary-post of the German Democratic Republic tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-21:1680235 1680235 2009-09-22T15:26:40+00:00 2009-09-21T12:11:46+00:00 restricted Desperate Dreams Two years ago the BBC followed the journeys of migrants trying to leave Africa and find a better life in Europe. Find out how the journeys of two of them have progressed. Desperate Dreams, migration, Africa, Jenny Cuffe, explotation, illegal immigrant, immigration Illegal immigrants peer through a fence at a detention centre tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-08:623670 623670 2009-06-10T13:27:29+00:00 2009-06-08T14:35:53+00:00 not restricted My World: Thailand's 'Dr Death' The extraordinary story of Thailand's leading forensic scientist. My World, Doctor Death, Thailand, documentaries, docs, documentary, Pornthip Rojanasunan Pornthip Rojanasunan tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-05:340901 340901 2009-05-05T14:28:19+00:00 2009-05-05T11:07:05+00:00 not restricted On the Brink In this two-part series, Michael Robinson looks at the increasingly desperate efforts to stave off a global economic slump and depression. On the brink, Michael Robinson, economy, finance, depression, economic slump, credit crunch, credit crisis A smashed piggy bank tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-05:2152984 2152984 2009-11-05T15:34:40+00:00 2009-11-05T12:20:27+00:00 restricted Youssou N’Dour at 50 To mark the 50th birthday of Youssou N'Dour, Robin Denselow travels to Senegal to profile the best known African musician of recent times. Friday documentary, Youssou N’Dour, Robin Denselow, Senegal, Adrica Youssou N’Dour tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-09:2190156 2190156 2009-11-09T12:11:36+00:00 2009-11-09T12:10:06+00:00 restricted The Crescent and the Cross Part One starts by look going back over 1,000 years ago, in what we now call Spain, but was then known as al-Andalus. Mosque tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-03:2134930 2134930 2009-11-04T11:10:09+00:00 2009-11-03T21:27:22+00:00 restricted A Dollar a Day Justa is destitute, surviving on the meagre remittences that her daughter can send her. What keeps a billion people trapped in the most persistent poverty? Sillouette of a boy against a sunset tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-21:1990080 1990080 2009-10-21T11:56:28+00:00 2009-10-21T08:40:38+00:00 restricted Rebranding Nigeria Can the home of 419 internet scams, corruption and voodoo ever transmit a positive image? Nigeria is campaigning for a new image and a new reputation in an effort to attract some much needed investment. How successful will it be? A Nigerian woman walks along oil pipeline tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-11-02:2115687 2115687 2009-11-02T09:59:33+00:00 2009-11-02T09:40:12+00:00 restricted Night Witches The extraordinary but little known tale of Russia’s three all-female regiments that flew many missions on the Eastern Front. night witches, russia, world war II Russian female pilots tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-09:1872584 1872584 2009-10-09T12:21:17+00:00 2009-10-09T10:27:35+00:00 restricted Memento, part two The poignant objects people take as they flee their homes and come to Britain. documentary, memento, friday Bubakar's memento is a silver chain and coin tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-10-09:1873212 1873212 2009-10-12T10:05:30+00:00 2009-10-09T11:09:55+00:00 restricted MI6 - A Century in the Shadows An unprecedented look inside Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, which marks its centenary this year. documentaries, MI6, spies, national security Sir Mansfield Cumming, first head of MI6 tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-17:1641846 1641846 2009-09-17T15:16:13+00:00 2009-09-17T13:32:48+00:00 restricted Building out of the Recession Just weeks after the Wall Street Crash in 1929, work began on the Empire State Building. The Guardian's architecture correspondent Jonathan Glancey assesses the economics of building out of a recession. The Empire State Building tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-18:1655469 1655469 2009-09-21T09:26:23+00:00 2009-09-18T13:10:05+00:00 restricted The Crash An account of the extraordinary events that have shaken the world's financial and political systems over the last two years. documentaries, banking crisis, lehman brothers Newspaper banner tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-27:1415713 1415713 2009-08-27T11:05:23+00:00 2009-08-27T10:01:26+00:00 restricted Mutiny in Bangladesh Mark Dummett asks the questions behind the military revolt in Bangladesh six months ago that threatened the country's stability Bangladesh, military, revolt, eyewitness Soldiers in Bangladesh tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-10:1568314 1568314 2009-09-10T18:38:43+00:00 2009-09-10T16:34:16+00:00 restricted Mexico's Missing Island In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico an island has gone missing and nobody knows where it is. BBC Mundo's David Cuen is in search. Gulf of Mexico tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-09:1557943 1557943 2009-09-11T11:53:43+00:00 2009-09-09T20:13:25+00:00 restricted Benjamin Jealous - the future of the NAACP? Benjamin Jealous is the leader of America's oldest and largest black civil rights group. In a USA fronted by Barack Obama, what are the future battlegrounds for African American human rights? NAACP, Benjamin Jealous, black civil rights, human rights, black, USA, America, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Benjamin Jealous tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-01:1471107 1471107 2009-09-01T16:29:06+00:00 2009-09-01T16:02:19+00:00 restricted Citizen Journalism - democracy or chaos? Michael Buerk analyses the potential and the dangers of citizen journalism. documentaries, docs, michael buerk, citizen journalists, citizen journalism, media, internet Iranian woman on a computer tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-14:1282223 1282223 2009-08-14T15:30:07+00:00 2009-08-14T10:41:19+00:00 restricted Selling Cheese to the Chinese The Europeans who are trying to persuade China's middle class to buy European fine foods. Selling cheese to the Chinese, China, food A store assistant cutting brie cheese tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-03:1162114 1162114 2009-08-03T09:45:47+00:00 2009-08-03T09:14:18+00:00 restricted Iran and the West: After 9/11 For the first time, the BBC tells the story of Iran's relationship with the West over the last 30 years - as seen by the key insiders on both sides. iran, bush, George w bush tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-04:1177818 1177818 2009-08-04T15:41:23+00:00 2009-08-04T13:42:24+00:00 restricted Tracing the Strain With the swine flu pandemic continuing to spread, Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that the virus is linked to factory style pig farming. Tracing the strain, swine flu, pig farming, Julian O'Halloran A man sneezing tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-09-01:1467587 1467587 2009-09-03T17:14:54+00:00 2009-09-01T12:01:38+00:00 restricted World Stories: Muslims Fighting For Israel Muslim soldiers in Israel talk about the conflicts they face, at home and on duty, and pride in their military service. israeli army, soldiers, muslim soldiers, world stories, documentaries Israeli soldier tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-27:1092381 1092381 2009-07-30T17:09:49+00:00 2009-07-27T10:32:00+00:00 restricted Chungking Mansions What is the future of this shabby tenement building in need of redevelopment in Hong Kong’s teeming commercial district? Chungking sign tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-03:1163331 1163331 2009-08-06T15:32:01+00:00 2009-08-03T11:17:12+00:00 restricted Traffic Islands Traffic Islands: lives drawn to the public traffic grid, for research, by economic necessity or by grief. documentaries, traffic islands, global perspective Traffic sign tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-11:1254028 1254028 2009-08-12T08:47:37+00:00 2009-08-11T17:46:33+00:00 restricted Gold The BBC tells the story of gold, from the myth of King Midas to the mines of South Africa. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-10:931298 931298 2009-07-13T08:26:29+00:00 2009-07-10T09:40:01+00:00 restricted From Guantanamo to Paradise The story of four Uyghur men transferred from Guantanamo Bay to the wealthy paradise of Bermuda. Cuba, Uyghur, Guantanamo, Bermuda. Guantanamo detainee tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-07:1213115 1213115 2009-08-10T08:26:37+00:00 2009-08-07T14:22:38+00:00 restricted William Morris and the Muslims Navid Akhtar examines the influence of Islamic design and values in the life of Victorian designer, poet, and craftsman William Morris. A close up of the tiles on the Kalyan Mosque, Uzbekistan tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-21:1355541 1355541 2009-08-21T16:20:29+00:00 2009-08-21T08:55:23+00:00 restricted Why is Africa poor? Outsiders have been coming to Africa for centuries for its raw materials and potential. It was an exploitative relationship that has contributed to Africa's poverty, but can foreigners now turn the fortunes of a modern Africa? Mark Doyle investigates. africa, poverty, poor, why, reasons for, poverty An African woman with a baby tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-15:679645 679645 2009-06-17T09:56:13+00:00 2009-06-15T10:22:30+00:00 not restricted Farm Swap The BBC meets two farmers who are working outside their own countries. In programme one, a young Ecuadorian visits Hawaii. farm, swap, documentaries, farming, Ecuadorian, Hawaii, agriculture Pedro, an Ecuadorian farmer tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-21:1035814 1035814 2009-07-21T14:38:44+00:00 2009-07-21T11:04:30+00:00 restricted Caribbean Voices Colin Grant recalls the part the BBC’s Caribbean Voices played in shaping Caribbean literature. Caribbean voices Pauline Henriques and Samuel Selvon tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-15:982290 982290 2009-07-16T16:49:53+00:00 2009-07-15T14:59:24+00:00 restricted Death Diminishes Me HIV in New Zealand Aids tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-02:569970 569970 2009-06-02T15:45:55+00:00 2009-06-02T10:58:21+00:00 not restricted The Cricket Revolution Has Twenty20, Indian commercial interests and sponsorship changed cricket for ever? cricket, Twenty20, documentaries, test cricket Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Twenty 20 world cup cricket warm up match in Nottingham, England (ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-12:660817 660817 2009-06-15T09:02:14+00:00 2009-06-12T14:19:32+00:00 not restricted Diabetes: The Silent Killer Type-1 diabetes currently affects nearly 3 million people in the US, 250,000 people in the UK and 20 million globally. type-1 diabetes, justin webb insulin injection tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-19:726436 726436 2009-06-19T16:42:35+00:00 2009-06-19T16:42:35+00:00 not restricted Mubarak's Egypt - part one After 28 years in power, President Mubarak's promise of shepherding his country into a stable democracy has all but dissipated. Mubarak, Egypt President Mubarak tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-24:766854 766854 2009-06-24T15:35:21+00:00 2009-06-24T15:35:21+00:00 restricted The Greening of the Deserts In this three part series, Ayisha Yahya explores climate change issues in the African desert. desert, africa, documentary, environment, Mali, Namibia, Egypt Abu, a Tuerag living in the desert in Mali tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-23:80616 80616 2009-03-23T08:53:16+00:00 2009-03-23T08:53:16+00:00 restricted The Bad Samaritan Bernard Madoff’s 'Ponzi' scheme is probably the largest ever pyramid fraud in US history. Amongst his many victims were charities. assignment, Benard Madoff Bernard Madoff tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-22:481293 481293 2009-05-22T12:23:27+00:00 2009-05-22T12:13:56+00:00 not restricted Lincoln and the World What is Abraham Lincoln's legacy? Abraham Lincoln, legacy, US, Obama, Barack Obama, documentary, Monday documentary Postcard picture honouring president Abraham Lincoln (Kean Collection/Getty Images) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-15:679726 679726 2009-06-18T15:17:32+00:00 2009-06-15T10:29:17+00:00 not restricted Dear Birth Mother Listen to the story of Suzanne, a single woman in her forties who chose to adopt an African-American baby. Dear Birth Mother, race, adiption, fertility Suzanne and her baby (Credit: Kate James) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-29:541033 541033 2009-06-01T09:05:11+00:00 2009-05-29T14:27:01+00:00 not restricted Anatomy of a Car Crash Tracing the profound physical and emotional toll on all those involved in the wake of a single collision on a road. crash, car, car on the open road tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-01:560642 560642 2009-06-05T09:07:08+00:00 2009-06-01T11:01:43+00:00 not restricted My World: Kades The story of Kades, who has only ever seen one way to escape from the Majengo slums of Nairobi, through his poetry. My World, Kades, Nairobi, slums Kades and Lulu (Credit: Bee Gilbert) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-06-08:619469 619469 2009-06-08T09:36:06+00:00 2009-06-08T09:36:06+00:00 not restricted The Economy on the Edge Martin Wolf, of the Financial Times, predicted that the global downturn would be much worse than anyone had reason to believe. global downturn Lehman Brothers ex-employee tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-30:309862 309862 2009-04-30T18:32:12+00:00 2009-04-30T17:28:37+00:00 not restricted El Sistema Goes Global Juan Carlos Jaramillo looks at the two projects aimed at social improvement through music: Big Noise and New York's Harmony Members of the Simon Bolivar orchestra tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-26:510046 510046 2009-05-27T14:11:23+00:00 2009-05-26T14:02:58+00:00 not restricted My World: A Different Kind of Stroke The story of Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who suffered a massive stroke 13 years ago. Dr Jill Bolte Taylor, brain scientist, stroke, My World Dr Jill Bolte Taylor (Copyright 2009 Merlian News LLC) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-05:343898 343898 2009-05-08T07:03:19+00:00 2009-05-05T15:16:16+00:00 not restricted My World: The Library Cart The Library Cart focuses on a day in the life of Cartegena's Martin Murrillo, a mobile cart librarian and self-taught teacher. documentary, library cart, martin murillo, my world Martin Murillo tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-15:424547 424547 2009-05-15T15:30:14+00:00 2009-05-15T10:30:49+00:00 not restricted Freedom from Slavery in Mauritania David Gutnick visits Mauritania, and finds out how entrenched the master/slave relationship still is. slavery, Mauritania, freedom, documentary, David Gutnick, monday documentary, documentaries, doc, docs, slave Children of former slaves in Mauritania tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-12:394525 394525 2009-05-15T09:49:20+00:00 2009-05-12T09:09:35+00:00 not restricted My World: The Infidelity Agency Vivek Kumar, a man sustaining a successful business out of marital strife - runs India's number one detective agency from a small office in Mumbai. The Infidelity Agency, friday documentary a couple meet in mumbai tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-20:463487 463487 2009-05-22T08:40:15+00:00 2009-05-20T13:11:56+00:00 not restricted My World: The Homecoming Gemma Tracee Apiku a former refugee who spent her teenage years in the camps of Sudan, returns to Africa to become a relief worker. My World, Africa, refugee, Sudan, relief worker, camps, Idi Amin Two African children tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-02:96256 96256 2009-04-02T10:47:26+00:00 2009-04-02T10:47:26+00:00 not restricted The Atrocity Archives Evidence of police atrocities during Guatemala’s civil war. atrocities, Guatemala, civil war, police, documentary, archives Document archives in Guatemala tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-25:82391 82391 2009-03-25T15:32:18+00:00 2009-03-25T15:32:18+00:00 restricted Obama's Pentagon Will Obama's presidency see substantial reform at the Pentagon? US, Commander in Chief, Barrack Obama, Pentagon, Monday documentary President Barack Obama (left) with Defense service chiefs in the Pentagon (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-17:201872 201872 2009-04-20T10:56:26+00:00 2009-04-17T12:32:16+00:00 not restricted West African Journeys - Part One Sorious Samura goes to his homeland Sierra Leone as a starting point for a trip through four neighbouring countries in West Africa. sorious samura, west african journeys, cletus anaaya, spirit children, ghana, african documentaries Cletus Anaaya tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-24:257027 257027 2009-04-24T12:03:07+00:00 2009-04-24T09:21:37+00:00 not restricted A Quiet Revolution in the Concert Hall The Venezuelan sistema - an intensive orchestral training for children - does more for young people than give them music. Venezuelan sistema violin tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-03:102909 102909 2009-04-03T10:21:07+00:00 2009-04-03T10:21:07+00:00 restricted Culture not colour Aboriginal Australian Jared Thomas goes in search of the nature of identity and what it means to his world. Aboriginal, Australian, Jared, Thomas Aboriginal art tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-26:88110 88110 2009-03-26T15:15:38+00:00 2009-03-26T15:15:38+00:00 restricted Poetry from the Front Line BBC War correspondent Jonathan Charles on the poetry being written as a result of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jonathan Charles, poetry, Iraq, Afghanistan soldier with mortar tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-25:82156 82156 2009-03-25T11:20:15+00:00 2009-03-25T11:20:15+00:00 restricted Chinua Achebe: A Hero Returns The greatest of all African novelists, Chinua Achebe, takes his first trip for many years back to his homeland of Nigeria. Chinua Achebe, novelist, nigeria, writer Chinua Achebe tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-04-09:148531 148531 2009-04-09T15:18:27+00:00 2009-04-09T14:47:15+00:00 not restricted Keeping the Peace In 2003 peace was declared between the Liberian government and rebels. liberia, peace, justice, Liberian boy with gun tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-23:80621 80621 2009-03-23T09:07:56+00:00 2009-03-23T09:07:56+00:00 restricted Growing old What is it really like to be old? In this four part series, Jane Little meets Third Agers from four continents to find out. Third Agers, Documentary Edith Eva Eger tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-05-19:452310 452310 2009-05-20T09:43:15+00:00 2009-05-19T09:54:21+00:00 not restricted The Lost Voices of Tiananmen James Miles, the BBC's China correspondent in 1989, was an eye-witness to the events leading up to the Tiananmen Square protests. China, Tiananmen Square, protests. Student protest in Tiananmen Square tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-07-02:851030 851030 2009-07-06T08:22:54+00:00 2009-07-02T10:57:58+00:00 restricted Thembi’s story Thembi’s Story is a tribute to the courage of a young woman who highlighted the issues of living with Aids in a South Africa. monday documentary, Thembi Ngubane, Aids, HIV, South African Thembi Ngubane tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-04:79478 79478 2009-03-04T14:54:14+00:00 2009-03-04T14:54:14+00:00 restricted Public Places, Private Lives Trafalgar Square is a must-see destination on any tourist map of the UK. But beyond the statues and clicking cameras are the lives and stories of those for whom this space exists as an everyday environment. Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-03-12:79469 79469 2009-03-12T18:15:26+00:00 2009-03-12T18:15:26+00:00 restricted Yiddish: A Struggle for Survival Yiddish was the language of the Jewish Diaspora, the language of a people on the move across Europe. It has suffered a dramatic decline over the last century. yiddish tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-02-17:79483 79483 2009-02-17T10:38:14+00:00 2009-02-17T10:38:14+00:00 restricted The Torturers' Tale What is it like to be a torturer? documentary, torture, Iraq, Vietnam tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-02-23:79476 79476 2009-02-23T15:51:27+00:00 2009-02-23T15:51:27+00:00 restricted Indonesian journeys In the run up to the Indonesian elections in April, Anita Barraud travels to four different regions of the country to take a closer look at its politics and democracy. Indonesian Journeys, elections, ABC, Anita Barraud, Jakarta tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-27:79490 79490 2009-01-27T14:01:14+00:00 2009-01-27T14:01:14+00:00 restricted Fresh start As prison numbers in Britain continue to soar, this three part series asks what can be done to stop criminals re-offending? Fresh Start, Crime, Criminal, Re-Offending tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-02-03:79496 79496 2009-02-03T16:58:00+00:00 2009-02-03T16:58:00+00:00 restricted The Wildlife Smugglers The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth up to $25 billion a year. With lower fines and shorter prison terms compared to drugs or weapons smuggling it's attracting organised criminals, looking for big money and low risk. Wildlife smugglers, illegal trade, wildlife, documentary, Australia tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-02-17:79480 79480 2009-02-17T11:05:47+00:00 2009-02-17T11:05:47+00:00 restricted What’s cooking The Kitchen Sisters – Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson – are a town mouse, country mouse team. They have created inventive and insightful features on American Public Radio for the past three decades. Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-02-04:79484 79484 2009-02-04T15:22:26+00:00 2009-02-04T15:22:26+00:00 restricted Beatles in the USSR This documentary, presented by Paul Gambaccini, reveals the extraordinary ways that the Beatles' music was listened to in the Soviet Union during the 1960s and asks whether 'Beatles On Bones' caused the end of communism. Beatles, USSR tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-14:79501 79501 2009-01-14T12:06:58+00:00 2009-01-14T12:06:58+00:00 restricted The Bicycle Diaries Three portraits of the use of the bicycle around the world. With more than a billion models worldwide, the bicycle has found a place in every society. bicycle diaries, documentary, France, Paris, Velib tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-21:79503 79503 2008-05-27T15:47:56+00:00 2008-05-21T14:30:31+00:00 restricted Age of Terror The 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane on a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris. age of terror, terror, terrorism, hijack, entebbe, plane, uganda tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-13:79502 79502 2009-01-13T10:23:17+00:00 2009-01-13T10:23:17+00:00 restricted The Legacy of George W Bush President George W Bush’s legacy was always going to be controversial. Justin Webb, presents this two-part series looking into how he will be remembered. The Legacy of George W Bush, US politics, republican, Justin Webb tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-20:79679 79679 2009-01-20T15:41:09+00:00 2009-01-20T15:41:09+00:00 restricted Human Rights and Wrongs at the UN The United Nations spent 2008 celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We investigate whether the UN's Human Rights Council is fulfilling its role to protect the most vulnerable from human rights abuses. Human Rights, United nations, UN, simon cox tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-13:79692 79692 2009-01-13T15:31:43+00:00 2009-01-13T15:31:43+00:00 not restricted Obama: Professor President Kwame Anthony Appiah is one of America’s leading public intellectuals. In this investigative feature he is on a mission to find out what Barack Obama is like as an intellectual. Barack Obama tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-07:79694 79694 2009-01-07T15:46:53+00:00 2009-01-07T15:46:53+00:00 restricted The Pardon Game Owen Bennett-Jones investigates the constitutional right of US presidents to grant pardons. The Pardon Game, tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-01-05:79626 79626 2009-01-05T12:26:03+00:00 2009-01-05T12:26:03+00:00 restricted Playing Castro's Tune On January 1, 1959 General Batista's regime in Cuba was overthrown by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement. Cuba, Castro, music, revolution tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-29:79700 79700 2008-12-29T14:30:19+00:00 2008-12-29T14:30:19+00:00 restricted The Rules of Risk As Europe and America struggle to re-write the rules of international finance following the credit crunch, Claire Bolderson investigates the roots and role of risk. Is bad risk management to blame for the economic crisis? risk, rules, claire bolderson, financial, crisis, management, market, economy tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-29:79696 79696 2008-12-29T10:29:41+00:00 2008-12-29T10:29:41+00:00 restricted Brand Cuba Allan Little analyses some of the factors that have kept Cuba alive in the public imagination over such a long period. Cuba, Castro, Che Guevara tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-30:79566 79566 2008-12-30T15:29:45+00:00 2008-12-30T15:29:45+00:00 restricted The Story of Braille Braille has been adapted into almost every known language. It's used on bank notes in Canada and Mexico, and in published parliament acts in India. It's been a revolution for the blind but is it under threat today? braille, documentary, language, blind tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-22:79632 79632 2008-12-22T13:51:55+00:00 2008-12-22T13:51:55+00:00 restricted Too Many Santas Throughout much of the Christian world there are many different versions of Santa. Most are jolly, many look familiar and some are a little strange. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-03:79682 79682 2008-12-03T11:43:41+00:00 2008-12-03T11:43:41+00:00 restricted Timeline A topical and fast moving look back into the archives at stories which have special resonance today Archive, Timeline tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-05:79701 79701 2008-12-05T11:06:53+00:00 2008-12-05T11:06:53+00:00 restricted Return to White Horse Village Carrie Gracie witnesses the upheaval as a rural community in the mountains of China is turned into a city. China, rural, documentary, Return to White Horse Village tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-12-01:79703 79703 2008-12-01T11:44:09+00:00 2008-12-01T11:44:09+00:00 restricted The Priest of Pará Father Henri Des Roziers, a Dominican priest and human rights lawyer working in Pará, talks about his life, his faith and the cause he would give his life for. The Priest of Pará, violence, nun, Father Henri Des Roziers, Brazil tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-27:79602 79602 2008-04-17T15:34:01+00:00 2008-03-27T14:45:07+00:00 restricted My Lai Tapes Robert Hodierne reveals the truth about the infamous My Lai massacre of 16th March 1968, based on the audio testimony made during a Pentagon inquiry. My Lai, Vietnam War tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-11-25:79686 79686 2008-11-25T17:23:09+00:00 2008-11-25T17:23:09+00:00 restricted 1968: The year that changed the world? In this four part series Sir John Tusa traces what made 1968 such a climactic year. 1968, Sir John Tusa, American Election, Vietnam tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-11-18:79691 79691 2008-11-18T13:32:14+00:00 2008-11-18T13:32:14+00:00 restricted Tired of Terror - Part one Rupa Jha talks to former militants in Kashmir and their families about why they took up arms and the reasons behind giving up violence. What are the challenges of returning to normal society? Tired of terror tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-11-05:79677 79677 2008-11-05T12:59:05+00:00 2008-11-05T12:59:05+00:00 restricted The world without...cows Discover just how important cows have been to civilisation, all around the world. world, cows, fred dove tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-11-03:79674 79674 2008-11-03T12:28:23+00:00 2008-11-03T12:28:23+00:00 restricted Street art Can street art survive its own success? Street art, documentary, graffiti, New York tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-11-03:79676 79676 2008-11-03T12:53:11+00:00 2008-11-03T12:53:11+00:00 restricted Hard lessons from Afghanistan Former Kabul correspondent, Alan Johnston, reflects on decades of turmoil in Afghanistan. Kabul, Alan Johnston, Afghanistan, Soviet tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-10-27:79684 79684 2008-10-27T10:59:27+00:00 2008-10-27T10:59:27+00:00 restricted Rat attack Neil McCarthy pieces together a story of rats, famine and insurrection from the 1950’s to present day, in remote hills of North East India. Rat Attack, North East India, Mizoran, Ratu, Neil McCarthy, famine tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-25:79683 79683 2008-09-25T13:50:19+00:00 2008-09-25T13:44:47+00:00 restricted The lost veterans Andrew Purcell has been speaking to 'lost veterans' - like Phil - trying to get back on track, hearing about their struggles reintegrating into civilian society and how they feel abandoned by the military. US military, veterans, Iraq, Afghanistan tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-10-27:79687 79687 2008-10-27T10:28:25+00:00 2008-10-27T10:28:25+00:00 restricted America's first principles Allan Little presents an appraisal of Thomas Jefferson that will consider some of the key "Jeffersonian principles" and look at what they show us how his vision continues to define the continent of America and its relationship with the world today. America's first principles, Thomas Jefferson, Allan Little tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-10-22:79675 79675 2008-10-22T12:55:22+00:00 2008-10-22T12:55:22+00:00 restricted Failure or fraud As the global banking crisis deepens, a flood of multi-million dollar lawsuits is beginning to shed light into some of the darkest corners of international finance. Michael Robinson investigates these cases and what they reveal about the present disaster. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-25:79671 79671 2008-09-25T13:50:19+00:00 2008-09-25T13:44:47+00:00 restricted Is al-Qaeda winning? Owen Bennett-Jones presents this series that explores the success or otherwise of the global war on terror after seven years of fighting. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-10-07:79663 79663 2008-10-08T15:30:03+00:00 2008-10-07T11:42:13+00:00 restricted The Italian patient What is the state of health of the Italian nation today? Is Italy in crisis or undergoing a new Renaissance? Italian journalist Annalisa Piras returns home to find out. Italian, Italy, patient, documentary tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-25:79599 79599 2008-09-25T17:39:11+00:00 2008-09-25T17:35:57+00:00 restricted Children of the Revolution How has the war with Iraq acted as a continuation of the Revolution in Iran? What does life has to offer the country's young population trapped by conservatism and an ailing economy? tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-16:79668 79668 2008-09-16T17:43:56+00:00 2008-09-16T11:06:24+00:00 restricted My Senator, My Vote We know the two US presidential candidates and what they would do in office - but what does the electorate itself want? Robin Lustig travels to the candidates' home states to meet four Americans to find out what issues have determined their choices. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-09:79669 79669 2008-09-11T15:22:27+00:00 2008-09-09T16:15:54+00:00 restricted Tales from the Commonwealth The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius are popular holiday destinations for wealthy tourists. In this four part series, Robin White visits these island nations to find out what life is really like for people who live there. Tales of the Commonwealth tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-25:79603 79603 2008-09-25T17:51:26+00:00 2008-09-25T17:51:19+00:00 restricted Out of the Ghetto Two Chicgao tell the story of life in inner city Chicago 15 years after their popular documentary Ghetto Life 101 aired in the USA. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-29:79641 79641 2008-08-01T11:01:34+00:00 2008-07-29T15:38:10+00:00 not restricted The Presidential Contenders Barack Obama: a profile of the first black person ever nominated to run for president on behalf of a mainstream party in the USA. Barack Obama tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-02:79557 79557 2008-09-02T16:41:36+00:00 2008-09-02T10:11:41+00:00 restricted Musical Migrants Musical Migrants traces journeys across borders, driven by a passion for the music of a foreign land. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-01-09:79561 79561 2008-01-10T16:33:05+00:00 2008-01-09T10:24:24+00:00 restricted Looted Art At the end of World War Two, as Nazi Germany lay in ruins, millions of works of art were secrety shipped back to Russia by the Soviet Army. Charles Wheeler now investigates their fate and the political row that still surrounds them in Looted Art. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-17:79660 79660 2008-03-20T10:49:09+00:00 2008-03-17T12:42:19+00:00 restricted Global Perspective With climate change bringing new threats of rising sea levels and increased rainfall, will luck and ingenuity continue to save the Netherlands from submersion? Escaping the Waterwolf, netherlands, dam tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-17:79635 79635 2008-05-17T12:03:34+00:00 2008-05-17T11:57:44+00:00 restricted Countdown to the Olympics China claims there is 'vigorous growth in the public practice of religion' but Gerry Northam discovers that religious persecution is still taking place. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-27:79569 79569 2007-12-27T14:47:50+00:00 2007-12-27T14:34:15+00:00 restricted Debt Threat: Credit Monster The first programme will show how rapidly the shock wave of the credit crunch is spreading and why it is now moving far beyond the sub-prime homeowners where it began. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-01-23:79600 79600 2008-01-23T14:23:32+00:00 2008-01-23T11:20:24+00:00 restricted Fading Traditions In Marrakech, old men sit in the square telling stories to anyone who will gather around. They are known as halakis and their art is dying out. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-04:79550 79550 2007-12-04T11:27:45+00:00 2007-12-04T11:04:13+00:00 restricted Global Account A visit to the disputed Thai "Red Zone" and victims of an under-reported war. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-17:79647 79647 2008-04-17T16:18:57+00:00 2008-04-17T15:12:54+00:00 restricted Harare Festival The diary of the man behind Zimbabwe's Harare International Festival of the Arts, as he attempts to stage his event amidst the election drama in the country. Zimbabwe, Harare, arts, festival tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-25:79613 79613 2008-06-26T11:33:21+00:00 2008-06-25T10:44:46+00:00 restricted Health For All Uduak Amimo asks if the world has the will, people and money to deliver basic good health to everyone. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-25:79648 79648 2008-02-25T10:27:10+00:00 2008-02-25T10:20:20+00:00 restricted How Iraq's War Shaped our World Jim Muir looks at the beginning of the invasion and the handover of power to the Iraqis tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-07:79563 79563 2008-05-13T14:50:06+00:00 2008-05-07T15:33:47+00:00 restricted Living With Chico Mendes To mark the 20th anniversary of his assassination in December 1988, this programme marks the life of Chico Mendes, the highly significant green activist who helped to galvanise the race to preserve the Amazon. Living With Chico Mendes, Amazon tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-07:79575 79575 2008-04-08T15:21:46+00:00 2008-04-07T10:17:12+00:00 restricted Message from China Dr Anne Marie Brady investigates why the communist party in China has decided to modernise its propaganda system. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-19:79672 79672 2008-09-25T10:00:04+00:00 2008-09-19T10:16:13+00:00 restricted Animal Migration in a Climate of Change Brett Westwood presents four special programmes looking at how environmental change is affecting the movement of animals. In the first programme, he explores how sustainable forestry can help to preserve the Orange Monarch butterfly. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-05:79611 79611 2008-09-05T13:57:10+00:00 2008-09-05T10:07:13+00:00 restricted The Desert Capitalists - Part One The Marwari trading caste from India has become a major global economic and political force. Explore their journey from the desert to building their global empire. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-08-26:79609 79609 2008-08-26T15:26:39+00:00 2008-08-26T13:51:21+00:00 restricted Al-Qaeda's Internal Debate BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner talks to former allies of Osama bin Laden who are now engaged in countering the terrorist leader's agenda. Al-Qaeda's Internal Debate tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-08-14:79549 79549 2008-08-15T10:40:16+00:00 2008-08-14T17:16:24+00:00 restricted Rehearsing for War The extraordinary US military base at the heart of a vast shift in American military strategy, aiming for nation-building and peacekeeping. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-30:79539 79539 2008-08-01T14:08:57+00:00 2008-07-30T09:57:11+00:00 restricted The Billion Dollar Election The United States is due to have the first billion-dollar election in its history. The BBC’s Steve Evans presents a two-part investigation into election spending done in collaboration with the Centre for Public Integrity in Washington DC. The Billion Dollar Election, US Elections tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-08-21:79529 79529 2008-08-21T14:51:41+00:00 2008-08-21T13:55:19+00:00 restricted What Lies Beneath International seas are largely unregulated, meaning most underwater archaeological wealth can be retrieved and sold without any obstacle. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-08-12:79654 79654 2008-08-13T07:25:33+00:00 2008-08-12T14:06:24+00:00 restricted Why they're dying in the Congo BBC World Affairs Correspondent Mark Doyle explores why over five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past decade. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-08-07:79596 79596 2008-08-07T16:32:07+00:00 2008-08-07T12:05:16+00:00 restricted The Right to Know Freedom of information is well on the way to being seen as an essential for a modern democracy. But there's almost always a backlash from politicians and officials. FOI, Freedom of information, Friday Documentary tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-15:79560 79560 2008-07-15T16:11:26+00:00 2008-07-15T09:35:45+00:00 restricted Building Better Health Jill McGivering compares two very different free health systems in the developed world: the British NHS and that of the US state of Massachusetts. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-10:79619 79619 2008-07-10T17:22:04+00:00 2008-07-10T14:20:04+00:00 restricted The World's Shifting Balance The dynamics of the old world and the new world are changing and the balance of economic systems is shifting. Martin Wolf of the Financial Times asks leading economists how important is the American financial cycle to the rest of the world? economy, finance, inflation tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-29:79554 79554 2008-07-29T16:14:55+00:00 2008-07-29T13:45:01+00:00 restricted The Trouble with Money Michael Robinson sees trouble ahead. Is the world's economy now threatened by what some believe is the most dangerous crisis since the depression of the 1930s? Money, recession, depression, finance, economy, Michael Robinson tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-23:79577 79577 2008-07-16T15:40:30+00:00 2008-06-23T13:08:57+00:00 restricted Beijing Calling Russell Fuller and BBC World Service Sport look at the difficult journeys of six hopefuls from around the world in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-16:79555 79555 2008-07-18T14:25:16+00:00 2008-07-16T09:48:26+00:00 restricted Secrets in the Blood In this two-part investigation, Matt McGrath sets out to expose corruption, drug use and cover-ups at the highest levels in sport. Sport, Doping, Secrets In the Blood, Documentary tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-07-02:79614 79614 2008-07-04T13:26:42+00:00 2008-07-02T11:19:11+00:00 restricted Policing the Poppy Fields Kate Clark, who's had rare access to the fight against the Afghan opium trade over the past year, asks how effective attempts to control it can be. Policing Poppyfields, Documentary, Afghanistan, Opium tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-17:79617 79617 2008-06-19T09:55:20+00:00 2008-06-17T15:45:09+00:00 restricted Feeding the Spirit of New Orleans Feeding the Spirit of New Orleans: restoring the culinary heritage of a devastated city. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-10:79625 79625 2008-06-13T15:34:32+00:00 2008-06-10T14:56:17+00:00 restricted Race and Reconciliation In this three part series, Audrey Brown travels to South Africa to find out how recent racial incidents have revealed cracks in what was dubbed the miracle of 'the rainbow nation'. Race and Reconciliation, South Africa tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-05:79528 79528 2008-06-06T10:19:40+00:00 2008-06-05T14:01:46+00:00 restricted Leila's Story The powerful story of a young Iranian woman called Leila, sold into prostitution at the age of nine by her own family and sentenced to hang aged 18. child abuse, iran, leila tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-30:79570 79570 2008-05-30T17:48:08+00:00 2008-05-30T16:38:18+00:00 restricted Taxi to the Dark Side In "Taxi To The Dark Side", American film-maker Alex Gibney reports on the use of torture by American soldiers in Afghanistan. Was the torture the work of a few rogue soldiers, or officially approved by the Pentagon? torture, prisoner, us military, abuse tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-23:79567 79567 2008-05-23T17:13:43+00:00 2008-05-23T15:15:46+00:00 restricted Failure at the Central Bank For the last six decades, central bankers have run the international financial system with the aid of a powerful set of economic levers handed to them after the World War 2. Last year, these levers came off in their hands. central bank, robert peston, finance tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-04:79629 79629 2008-06-06T09:05:47+00:00 2008-06-04T13:19:04+00:00 restricted Argentina - Dancing To The Music Of The Mind Argentinian film director, writer and tango enthusiast, Edgardo Cozarinsky, talks to artists, dancers and novelists about why psychotherapy and tango have such a pervasive hold on the Argentine mind and soul. Argentina, Psychotherapy tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-05-12:79582 79582 2008-05-14T10:51:36+00:00 2008-05-12T12:05:25+00:00 restricted Kidnapped Ritula Shah reunites former hostage Norman Kember with the people personally involved in negotiations to free them. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-22:79590 79590 2008-04-22T14:40:36+00:00 2008-04-22T14:04:08+00:00 restricted What next for Kenya? In a two-part series, former BBC East Africa Correspondent Mike Wooldridge journeys from the bustling capital, Nairobi, to wary communities in the Rift Valley to report on the issues behind the conflict that erupted in Kenya at the turn of the year. Kenya tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-24:79627 79627 2008-04-28T12:55:38+00:00 2008-04-24T14:40:30+00:00 restricted How crime took on the world Misha Glenny has been investigating criminal networks in our newly globalised world. He begins his journey in Canada, where the wholesale production of marijuana is posing a challenge to the US-led 'War on Drugs'. crime, global crime, misha glenny tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-06:79631 79631 2008-03-06T13:02:30+00:00 2008-03-06T12:43:45+00:00 restricted Elegy for the Tech Poet, author and Virginia Tech lecturer Fred D'Aguiar lost a close colleague and a student during the tragic shooting one year ago. This programme follows D'Aguiar as he reflects on 12 months of both his own and his students' work. Virginia Tech, Fred D'Aguiar, Elegy for the Tech tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-28:79624 79624 2008-03-28T19:08:16+00:00 2008-03-28T15:27:40+00:00 restricted Simpson Returns to China John Simpson returns to Tiananmen Square where he witnessed the massacre of student demonstrators in June 1989. john simpson, china, tiananmen tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-09-03:79592 79592 2008-09-04T13:18:00+00:00 2008-09-03T11:37:22+00:00 restricted The 66 Club Ruth Evans tells the extraordinary story of 11 women brought together on the internet by one man's sperm. The 66 Club, Sperm tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-21:79628 79628 2008-02-21T13:23:23+00:00 2008-02-21T10:55:30+00:00 restricted After the KGB - Part One Martin Sixsmith gets under the skin of Russia's secret service, the fastest growing and arguably most politically influential secret service in the world. KGB, Martin Sixsmith, documentaries tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-04:79606 79606 2008-02-07T14:22:27+00:00 2008-02-04T12:02:36+00:00 restricted Bangladesh Floods It's been three months since cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh. Siobhann Tighe returns to the region to trace those she spoke to and photographed. She finds out how their lives have changed after the worst cyclone to hit Bangladesh since 1991. Documentaries, Floods, Natural Disaster, Bangladesh tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-06-06:79645 79645 2008-06-10T09:23:34+00:00 2008-06-06T15:55:50+00:00 restricted Bomb Hunters More than 30 years after the end of the Vietnam War, Bomb Hunters tells the stories of the people living in Xieng Khuang in Laos and how they survive in a land still littered with UXO. Documentary, Bomb Hunters tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-04:79633 79633 2008-03-06T16:58:16+00:00 2008-03-04T15:08:19+00:00 restricted Boom or Bust Sharon Mascall investigates the Australian mining industry where many inexperienced workers are lured by high wages but face harsh conditions, poor safety standards and an uncertain future. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-27:79551 79551 2008-01-04T10:03:33+00:00 2007-12-27T15:53:22+00:00 restricted Only One Bakira Bakira Hasecic is unrelenting in her pursuit of the war criminals of the Bosnian war. How does she and the members of the Association of Women Victims of War find the strength to talk about the rapes and other horrors they endured? tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-04:79604 79604 2008-02-04T16:18:35+00:00 2008-02-04T16:01:29+00:00 restricted Pain: body, mind, culture Experiencing pain is an elemental part of what makes us who we are. It lies at the intersection between body, mind and culture. In this two part series, BBC Iraq correspondent, Andrew North, takes a personal journey through pain. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-03:79656 79656 2008-03-04T13:47:09+00:00 2008-03-03T11:20:45+00:00 not restricted Pirates From pirates to piracy, in this three part series, Nick Rankin finds out how they have adapted to changing times. He takes a journey through history looking at pirates past, present and future. Documentary, Pirates Somali Pirates tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-04:79540 79540 2007-12-04T14:50:04+00:00 2007-12-04T14:46:52+00:00 restricted Press For Freedom Roy Greenslade presents this four-part documentary series on the freedom of the press. In part one Roy looks at the effects of government control and the risks that journalists take to pursue the truth. Press, Freedom, Journalism, Government tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-24:79643 79643 2008-04-25T16:50:37+00:00 2008-04-24T10:15:58+00:00 restricted Policing the UN As part of a special investigation, the BBC's Africa editor Martin Plaut sets out to examine serious new allegations of corruption and wrongdoing within the United Nations' peacekeeping operations. UN, Panorama tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-17:79535 79535 2007-12-21T13:31:10+00:00 2007-12-17T14:00:57+00:00 restricted Quest for a cure Peter Day reports on whether the US Food and Drug Administration will licence the HIV/AIDS drug Maraviroc. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-25:79661 79661 2008-02-25T11:31:39+00:00 2008-02-25T11:31:29+00:00 restricted Return to Kurdistan: Part One Michael Goldfarb returns to visit the people of Kurdistan and in particular the Shawkat family, with whom he became close during the Iraq War Documentary, Kurdistan tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-01-31:79589 79589 2008-02-01T12:39:12+00:00 2008-01-31T09:59:49+00:00 restricted Securing Pakistan's bomb If the government of Pakistan collapsed, could extremists acquire the country's nuclear weapons? Gordon Corera reports. tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2007-12-03:79512 79512 2007-12-03T12:39:55+00:00 2007-12-03T12:13:47+00:00 restricted See Iraq, Think Vietnam? BBC's Jonathan Marcus asesess the impact of the two conflicts on American society. War, Iraq, Vietnam, United States, America, Elections, Jonathan Marcus tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-04-18:79545 79545 2008-04-18T16:55:43+00:00 2008-04-18T11:23:26+00:00 restricted Strangers in Marseille Laurie Taylor explores Marseille's unique racial geography to find out what kept the peace during 2005 and 2007 when race riots tore at the fabric of France. strangers in marseille, laurie taylor, french riots, race in france tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-03-12:79644 79644 2008-03-13T17:46:45+00:00 2008-03-12T11:47:55+00:00 restricted Teacher Flower Kathy Flower revisits China 25 years after she became famous as an English teacher on Chinese television. kathy flower, china, chinese, beijing, olympics tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2008-02-12:79605 79605 2008-02-13T11:38:09+00:00 2008-02-12T13:57:25+00:00 restricted Uncovering Pakistan Why have so many of the hopes and aspirations of Pakistan's founders remained unfulfilled?