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The Last Long Journey of the Herero
The African genocide that fed a gruesome trade in human body parts
Everyday Americans 1: The Opioid ‘Demon’
Exploring the real-time impact of the US opioid epidemic in Louisville, Kentucky
Everyday Americans 3: Opioids and the Next Generation
Babies addicted to opioids and the school kids caught up in the US addiction crisis
Everyday Americans 2: Law and Order and Opioids
How the police and courts deal with the opioid epidemic in one city—Louisville, Kentucky.
The Eternal Life of the Instant Noodle
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Nigerian patients held in hospital because they can’t pay their medical bills.
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The Surrogates Club
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Radio La Colifata
Radio La Colifata confronts prejudices by broadcasting from a psychiatric hospital
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India's battle with online porn
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When you tire of tech
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Stories on the Rocks
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China's Hidden Camps
The BBC gains rare access to a region of China where Muslims are being held without trial
Congo: A River Journey
A sound-rich immersive journey along the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Spy Ship: The Capture of the USS Pueblo
The story of the US servicemen captured and imprisoned 50 years ago by North Korea
DNA, Me and the Family Tree
How home DNA testing kits are revealing more than some people bargained for.
Carols of the Times
Composer Bob Chilcott explores the history of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Christmas with Melania
A profile of US First Lady Melania Trump
Armenia: Return to a Town that Died
Two British firefighters revisit the scene of Armenia's devastating earthquake in 1988.
Childish Gambino: This is 2018
How and why Childish Gambino’s This is America video echoed around the world in 2018
New York's Flower Market: Things my Father Loved
What does it take to make a living in the New York flower market?
The Brazilian Footballer Who Never Was
How one boy’s dream was cut short by the beautiful game’s ugly prejudice in Brazil.
From the Ground Up
The Central African Republic and its struggle to develop after years of conflict
Cuban Voices
Ordinary Cubans reveal what their lives have really been like under Castro’s socialism
