From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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Uruguay and Laos: Children at work
Montevideo's underage rubbish collectors; lessons in life (and English) in Luang Prabang
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Iraq and United Arab Emirates
The bravery of Baghdad's ordinary heroes; a decadent disco in Dubai
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Bulgaria and China - back to the future?
Protesters drive their point home in Sofia; Maoism lives on in one Henan commune
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United States of America
The Gettysburg Address, JFK's murder and the present, and American football's troubles
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Weekend Edition: Cultural Heritage
Stories of tradition and change from Vietnam, Norway, India, Denmark, Nigeria and Jersey
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Balkan Gangsters
Tracking down jewellery thieves Mike, Leyla and Novak from The Pink Panther gang
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Jerusalem and Sweden
Why nothing is quite as it seems in Jerusalem, and living on a tiny island in Sweden.
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Moldova and Jersey Island
Moldovans torn between the EU and Russia, and an old delicacy from the island of Jersey
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Sri Lanka and Atlanta, USA
Human rights debates in Sri Lanka, and a stirring religious service in Atlanta, Georgia
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Iran and Nigeria
Iran's diplomatic charm offensive in nuclear negotiations; loving the Lagos arts scene
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Money Money Money
Tales of austerity, hard work and hope from India, Germany, Ireland, Comoros and Senegal
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A World Swept Away
A hoard of art looted by the Nazis prompts David Mazower to reflect on war and loss
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Our Animal Instincts
When humans and elephants compete in Malaysia; is killing your own chicken more ethical?
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Syria and Iraq: Wars Present and Past
Denial about the conflict in Damascus; Erbil debates how WWI shaped the Kurds' future
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India and Ireland
A novice gets tied in knots at Delhi's "sari school"; a garrulous train journey to Dublin
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Sri Lanka's lasting agony
The Sri Lankan Tamils who say they’ve been abducted, tortured and raped by state forces
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Women of the World - United!
Stories of female power from Pakistan, Russia, Germany, Greece, Germany and Morocco
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Mali and Syria
Why two French journalists died near Kidal, and the risky bus ride from Amman to Damascus
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Oceans Pacific and Atlantic
Strategic exploitation of the seas from Tonga and Kiribati to Castlebearehaven in Ireland
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Egypt and Tunisia
The Muslim Brotherhood leaders now on trial; the dubious Libyans hiding out in Hammamet
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Sudan, Spain and Morocco
How violence spread from Sudan's periphery to Khartoum; stories of Melilla's "mule women"
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Israel's New Walls - and Russia's New Warmth
Israel's separation barrier brings memories of Berlin's Wall; smiles for Moscow visitors
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Going to work
From electricians in Nigeria, to pastry-makers in Rome - and journalists past and present
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The Comoros and Greenland
Why some Comorians risk it all to reach Mayotte; an evening's binge drinking in Tassiliq
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Greece, China and Fiji
How some Greeks are uniting to earn more from tourism; what reporting with a baby is like
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Sri Lanka and Italy
Print journalism still going strong in Jaffna; traditional artisans emptying out of Rome
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Tapped Phones and Stopped Clocks
The unwelcome resonance of alleged NSA bugging in Germany; the "Palestinian time" zone
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Australia and Vietnam
Australia's bush fires and climate change row and the hopes of Vietnam's young generation
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Weekend Edition 26 Oct 2013: Building Blocks of History
Stories of construction, commerce, archaeology and identity from around the world
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Nigeria and Senegal
Making the lights go back on in Lagos, and struggling to pay for an Eid sheep in Senegal