The Fifth Floor Podcast
A fresh look at the stories of the week with journalists from our 41 language sections, with presenter David Amanor.
Episodes to download
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The Story of Mosul's Secret Tunnels
Friday
Hidden treasures and old exam papers in the tunnels under Mosul
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Black Cats and Green Hats
Fri 30 Nov 2018
Pick up that bread, and don't cut that pear in half! Strange superstitions worldwide
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Who are Algeria's Harkis?
Fri 23 Nov 2018
Meeting the Algerians who fought on the side of France in the Algerian independence war
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Honey Hunting and Bees in Your Bonnet!
Fri 16 Nov 2018
BBC India's adventurous reporters join the cliff-face wild honey harvesters of Nepal
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Abiy-mania: Ethiopia Transformed
Fri 9 Nov 2018
Peace with Eritrea, exiles returned, women in high office: half a year of PM Abiy Ahmed
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My Hanoi Childhood in Five Pictures
Fri 2 Nov 2018
A new collection of photos, “Hanoi After the War”, triggers memories
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Edible Gold
Fri 26 Oct 2018
Saffron is the world's most expensive spice, and no Iranian kitchen would be without it.
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Spies In The Spotlight
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Is Russian spycraft in decline, with the recent unmasking of two secret agents?
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Bolsonaro: The Man Dividing Brazil
Fri 5 Oct 2018
Jair Bolsonaro: the controversial far-right candidate who may become president
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Don’t Tell Us What to Wear
Fri 28 Sep 2018
Bras, mini-skirts, hijabs: the heated debate about what women should wear
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Pakistan's Ahmadiyya Problem
Fri 14 Sep 2018
A controversial appointment that shed light on Pakistan's Amaddiyya community.
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The Bengali Kitchen Divide
Fri 7 Sep 2018
Poppy seeds and sugar, or chilli and dried fish: Bengal’s kitchen divide
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Lost Stories from Uzbekistan
Fri 31 Aug 2018
How a chance encounter brought BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo a great story
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Kerala: Reporting the Floods
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Burst dams, landslides, rooftop rescues, and king pythons: stories from Kerala
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Under Fire in South Ossetia
Fri 10 Aug 2018
A Georgian journalist remembers his first experience of conflict reporting
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Voices Across a Divide
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Families split, and America divided: different views of the migrant debate
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Pakistan's Election Hotseat
Fri 20 Jul 2018
Women bikers, cardboard cutouts and a yellow seat of power: BBC Urdu tests opinions.
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Thai cave rescue: behind the scenes
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Meet the volunteers who helped the Thai cave rescue operation
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Nigeria: herders and farmers in crisis
Fri 6 Jul 2018
How did historical tensions between farmers and nomadic herders grow into a crisis?
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Ethiopia & Eritrea: Peace?
Fri 29 Jun 2018
Smiles and handshakes after 20 years: can Ethiopia and Eritrea move on from Badme?
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Afghanistan: A Moment of Peace
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Reporting the ceasefire which brought Afghans from all sides together
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Angry and Divided: Nicaragua in Crisis
Fri 8 Jun 2018
"Shock groups", improvised weapons, and scores dead: a country tearing itself apart
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Throwing Off The Veil in Iran
Fri 1 Jun 2018
How a selfie started a mass movement to allow women more freedom in Iran
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A Tale of Two Flowers in Afghanistan
Fri 25 May 2018
Roses and opium poppies in Afghan life and culture
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Shot At and Besieged: Quetta's Targeted Community
Fri 18 May 2018
Taking a look at the persecuted Hazara community of Pakistan
