From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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The Pope and the Ayatollah
The Papal visit to Iraq and a meeting with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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Remembering Fukushima
Ten years on from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a visit to Fukushima's nuclear zone
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Brazil's Long Battle Against Covid
We reflect on the last year as Brazil suffered its deadliest week of the pandemic.
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Crises in the Caucasus
Spring brings more political instability in Georgia and Armenia
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New York
New York is reopening but our correspondent reflects on how it can fully return to life.
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Afghanistan at a Crossroads
Afghanistan's president sounds a note of optimism despite a surge in violence.
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Zuma's Moment of Reckoning
Jacob Zuma is evading a corruption inquiry, but how much longer can he continue to do so?
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A Tribal Gathering in Yemen
Tribesmen in Yemen's Shabwa province talk about their experiences of the conflict.
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Israel's Vaccine Rollout
Netanyahu hopes for a boost in support from the vaccine programme ahead of elections.
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Egypt After The Revolution
Ten years after the revolution, Egypt remains in thrall to the army.
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The Lady and the Generals
Reflections on Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership after another military coup in Myanmar.
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Lebanon's Lockdown
The country faces economic collapse amid tighter restrictions.
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Brazil's Steady Stream of Grief
Manaus buries its dead as a brutal second wave rages through the Amazonian city.
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India’s Farmers Protest
Farmers clash with police over planned agricultural reforms.
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Wuhan - one year on
A visit to Wuhan’s wet food market.
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Ireland's Shame
A story of discrimination and abuse: Ireland’s mother and baby homes.
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President Trump's Legacy
The leadership style that led to the dramatic events at Capitol Hill.
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Key moments of 2020 reported by our correspondents
Key moments of 2020 and thought provoking dispatches by our correspondents.
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The true state of the pandemic in Turkey
Stories on Covid-19 in Turkey, from Sudan's Darfur, Bethlehem, and 2020 seen from the US.
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American presidents and the Middle East
Stories from the Middle East, Thailand, Calabria, Germany and the Galapagos islands.
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Stamping out dissent in Hong Kong
Stories from Hong Kong, Belarus, Chile, Australia and on Covid-19's impact on concerts.
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Facing defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh
Stories on Armenian losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, and from Peru, Pakistan, Canada, France.
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United States: Presidential transitions
Stories on the US presidential transition and from Brazil, Russia, France and Madagascar.
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Diwali in India during the pandemic
Stories about Diwali in India, from Azerbaijan, Martinique, the Netherlands and Canada.
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US election: Georgia, the new swing state?
Stories from the US state of Georgia, Indonesian Papua, Venice and Crete.
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The Murder of Afghanistan's Dreams
Stories on the attack in Afghanistan and from Vienna, Sicily, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa
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Investigating Nigeria's protest shootings
Stories on Nigeria's fatal protest shootings and from China, America, Turkey and Malta.
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An unprecedented US election
Stories on a US election in a pandemic year, and from Nigeria, Poland and Germany.
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Voting Early in the US Elections
Stories on the US elections, Lebanon, Chile, and from Seychelles and on travelling.
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Tensions in rural South Africa
Stories on racial tensions in rural South Africa, and from Paraguay, Tuscany and France.