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The bread line
From Ukraine field to Lebanon bakery we follow the 'bread line鈥
Father figures
Father figures of black men killed by the police share their stories
Who is Xi Jinping?
How China鈥檚 Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country
US Indigenous Peoples' Day On The World Service
Iona Hampson and Peter Goffin look at Indigenous and tribal peoples around the world.
Women's rights in Iran
What do the protests over Mahsa Amini's death reveal about life for Iranian women?
Ojousan power
Young women of Japan are starting a gender revolution. Akiko Toya finds out how
The scramble for rare earths, part 1
How China has managed to dominate the mining and refining of rare earth metals
Out of the shadows
What is behind the covert war between Iran and Israel?
Recaptive number 11,407
Poet Raymond Antrobus traces the lost story of a deaf man freed from slavery
The scramble for rare earths, part 2
Is Russia's interest in Ukraine motivated by the huge mineral deposits found there?
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Justin Rowlatt puts your questions to the UN Secretary General
The bleak reality behind the red light district
Stories of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Amsterdam's red light district
The crime that only women commit
Why are women penalised for ageing?
Frank Johnson, Joe Thompson and the fiddle in North Carolina
Rhiannon Giddens uncovers the history of African American roots music
The weather changers
What is weather modification, does it really work and if so, is it problem free?
Arnold Shultz and bluegrass in Kentucky
The black fiddler and guitarist Arnold Shultz and his influence on bluegrass music
The real lives of Doha's housewives
Qatar has plans to level the gender playing field, but how is that working out for women?
Colombia's life-saving pop song
How a message hidden inside a pop song saved the lives of soldiers in captivity
DeFord Bailey and country music in Nashville
The story of African-American 鈥楬armonica Wizard鈥 DeFord Bailey and country music
The health wagon
On the road with the oldest mobile clinic in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia
Qatar and the fall of Fifa
Alex Capstick investigates the controversial bidding process for the Qatar World Cup
Which country should I play for?
How mixed heritage players decide which country to represent in international football
The reluctant millionaires
Abigail Disney meets an unusual group of millionaires who are demanding to pay more tax
Tribal justice
The legal battle that could transform life for Native Americans in the US
India: Our trains, electric
India aims to have electrified the entirety of its rail network by the end of 2023
Living in space
Human beings will soon be living in space - but who will go and what will it be like?
Asylums of Japan: Makiko's story
What is being done to change Japanese attitudes toward mental health?
First contact
Farrah Jarral on preparing for first contact with extra-terrestrials
The World Service is 90
Calling the world since 1932. Meet the journalists and hear the treasured archive
Sweden's green power struggle
The indigenous Sami people who say carbon-cutting technology is harming their way of life
Nelson Mandela: A legacy in music
Joan Armatrading gives an account of Mandela's life as a lover and an inspirer of music