Obesity crisis In Thai temples

Why are Buddhist monks in Thailand more obese than the population at large?

• 28 mins

The five-day election

Voters talk about waiting for results of the unusually protracted US presidential election

• 28 mins

Martinique: The poisoning of paradise

The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Mental and physical toll

Three women in Latin America talk about how coronavirus has affected their societies

• 24 mins

100 Women: The mushroom woman

How Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers

• 27 mins

Don't Log Off: Resilience

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

• 27 mins

The Mapuche – fighting for their right to heal

The Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Festive celebrations

Conversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza

• 23 mins

100 Women: Women in power

Mary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power

• 49 mins

Belarus across the barricades - part one

Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus

• 27 mins

BBC correspondents' look ahead

As the year draws to a close, correspondents muse on the upcoming global events of 2021

• 50 mins

Don't Log Off: Searching for hope

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

• 27 mins

The state of the planet

The UN Secretary General joins Lucy Hockings and activists from around the world

• 53 mins

Me and my trolls

One victim’s quest to discover why complete strangers tormented her on social media

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Vaccine approved

Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality?

• 24 mins

Back down to Earth

Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel?

• 50 mins

Belarus across the barricades - part two

Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus

• 27 mins

Don't log off: Grounded

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

• 27 mins

Syria's soldiers of fortune

The young Syrians who find themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh

• 27 mins

Coronavirus: Vaccines, frustrations and hope

Two Kenyan doctors explain why they’re prepared to strike over their working conditions

• 24 mins

Don't Log Off: Opportunity

Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic

• 27 mins

Darfur: A precarious peace

As UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Spikes and Santas

Conversations about Christmas during a pandemic

• 24 mins

Warrior elephant guardians

Former Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya

• 27 mins

The Digital Human: Messiah

Why do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?

• 27 mins

Shipwreck

Searching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck

• 27 mins

Coronavirus: Surviving the pandemic

We return to some of the people we've featured to hear how their lives have changed

• 24 mins

Revolution of the senses

Has Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?

• 50 mins

The Hindu bard

In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize

• 35 mins

The Digital Human: Subservience

Does how we treat our subservient robots affect how we treat one another?

• 27 mins

Searching for Wisdom in Lagos

How one young man went missing after Nigerian troops opened fire at a protest

• 26 mins

Breakthrough: The race for the Covid vaccine

Dr Kevin Fong talks to the people who have created a coronavirus vaccine in record time

• 50 mins

Coronavirus: Forgotten voices

Nuala McGovern catches up with people she spoke to earlier in the year

• 24 mins

Donald Trump: The man

The businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States

• 26 mins

Donald Trump: The political record

The impact of the Trump presidency on US policy convention and political discourse

• 26 mins

The Digital Human: Ghoul

Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why

• 27 mins

Libya's Brothers from Hell

How seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Intensive care

We hear from ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa

• 23 mins

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Mark Coles presents a profile of Kamala Harris, vice president-elect

• 27 mins

The digital human: Sacred

Aleks Krotoski explores how the digital world influences the way we live

• 26 mins

Social influencers and the perfect body

How online influencers get paid to promote cosmetic surgery

• 26 mins

Coronavirus: Young widows

Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19

• 23 mins

My viral video and me

Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars

• 50 mins