Be Inspired By A Bigger World
Last updated: 2 december, 2009 - 10:47 GMT
Petina Gappah, a Zimbabwean author spoke about being confronted in Harare for taking pictures. This inspired filmmaker Nikita Diakur to help create a new campaign for the World Service.
Iraq's oil minister Hussain Al-Shahristani spoke about how he spent ten years in solitary confinement. His story inspired the work of Swiss filmmaker Mato Atom who has created a new campaign for the World Service.
Highlights
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Listen to Efo Kodjo Mawugbe's award-winning drama
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Discussing evolution and faith in the 21st Century
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Why techniques in Romania were better before 1989
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A lethal export from the suburbs to terrorists
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The forgotten soldiers who fought during WWII
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One of Germany’s most prestigious companies
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People trapped in the most persistent poverty
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John Simpson on post-communist life 20 years on
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Christianity and Islam's deep engagement
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Sir John Tusa presents a debate on the Berlin Wall
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A fictionalised drama about Lehman Brothers
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The Forum discusses the fall of the Berlin Wall
Get Involved
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Talk to BBC World Service editors and producers
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Send us your photos and memories of the era
Participate
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Share your views on current and upcoming BBC content
Special Reports
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The impact and effect of the fall of communism
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Connecting people and stories across the internet
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Preserving endangered sounds from across the world
Elsewhere On The Web
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Follow BBC World Service's Newshour on Facebook
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Take a look at our latest images on Flickr
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Tweet away with World Have Your Say on Twitter
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