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Wed, Dec 28 2011
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The Changing World: How My Country Speaks - Russia
Internationally renowned poet Irina Ratushinskaya was incarcerated for 12 years in a labor camp for writing anti-Soviet verse. She continues to write, and is active in the human rights movement. She speaks with other poets and examines the impact poetry has in Russia today.
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Wed, Dec 28 2011
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The Changing World: How My Country Speaks - South Africa
Poetry has long been an intrinsic part of South African culture. Lebo Mashile is a young, forward-looking poet from South Africa, who writes performance poetry in an effort to reach an audience that may not be able to read or cannot afford to buy her books. She writes takes us on a tour of her nation's current poetic landscape.
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Wed, Dec 21 2011
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The Changing World: The Bosphurus, Part 2
The BBC's Edward Stourton looks at how tolerance for the diversity of residents along the Bosphorus has been changing.
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Wed, Dec 21 2011
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The Changing World: The Bosphurus, Part 3
The BBC's Edward Stourton looks at the Turkish dilemma: having a foot in both Europe and Asia.
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Wed, Dec 21 2011
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The Changing World: The Bosphorus, Part 1
The river running through Istanbul, the Bosphorus, marks a boundary between Europe and Asia, and has been the site of many battles. The BBC's Edward Stourton reports on why the Bosphorus has been a flashpoint between cultures for centuries.
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Wed, Dec 14 2011
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The Changing World: Out in the World, Part 1
In this BBC documentary, Richard Coles goes to Egypt to view what may be the oldest monument to a gay couple. He also speaks with academics and activists about how different societies view same sex relationships today.
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Wed, Dec 14 2011
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The Changing World: Out in the World, Part 2
In the 1980's, Richard Coles was an openly gay chart-topping pop icon in the group, The Communards. Today, he is the Reverend Coles, an ordained Anglican minister serving at a church in England. Coles is also a broadcaster on the BBC. In this documentary, Cole looks at the reluctance by some societies to equate gay rights with human rights.
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Wed, Dec 7 2011
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The Changing World: Steve Jobs, Part 1
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was more than just a businessman. He brought us the Mac and I-Tunes (and a whole lot more), and has been praised globally for his innovation and creativity. But Steve Jobs also had his share of critics. The BBC's Mark Gregory reports.
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Wed, Dec 7 2011
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The Changing World: Steve Jobs, Part 2
When Steve Jobs passed away on October 5th, he left countless fans of the technology he innovated. He also left critics, who denounced his ruthless style of leadership. BBC Technology Correspondent Mark Gregory now continues his profile of the iconic leader behind Apple.
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Wed, Nov 30 2011
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The Changing World: Musical Migrants, Part 2
Yusuf Mahmoud has gone from delivering milk in the U-K to transforming the music scene in Tanzania. He shares the story of how he became a music promoter and festival organizer in East Africa in this documentary produced for the BBC World Service.
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Wed, Nov 30 2011
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The Changing World: Musical Migrants, Part 1
Baritone Pedro Carrillo is from Venezuela. His love for Italian opera dates back to his childhood. He made the difficult decision to leave the country he loved after politics intervened and he was blacklisted in Venezuela. He describes why, for him, being a musical migrant changed his life for the better.
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Wed, Nov 23 2011
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The Changing World: Wandering Souls, Part 2
The bodies of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers are still missing, decades after the end of the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese believe these soldiers have become angry ghosts, who'll never find peace. Cathy Fitzgerald travels with a group of Vietnam Vets who are trying to help.
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Wed, Nov 23 2011
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The Changing World: Wandering Souls, Part 1
Vietnamese culture emphasizes the importance of a good death. But many of the million-plus Vietnamese who were killed during the Vietnam War were not given traditional burial rites. Cathy Fitzgerald looks at how the war dead continue to reverberate through Vietnam's spiritual realm.
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Wed, Nov 16 2011
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The Changing World: The Dark Side of Diplomacy, Part 2
Diplomats are often caught in the middle of international disputes. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Lyse Doucet explores the recent history of negotiation with groups, regimes, or individuals who are shunned by the international community. In this portion, she investigates the role of U.S. envoys.
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Wed, Nov 16 2011
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The Changing World: The Dark Side of Diplomacy, Part 1
The BBC's Lyse Doucet has spent much of her career reporting from locations where mediation can be a matter of life or death. In this documentary, she shines a light on the dark side of diplomacy, and explores how deals are made.
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Wed, Nov 9 2011
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The Changing World: The British Establishment, Who For? Part 2
British society can be very hierarchical. Money is part of the equation. But there is also a social aspect that leads to political power. In this BBC documentary, Michael Goldfarb investigates how a few elite schools in Britain nurture the British Establishment.
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Wed, Nov 9 2011
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The Changing World: The British Establishment, Who For? Part 1
In Britain, a narrow elite, drawn from the least diverse backgrounds, make the rules, and define what is and is not permissible among the nation's leaders. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Michael Goldfarb, Senior Correspondent of Globalpost.com, looks at the role of the British Establishment in today's Britain.
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Tue, Nov 1 2011
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The Changing World: God in China - Islam
Religion was viewed as poison by the founder of Communist China, Mao Zedong. But the Communist Party has shifted, and China now has five official religions. In this BBC documentary, Tim Gardam looks at how Chinese Muslims are adapting Islam to China's ways.
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Tue, Nov 1 2011
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The Changing World: God in China - Christianity
China will soon become the largest Christian nation on earth. For this BBC documentary, Tim Hardam, the Principal of Saint Anne's College in Oxford, England, explores why Christianity is spreading so quickly in China.
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Tue, Nov 1 2011
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The Changing World: God in China - Taoism
Tim Gardam explores the resurgence of Taoism and China's folk religions.
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Wed, Oct 26 2011
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The Changing World: Building on Sand - Abu Dhabi
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey heads to Abu Dhabi and Qatar, as he questions ambitious building programs in the
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Wed, Oct 26 2011
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The Changing World: Building on Sand - Dubai
The architecture in Dubai can only be described as breathtaking, but is all that glass efficient for desert structures? Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey looks at whether Dubai has a sustainable policy for building in one of the harshest environments on earth.
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Wed, Oct 19 2011
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The Changing World: The History of Population Control, Part 1
The world's population is about to hit seven billion. Historian Matthew Connelly looks at recent efforts to reduce birth rates, and at the mistakes that were made.
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Wed, Oct 19 2011
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The Changing World: The History of Population Control, Part 2
In some countries, population control measures turned drastic. Matthew Connelly looks at the Indian emergency of the mid-1970's, during which millions were sterilized in the name of progress.
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Wed, Oct 19 2011
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The Changing World: The History of Population Control, Extra
Listen to Matthew Connelly's report on the price that is still being paid for the failures of population control.
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Wed, Oct 12 2011
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The Changing World: Being Muslim in the United States
Iranian-born reporter Karen Zarindast travels from coast to coast in the U.S. She meets people who have chosen to follow Islam, and talks about how life for Muslims in the U.S. has changed since 9/11.
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Wed, Oct 12 2011
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The Changing World: Women Convert to Islam in Britain
Many Westerners view Islam as a religion that subjugates women. Many Muslim women see it differently. In Britain nearly two-thirds of those who converted to Islam during the last decade are women. Miriam O'Reilly meets three white women who have chosen to embrace Islam for different reasons - and are having different experiences of being a Muslim.
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Wed, Oct 5 2011
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The Changing World: The Future of Amnesty International, Part 2
Among those calling attention to human rights abuses, few have been more vocal than Amnesty International. Amnesty has cast a wide net in exposing and trying to correct what it sees as human rights abuses throughout the world. Some say s that net has been cast too wide. Matthew Bannister explores the debate over Amnesty's future.
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Wed, Oct 5 2011
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The Changing World: The Future of Amnesty International, Part 1
In 1961, two Portuguese students were imprisoned for raising a toast to freedom. That sparked the first action by what became Amnesty International. Matthew Bannister opens the archives on Amnesty, and explores whether the organization is up to the challenges of the 21st century.
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Wed, Sep 28 2011
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The Changing World: Iconic Geometry: The Triangle
Structural engineer and designer Cecil Balmond reports from Egypt, site of the Great Pyramid, as he explores the power of the triangle.
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