From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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A little-known insurgency in Thailand, plus the price of limes in a rich Australia
An unheralded rebellion in Thailand, plus unintended consequences of wealth in Australia.
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Uganda’s rising prices and anger at immigration in Singapore
Dispatches on rising inflation in Uganda and anger over newcomers in Singapore.
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Planes, trains and horse-drawn carts
The pick of recent personal stories and dispatches from correspondents around the world.
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Nepotism in Italy and France’s rugby shrine
Stories on nepotism in Italian universities and a church in France devoted to rugby.
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Preventing a deadly disease and a vegetarian visits a slaughterhouse
Efforts to prevent sickle-cell disease and a visit to a Romanian slaughterhouse.
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Dominic Brunt, Graham Gouldman and the Computer Clinic
Bernie chats to Dominic Brunt about his new film, Before Dawn.
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The baton wavers of Japan and a return to Kenya
Stories on the strange jobs that prop up Japan’s economy and a reporter returns to Kenya.
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America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home
Joining US forces in the Philippines plus the story of a poignant reunion in New York
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Stories of railways in Switzerland and Nigeria
From Swiss trains that run like clockwork, to Nigerian trains on a more leisurely pace
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The life and death of a Syrian rebel, a trip through Bangladesh, and more
Stories on a rebel in Syria, a trip through Bangladesh’s richest region, and more.
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Bread in Aleppo and tunnelling through the mountains in Italy
Winning over the people with food in Syria, while Italian protesters object to a tunnel.
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Tunis losing the Paris feel while women swap lipsticks for knives in India
Is the shine coming off Tunisia's revolution? Plus the party arming women in India.
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Murder in Corsica and home-made rockets in Syria
Crime isn't putting off the tourists in Corsica; while the death toll rises in Syria.
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A Romanian palace and a fear of flying
The building with the biggest carpet in Europe; and a reporter's crippling fear of flying
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A French bistro and the British pub
How microbreweries run by women is a new trend breathing life into Britain's pubs
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Digging up beer in Mali; and staging Shakespeare in Hungary
Stories about Mali, Hungary, Lebanon and more.
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Covering Mali, and an Afghan governor takes aim
Stories on an Afghan governor who’s a crack shot, and journalists descend on Timbuktu.
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Guns in America and the battle to save Kenyan rhinos
Why Americans are so divided over guns and the fight to save rare rhinos in Kenya
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Dark clouds in Mali and wandering through Bangladesh
Stories about divisions in Mali and a trip through one of Bangladesh’s richest regions.
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A change of heart in Lebanon
Darius Bazagan reports on a militia leader’s change of heart in Lebanon.
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South African bling and American stardust
Meet the extravagant subculture scandalising South Africa and tour Harlem's Apollo Theater
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Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love
Stories about Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and Frenchmen learning the art of love.
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Egypt's democracy deficit; culture wars in Hungary
Why are Egyptians still protesting against an elected government? Aleem Maqbool listens in
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Iran and Sweden
What working for the BBC means for an Iranian; why Swedes know so much about each other
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Brazil's shrinking Amazon forest + scrum at 35,000 feet
Logging still despoiling the rainforest in Uruara; deft diplomacy on a flight to Tel Aviv
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Israel and Romania
What do the results of the Israeli elections mean for Benjamin Netanyahu's party?
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Chinese pollution, and seduction in France
Stories on pollution in China and a seduction coach for French men.
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Syria, Georgia, Italy, Sweden, Australia and Lithuania
From wombats in Australia to a prisoner release in Georgia, Pascale Harter presents.
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Elections in Italy and crime in Georgia
Stories on the personalities running for office in Italy, and fear of crime in Georgia.
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Chaos in Pakistan and Burns Night in Jamaica
Dispatches on the uncertain security situation in Pakistan and on Burns Night in Jamaica.