From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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Inside your shell: in St. Helena and Italy
St Helena's prestigious tortoise; trying a codpiece on for size in Florence
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Iraq and Afghanistan
Rising sectarian tension in Iraq; what can history teach us about invading Afghanistan?
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Bearing Witness on the Middle East
Journalists on trial in Cairo; the war graves shedding light on today's Middle East
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Rekindling Afghan Education, and Fighting Australia's Bushfires
The inspirational Kabul headmaster won't back down; could Aboriginal methods fight fires?
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Making their mark: the individuals behind the headlines
Stories of the people making their mark on the world around them
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Nicknames in Somalia
Baldy, One Leg or Big Bottom, what Somali nickname would you choose?
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USA and Central Asia
Horse-drawn buggies in Amish country and an epic train journey from Volgograd to Ashgabat
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Egypt and Venezuela: Revolutionary Roads
Protest, power and populism on the streets of Cairo and Caracas
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Lebanon and the UK
A migrant, Beirut video shop owner and a London pub landlady are proud of their business
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Catalonia and Somalia
Catalan opinions on independence; a visit to a Somali psychiatric hospital
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Weekend Edition 1 March 2014: Home Comforts
Stories of domestic dramas and the stuff of everyday life from around the world
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Ukraine and Mexico
What Ukraine's Russians fear from Maidan; Mexico captures its most wanted drug lord
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Italy and Canada
Interviewing a convicted murderer; A student's journey from Kandahar to Canada.
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Syria and Ethiopia
Two sides of the Syrian prison system; the urban hyenas of Addis Ababa.
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Iraq and Kazakhstan
The other Saddam Husseins of Iraq; Image consciousness in Kazakhstan
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Challenging preconceptions of the Middle East, in Lebanon and Gaza
Hezbollah's heartland in Beirut; journalists in Gaza with more to discuss than politics
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Africa
Reports from the Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Djibouti and Madagascar
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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe at 90
Looking back on 34 years in power as Robert Mugabe turns 90.
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Central African Republic and Japan
Sectarian tensions rising in Bangui; Sino-Japanese attitudes to past conflict
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England and Malaysia
UK floods threaten homes, and attitudes towards bodily functions in Malaysia
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From Bosnia to Bollywood
Protesters in Sarajevo; on the set of a Bollywood blockbuster
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US and Zanzibar
Looking for signs of recovery in Maryland; Zanzibar's answer to soviet-era social housing
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How Violence Shapes Society
From Sri Lanka, to Northern Ireland and war-torn Syria how has violence shaped societies?
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Economy: Spain and the US
The familial safety net in recession-hit Barcelona; and is anything still made in the US?
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USA and Kenya
School shooting drills in New York; a penitent poacher in Kenya
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Sri Lanka and China
Death of Sri Lanka journalist Mel Gunasekera; how different is Confucianism from Judaism?
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Northern Ireland
How much has really changed in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement?
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Spain and Denmark
Faltering popularity for the Spanish Royal Family; Robot hoovers in Denmark.
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The Correspondents' Animal Menagerie
From slavery in the Thai fishing industry to a camel beauty contest in Abu Dhabi
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Camels and Culture
Good cheekbones are key to winning a camel beauty contest