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TCW: France Versus the World, Part Two, Part I French farmers generally benefit from popular support and are imbued with special status as custodians of the countryside. But in this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Lucy Ash investigates how French agriculture and the French countryside are changing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Feeding the World, Part Two The BBC’s Mark Doyle looks at another new challenge, the advent of biofuels such as ethanol. Most of this supposedly "green" fuel is made from crops that would otherwise go towards feeding people or livestock. Some experts are anticipating a major supply crunch as the oil companies start to compete for agricultural land. This could cause global prices of grains to spiral, and leave many food-importing regions like North Africa and the Middle East suddenly struggling for their staples. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Feeding the World, Part One This BBC World Service series investigates the growing but often under-reported challenges facing the world's food supply. Global warming, soil erosion and a world population that is set to grow by a further two and half billion in the next 30 years are just some of the pressures that could undermine the current state of relative abundance. The BBC's World Affairs correspondent Mark Doyle begins by charting the recent history of food production. The so-called "Green Revolution" of the 1960 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Feeding the World, Part Three Listen to Mark Doyle’s investigation on the way we eat food and its effect on the global food supply. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Rice Bowl Tales, Part One Rice Bowl Tales is a series of program that explore the importance of rice to Asian economies, and how the crop contributes to a sense of national identity. The series is a co-production between the BBC World Service and ABC Radio National in Australia. In this program our reporter Tony Barrell is in China, the world's largest rice producer. Tony talks to farmers, scientists and rice enthusiasts about what rice means to them. As the research scientists explain, China's new priorities are cl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Rice Bowl Tales, Part Two Tony Barrell reports from Japan, where rice is at the centre of an ongoing struggle about national identity, religion, cure, environmental survival and money-politics. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: The New Rules of the Game - The New Rules - Part Two Who really makes the new rules of the game? Will it be the United Nations, or powerful countries? The BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, looks at international justice and security issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Basra Diary - Winter - Part Two In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, the BBC’s Stephen Grey is privy to the inner workings of British troops in Iraq. In this half-hour, he tracks them through the election period, and into the beginning of 2006.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Dirty Money - Russia and the US - Part One In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Michael Buchanan travels to Russia and the United States. He defines what money laundering is, and shows how it’s done. Along the way, he meets a former lawyer who used to launder money for drug dealers. Buchanan also tries his hand at a bit of "money laundering" himself. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Dirty Money - Terrorism - Part Two Money laundering played a huge role in the September 11th attacks on New York and Washington, DC. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Michael Buchanan investigates how terrorists move their funds around the world. He also asks what authorities can do to stop them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Fueling the Future - Part Two Water, sun, and fire: they fueled our past, can they fuel our future? In this segment of The Changing World, the BBC’s Environment Correspondent, Richard Black, examines whether some of mankind’s oldest sources of power can be adapted to fill the energy gap. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Fueling the Future - Part Two, extended In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we explore the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. We also look at new designs for nuclear fission reactors such as the pebble bed reactor, and probe the safety of nuclear power in the future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Fueling the Future - Part One It took tens of millions of years to accumulate the coal and oil that we use now. The BBC's environment correspondent Richard Black gives an audit of the sources of energy we currently have. And he explores the extent to which these sources can fuel the future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Fueling the Future - Part One, extended Can hydrogen be the fuel the world runs on when we’ve exhausted our supply of oil? In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Richard Black visits laboratories in the U.S. and Europe where the complex issues of making hydrogen, storing, and distributing it are being tackled. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: The New Rules of the Game - Working Together - Part One In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we probe the relationship between technology and globalization. The BBC’s Jonathan Marcus helps define various theories of globalization, and fills us in on exactly what it is – and what it means to us on a down-to-earth, day to day level. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Science of Aggression - Part One The BBC’s Dr. Raj Persaud investigates the root causes of aggression. Is it nature, or is it nurture? Does the behavior of chimpanzees mirror our own aggressive tendencies? In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, a psychiatrist puts on the boxing gloves to delve into the Science of Aggression. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Science of Aggression - Part Two The BBC’s Dr. Raj Persaud investigates the root causes of aggression. Is it nature, or is it nurture? Does the behavior of chimpanzees mirror our own aggressive tendencies? Research shows that men are more likely than woman to commit violent acts. In this program, Dr. Raj Persaud delves into the controversial link between testosterone and aggression. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Secret Wars - Part One The head of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center told Congress that after 9/11 the "gloves came off". The BBC’s Security Correspondent probes the tactics adopted by the CIA in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and asks whether they’ve made the U.S. any safer. On September 12, 2001, CIA Director George Tenet held a staff briefing in the agency’s auditorium. With everyone still reeling from the terrorist attacks of the previous day, he announced the CIA’s new mission: to defeat a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Secret Wars - Part Two The head of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center told Congress that after 9/11 the "gloves came off". The BBC’s Security Correspondent probes the tactics adopted by the CIA in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and asks whether they’ve made the U.S. any safer. The BBC’s Security Correspondent travels to Italy to investigate the kidnapping of an Islamic cleric in Milan by 22 CIA officers. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Gordon Corera looks at the ties betw ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: All In A Day's Work - Part Three In All In A Day’s Work, we peer into the lives of people going about their business. In each half-hour, we compare and contrast the experiences of three people in three different countries doing the same job. Sophia is based in Ghana. Abdul tries terrorists in Afghanistan. Bernard is an African American circuit judge in the USA. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we listen to the stories of these three judges. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: All In A Day's Work - Part Four In All In A Day’s Work, we peer into the lives of people going about their business. In each half-hour, we compare and contrast the experiences of three people in three different countries doing the same job. We go to Ireland, Iran, and Australia to listen to the candid thoughts of three clerics. Ayatollah Mahdi goes climbing, jogging and swimming. Graham trained as a concert pianist. Andrew finds that people in the supermarket peer into his shopping basket to see what he has bought. This s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Europe's Angry Young Muslims - Part Two Roger Hardy reports from the Netherlands, a nation known for its tolerance. That tolerance was shaken last year by the killing of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh by a young Dutch citizen of Moroccan origin. Hardy probes the fallout in the Netherlands' Muslim community from this murder. He also examines how some Muslim youth in the Netherlands successfully integrate secular elements into their Islamic lifestyles. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Europe's Angry Young Muslims - Part Three In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service and now only available on-line, Roger Hardy goes to Milan. Roger Hardy reports from Milan, home to one of Europe's newest Muslim communities. It has acquired a reputation as a "hub" of Islamic radicalism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: All In A Day's Work - Part One Work is a fact of life. But the nature of work changes from culture to culture. In these unique documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we listen as people with the same jobs around the world speak candidly about their lives, and about the unique challenges and rewards of their occupations. The lives of domestic servants vary greatly around the world. In this gripping sound portrait produced by the BBC’s Andrea Kennedy, we go behind the scenes in kitchens and parlors in India, Sou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: All In A Day's Work - Part Two Work is a fact of life. But the nature of work changes from culture to culture. In these unique documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we listen as people with the same jobs around the world speak candidly about their lives, and about the unique challenges and rewards of their occupations. Being a soldier is more than an occupation; it’s a way of life. In this half-hour, soldiers from Canada, Russia, and Israel open a window on the realities of being a soldier. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Sell, Sell, Sell - Part One We're all consumers of something, no matter where we live. From local markets to global brands, shopping is a way of life. But what impacts our buying decisions? We explore the science of shopping in this three-part BBC World Service Series. Why do we buy what we buy? How have shopping habits developed over the years? The BBC’s Pamela Rutherford examines the birth of the consumer culture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Sell, Sell, Sell - Part Two Brand loyalty goes a long way toward explaining our buying decisions, from a family who always buys the same make of cars, to a teenager who wants the same brand of sneakers that all the other kids wear. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we explore the power of the brand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Sell, Sell, Sell - Part Three What happens when consumer meets brain scanner? We examine the future of advertising, and the new science of neuromarketing, in the final part of "Sell, Sell, Sell." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Europe's Angry Young Muslims - Part One The London bombings, the Paris riots, and the cartoon controversy: these incidents all point to an increasingly wide gulf between some young Muslims in Europe, and the secular societies in which they live. In this three-part BBC World Service series, Roger Hardy goes in search of the roots of Muslim alienation in Europe. The BBC's Roger Hardy begins his series in Leeds, home to three of the London bombers, and then moves to the Paris suburbs. He finds that young Muslims in both places share ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: A New Axis of Power - Part Two Relations between the U.S. and some Latin American countries are fraying. Venezuela, in particular, is raising Washington’s ire because of its links with Cuba and Iran. But Venezuela is one of the world’s top oil producers, and half of its output goes to the U.S. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Emilio San Pedro investigates the rocky balance of power in U.S.-Latin American relations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: After Castro - Part One Cuba's Fidel Castro is nearing his 80th birthday. As Cuba’s architect for the past 47 years, many are wondering what changes will occur when Castro is no longer in power. Nick Caistor travels to Cuba and to Miami to hear what Cubans think will happen, "After Castro." To his supporters, Fidel Castro is the Cuban Revolution. They see him as the inspiration behind all of Cuba’s achievements, from free education and health services to the island's success at baseball. But they are increasingly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: After Castro - Part Two About two million Cubans now live in the United States. Many of them are in Florida, and they’re keeping a watchful eye on a possible change in power in Cuba. Some are making business plans, and hope to invest on the island once it has opened its markets to their products. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Nick Caistor reports from Miami on how the Cuban-American community sees the future of Cuba when Fidel Castro is no longer in charge. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Macho Men - Part One What makes a man "macho?" And is "macho" a good connotation – or bad? Two BBC reporters – a Latina woman and a Nigerian man -- set out to show each other what "macho" means in their cultures. "Macho" is simply the Spanish word for "male," but it has come to mean much more than that. The BBC’s Lourdes Heredia of Mexico and Peter Okwoche of Nigeria travel together to Mexico to explore shifting gender roles there. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Macho Men - Part Two In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we go to Nigeria, a country where polygamy is still practiced, and adultery is socially permissible – as long as it’s the man who strays. The BBC’s Lourdes Heredia and Peter Okwoche continue their international exploration of how men treat women by visiting Africa’s most populous nation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: A New Axis of Power - Part One Washington's influence in Latin America is being challenged. From Venezuela to Brazil, left-leaning leaders are consolidating their power. They're fueled by oil and other resource riches. And they're working together, without the U.S. We examine "A New Axis of Power" in Latin America. While the U.S. looks elsewhere, the countries in its own backyard are forging new internal alliances and external ties that could have deep repercussions. Emilio San Pedro examines the left-wing populism curr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Alcohol, Part II - Part Two In the final part of the BBC World Service documentary on “Alcohol,” Nigel Wrench travels to India, Kenya, and the U.K. to ask whether alcohol abuse is the next global health crisis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Alcohol, Part I - Part One Alcohol is one of the world’s oldest and most popular drugs. Most people can enjoy it safely, and it’s even reputed to have health benefits. But when alcohol is abused, the effects can be far-reaching. In this series of documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we look at the science, the sociology, and the business of alcohol. Binge drinking is on the rise among young people in many places throughout the world. Nigel Wrench meets young drinkers in Kenya and the United Kingdom to ex ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Alcohol, Part I - Part Two Alcohol is big business: it’s a multi-billion dollar industry thirsty for new markets. Among the industry’s targets are countries where most people don’t drink alcohol – yet. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we explore the business of alcohol. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Return to Sarajevo, Part Two During the Balkans conflict, some of the most vicious fighting took place in the town of Mostar. More than 30,000 Muslims were forced out of their homes by Croat soldiers. The BBC’s Peter Burdin and Allan Little went to Mostar in 1995 to meet the survivors of a nine month-long siege there. They met two remarkable children who had lived through the war and were presenting a weekly radio show for other children of the siege of Mostar. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Pe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Alcohol, Part II - Part One The legality of using alcohol varies from culture to culture. We continue our series on “Alcohol” by visiting a slum in Kenya, where an illegal brew can cause blindness – and death. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: The Battle for Babylon, Part Two US troops in Iraq are actively involved in reconstruction projects there. But some Iraqis question their presence in the city of Babylon. Some historians claim that U-S troops there were not sensitive to archaeological treasures, and may have caused much damage when they set up a military encampment in Babylon. The US military defends its presence, and says that their occupation was preferable to opening the area up to looters. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Jonatha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Return to Sarajevo, Part One It’s been just over a decade since the Dayton Peace Accord brought an end to war in the Balkans. The BBC’s Allan Little returned to Sarajevo last fall, where he lived during the fighting. He visits people he spoke with ten years ago, to see how - and if - they’ve put the war behind them. These documentaries were recently awarded the prestigious Sony award in the UK, and the Radio Award by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. In 1995, BBC reporter Allan Little and producer Peter Burdin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Faultlines, Part Two In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Allan Little travels to what he terms the world's historical “fault lines.” His quest: to look at reasons why the past seems to be continually pushing its way into the present. The Manifest Destiny impacted US and Mexican relations in the 19th Century. Allan Little explores whether this doctrine still plays a part in U.S. policy toward Mexico today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: The Battle for Babylon, Part One The city of Babylon, once the centre of ancient civilisation, has fallen victim to the ravages of modern warfare. Now in modern-day Iraq, Babylon has been occupied by foreign troops since 2003. In this edition of The Changing World, we examine the impact the Iraqi war has had on the legendary city of Babylon. Today Babylon is located about sixty miles south of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. But at one time, Babylon was the home of an extremely advanced society. It was here that the wheel was inv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Moible Phones, Part Two The global explosion in mobile phone use has been met with a call for better cell phone etiquette. In this half-hour, Nick Rankin looks at how mobile phones have blurred boundaries between public and private lives, from Europe to Australia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Faultlines, Part Two Perhaps no country is watching China's phenomenal economic growth more closely than Japan. These near-neighbors were the most intimate of friends, then enemies, over the centuries. Allan Little analyses the ways in which both countries have manipulated their historical narratives to fulfil their different destinies. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Faultlines, Part Two Lebanon comprises a patchwork of ethnic and religious communities. After being ruled as part of the Ottoman Empire, then by the French Syrians, Lebanon is at last, regaining control over its future. Allan Little examines where Lebanon is heading, as well as where it’s been. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Faultlines, Part One In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Allan Little travels to what he terms the world's historical "fault lines." His quest: to look at reasons why the past seems to be continually pushing its way into the present. Allan Little reported from Sierra Leone in the 1990s, during the bleakest times of the conflict that engulfed the country. Now he returns to examine some of the reasons why a place that offered such promise at independence descended into chaos and brutality. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Give Me Land, Part One Across the world millions of people have no land that they can call their own. As populations grow and property prices rise, the struggle for land becomes increasingly difficult. In this series of documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we explore the politics of land in South Africa, India, China, and Brazil. In South Africa the legacy of Apartheid is still evident in the ownership of land. Eighty percent of land remains in the hands of the small white elite, while millions of bl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Give Me Land, Part Two There are more tribes, and tribal people, in India than almost anywhere else in the world. Many of these people live on land that is rich in minerals. And this land has caught the attention of others. Rupa Jha examines the plight of India's 80 million tribal people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Mobile Phones, Part One In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we explore the influence of the mobile phone on lives throughout the world. From rural Africa to cosmopolitan cities in Europe, cell phones have changed the way we communicate – and how we expect to be able to communicate. Nick Rankin explores the history of mobile phone technology in this BBC World Service documentary. He examines how cell phones are changing the lives of the poor, and questions just how safe and secure our mobile ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Making Cities Work, Part One Mexico City is a vast megacity plagued by polluted air, dense traffic, water shortages, and endemic crime. Dejan Sudjic investigates what is being done, and what can be done, to improve the quality of life in Mexico’s capital city. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Making Cities Work, Part Two Russia's capital is being transformed from grey Sovietism to a modern metropolis, but critics believe Moscow's architectural heritage is being lost in the process. Moscow is trying to turn itself into a world player, but will skyscrapers, fancy apartments and shopping malls be enough? Architecture critic Dejan Sudjic examines what must be preserved from the past in order to succeed in the future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Give Me Land, Part Three Millions of Chinese farmers have lost their land in the past 10 years due to government land seizures. These seizures sparked thousands of violent protests, and some arrests. The BBC’s Tony Cheng probes the repercussions of these land seizures, and speaks with people who benefited from them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Give Me Land, Part Four The Landless People Movement, or MST, was formed in Brazil two decades ago. It’s since become one of the largest activist groups in the world, pressuring the Brazilian government to correct a startling statistic: one percent of Brazil’s population owns half the nation’s arable land. Babeth Bettencourt reports for the BBC World Service. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Struggle for a Future, Part Two The Editor of the BBC’s Central Asia service, Firdevs Robinson, explores how oil wealth is changing Kazakh society. Many of Kazakhstan’s young entrepreneurs see it as a land of opportunity, but some families are nostalgic for the Soviet era. Robinson also travels to the borders of Uzbekistan to find out why that country, once the region's historic and cultural centre, has found itself the subject of international condemnation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Making Cities Work, Part Four Detroit no longer drives the world's auto industry. Half the city's population has left. But some residents say Detroit has found a new road. Dejan Sudjic looks at Detroit’s efforts to fashion a positive future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Making Cities Work, Part Three In this half-hour, we focus on China’s attempts to build self-sustaining communities: communities that provide housing and resources while putting minimal strain on the environment. But the people for whom these communities are being built aren’t sure they want to live there. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Slumming It, Part Two In Brazil, slums are called favelas. Some are crime-ridden, while others are trying to become tourist destinations. The BBC’s Emma Joseph examines how governmental as well as non-governmental organizations are making a difference in Brazil’s favelas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Inside the EU, Part One The European Union covers has more than two dozen member states. Its population will soon be nearly half a billion. But how the EU operates and makes decisions that affect everyone from a baker in Berlin to a teacher in Slovenia is not readily apparent. In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Edward Stourton lifts the curtain on EU diplomacy, and offers a rare look at EU operations during an especially turbulent period. The leadership of the European Union rotates betwee ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Inside the EU, Part Two TBritain's six months in the chair of the EU are likely to be remembered as the moment when one European order began to give way to another. The UK's proposals for the EU's first budget since membership expansion were almost universally rejected. The budget debate became as much about politics as money. The BBC’s Edward Stourton listens in, as “Money Matters.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Struggle for a Future, Part One Three former Soviet states are at the heart of Central Asia. They could soon be at the centre of world events. They're rich in natural resources, but troubled by corruption and political insecurity. What is Central Asia, and why should we care? In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, the BBC’s Firdevs Robinson delves into the complex workings of Central Asia. Despite their common history as part of the Soviet empire, the states of Central Asia are careening down different ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: The New Arab World, Part One - 2 Oman has taken a more moderate approach to change than some its neighbours. Once among the most backward countries in the Middle East, it is now determined to profit from the global economy - but on its own terms. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: Slumming It, Part One According to the United Nations, one billion people live in slums, and the figure is set to double by 2030. In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, the BBC’s Emma Joseph investigates the plight of slum dwellers in Asia and South America, and what can be done to help them. There are an estimated two million people living in slums in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. We visit some of the residents of these slums, and learn what daily life means for them. We also talk ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: France Versus the World, Part One France is poised to elect a new president. And as the era of Jacques Chirac comes to an end, we take an in depth look at how France defines itself, its citizens, and its role in global affairs. In diplomatic and political circles France has a reputation for being an independent actor. Four years ago, President Jacques Chirac ensured that France was the western world's most vociferous opponent to war with Iraq. The BBC’s Lucy Ash examines France's role on the world stage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | TCW: France Versus the World, Part Two In France, the issues of immigration and identity are inseparable. And identity is a key issue in the current election campaign there. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Lucy Ash continues her report from France, with an examination of what it means -- to be French. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The New Arab World, Part Two - 1 Magdi Abdelhadi travels to Qatar, which is perhaps most well-known as the home of the Al Jazeera TV network. He explores Qatar’s Education City, which has branch campuses of five prestigious Western universities. Abdelhadi also examines whether this wealthy nation’s “culture of entitlement” will likely impede the impact of democratic reforms. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The New Arab World, Part Two - 2 The BBC’s Magdi Abdelhadi concludes his series on The New Arab World by visiting what he calls The Old Arab World. He travels to his native Egypt to find out why traditional Arab centers are not doing as well as the more modern Gulf societies. Should Egypt copy the achievements of places like Dubai and Qatar? Or is there another way for it to move forward? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The New Arab World, Part One - 1 Magdi Abdelhadi begins his journey in Dubai, a tiny Emirate that has managed to throw off its dependence on oil by building a vibrant service economy. Dubai has adopted a very cosmopolitan approach, as it builds ski sloops in the desert and constructs artificial islands in the shape of palm leaves. But what is the cost of this furious rate of change? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Communications Revolution, Part One - 2 In this BBC World Service documentary, Mike Williams examines how communication is transforming the way we lead our lives. We can use our cell phone or computer to make travel arrangements, and we can do our grocery shopping while sitting in bed. New communication technologies also hold promise for those who are disabled or dealing with debilitating illnesses. Mike Williams profiles advancements that can help all people lead more independent lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Inside the World of Google, Part 1 In less than a decade, Google has transformed itself from a Silicon Valley start-up to one of the richest media companies in the world. In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Mike Embley looks into the story behind the world's biggest search engine, and examines where Google is going. Google is the brainchild of two men, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Today, they are each worth an estimated ten-billion dollars. Their former landlady, who leased them her garage as office spa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Inside the World of Google, Part 2 Google has transformed the way we use computers. But our internet searches may not be as private as we once assumed, and our computer screens are becoming more like two-way mirrors. Mike Embley reports on how Google navigates online privacy issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Communications Revolution, Part One - 1 How we communicate is rapidly changing. Whether you’re in a preschool in London, a coffee shop in Boston or on a street corner in Kigali, new technology has the potential to bring us closer together. Or some say, to alienate us. In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Mike Williams examines “The Communications Revolution.” When is a phone, not a phone? Some people welcome the wealth of features new cell phones offer – others would be happy just making and receiving phone ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Communications Revolution, Part Two - 1 Modern communications technology has given everyone the ability to find and reach new audiences. Political groups, from all realms, are well aware of this. Mike Williams investigates the way communication technology is being used by militant groups to influence others and spread their political ideas. He also looks at the future of traditional media models in a new world where anyone, not just the major players, can broadcast. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Communications Revolution, Part Two - 2 Some parents use the web to read stories to their children from hundreds of miles away. Or they employ pre-packaged podcast bedtime stories. Does this kind of interaction bring families closer, or does it have the opposite effect? In this documentary, we examine how new communications technology impacts communities – and families. We also meet the world’s first self-proclaimed cyborg, and our fearless reporter tries life with a communications implant imbedded in his arm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Forging the Union, Part Two, 1 Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is remembered as one of Europe's most trenchant critics, yet under Thatcher's premiership the European Project advanced further and faster than at any time since the 1960s. The BBC’s Allan Little explores why her vision of creating 'Thatcherism' on a European scale turned sour. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Forging the Union, Part Two, 2 The European Union started as a small club of six nations. It has now expanded to 25, with would-be members banging loudly on the door. But the welcome mat isn’t out for everyone, and Turkey’s jockeying raises questions of just how far Europe can stretch. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Forging the Union, Part One, 1 The European Union is a new kind of superpower. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Allan Little looks beyond the treaties and negotiations to probe what the E.U. is, how it came into being, and where it’s going. The devastation of World War Two sparked calls for a new Europe, one where three wars in two generations would not only be unthinkable - but impossible. Is today’s European Union the answer? The BBC’s Allan Little examines the beginnings of the E.U. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Forging the Union, Part One, 2 Britain's road to membership in the European Community was long and tortuous. In this BBC World Service documentary, Allan Little looks at the price Britain had to pay for entry into the European Economic Community. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Mapping Pollution, Part One, 2 Fire-retardant chemicals in our furniture and televisions are building up rapidly in our bodies. The plastic in our water bottles may leach hormones. Correspondent Jez Nelson speaks to scientists and policy makers about the effects of exposure to common chemicals, and what is being done to curb this kind of pollution. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Al Qaeda, Part One, 1 Young Muslims in the West are becoming increasingly radicalized. Some blame America's intervention in Iraq. The BBC’s Peter Taylor reports on that debate, and also on how Indonesian authorities are combating terrorism there in the wake of the 2002 Bali bombings. The BBC's Peter Taylor, who has investigated terrorism and political violence for years, reports on whether the war in Iraq is fuelling the desire of many young Muslims around the world to join a jihad against the West. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Al Qaeda, Part One, 2 In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Peter Taylor travels to South East Asia - in particular the Philippines and Indonesia, where the authorities have made a remarkable breakthrough in their campaign against Islamic militants: they secured the highest level defection of an Islamic militant anywhere in the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Mapping Pollution, Part One, 1 Chemicals are everywhere. They are a key component of modern life. But the long-term impact of the chemicals we come in contact with on a daily basis is not known. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Jez Nelson “maps” pollution on a very personal level. Three families - from Canada, India, and the United Kingdom - undergo extensive blood testing to learn what chemicals are stored in their bodies. They discover that even eating organic foods and living a healthy lifestyle ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Hungary '56, Part One, 1 Fifty years ago, Hungarians rose up against their Soviet occupiers and demanded freedom. For a few short days, they had that freedom. A veteran BBC reporter who was on the scene returns to Hungary to retell the story of the Hungarian Revolution. On October 23, 1956, a political demonstration in Hungary turned into a popular uprising. The BBC’s Charles Wheeler chronicles the fast-paced turn of events that shook the nation. He speaks to those who were swept up by the euphoria – and the bloods ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Hungary '56, Part One, 2 Hungarians reached out to the international community for help as Soviet tanks rolled in to squash the rebellion. But the world’s attention was diverted by the Suez crisis. The BBC’s Charles Wheeler reports on how the Hungarian Revolution was crushed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Responsible Logging, Part Two The West African nation of Liberia is in the early stages of rebuilding after more than two decades of civil war. Liberia is one of the poorest nations in the world, but it’s rich in forest resources. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Richard Black looks at how the forest industry in Liberia is being rebuilt under the watchful gaze of the United Nations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Brazil’s Western Amazon region Click here to listen to another BBC World Service documentary by Richard Black on Responsible Logging. In this program, he goes to Brazil’s Western Amazon region, where the government of the state of Acre has put conservation of the forests at the center of its development policies. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Iran – A Revolutionary State, Part One These documentaries produced for the BBC World Service by distinguished journalist John Tusa look at the origins of modern-day Iran, a nation that has withstood three revolutions within the past century. We trace Iran’s history from the 1953 coup that installed the Western-backed Mohammed Reza Shah - the last Shah of Iran - to his overthrow in 1979. We track the rise of Iran’s clergy, and of Ayatollah Khomeini, who inspired the 1979 Revolution that ended 2500 years of dynastical rule. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Iran – A Revolutionary State, Part Two The BBC’s John Tusa examines the huge cultural shifts that took place under Iran’s theocracy. He looks at how Iran’s war with Iraq and the U.S. hostage crisis have affected Iranians and their dealings with the outside world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Responsible Logging, Part One The BBC’s Environment Correspondent looks at different countries’ attempts to balance commercial timber production with environmental concerns. Timber production is a major industry in British Columbia. The BBC’s Richard Black looks at how the timber industry is changing there, and how it’s moving away from clear cutting large areas to more selective forms of logging. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: A Witches’ Brew, Part Two This documentary produced for the BBC World Service focuses on the state of the Aral Sea in the deserts of Kazakhstan. For decades, the Aral Sea has been shrinking, as water from nearby rivers was diverted into cotton production. But now a new dam is bringing fresh life to the Aral. And as the water levels are rising, so too are the hopes of the fishermen who live by its shores. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Call That Justice, Part Three Listen to a report by Vera Frankl on the fate of Kenyan street children who get into trouble with the law. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: A Witches’ Brew, Part One It is barely fifteen years since Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan emerged from Soviet rule. These nations are now all facing enormous environmental problems. The BBC’s Central Asia editor monitors the Soviet environmental legacy in this region, on this edition of The Changing World. This documentary explores some of the crucial ecological issues in a region which boasts some of the most stunning scenery in the world. The BBC’s Firdevs Robinson visits Lake Issy ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Call That Justice, Part One This hard-hitting documentary series produced by the BBC World Service explores how children are handled in justice systems around the world. Six years ago, the government of Pakistan introduced new laws to protect the rights of children who were in conflict with the law. Vera Frankl reports that far from obtaining justice, many of these children became victims of a system that is inefficient, corrupt and uncaring. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Call That Justice, Part Two There are over two-thousand convicts in the United States serving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. Vera Frankl reports from Colorado on who decides when children are tried and sentenced as adults. She also delves into the debate on punishing children who commit criminal acts, versus rehabilitating them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Afghanistan - Fighting for Peace, Part Two In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Lyse Doucet asks whether Afghans still have the backing and the will to carry on building an independent and peaceful Afghanistan. She also asks whether the international community is pulling together to move this country forward. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Baghdad Billions, Part One In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, we investigate how Iraq’s reconstruction is being funded. Since the war began in 2003, the U.S. has spent around $30 billion dollars - and an additional 20 billion of Iraq's own money - in rebuilding the country. But where has it all gone? The BBC’s Mark Gregory looks at the first year of Iraqi reconstruction. He uncovers allegations of impropriety in the awarding of contracts in the U.S. He also finds that large sums of Iraqi oil m ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: The Baghdad Billions, Part Two Mark Gregory picks up the money trail at the time the U.S. handed power back to the Iraqis in June 2004. Two-and-a-half years after the handover, many Iraqis say their lives are getting worse despite the vast sums allocated for rebuilding. Gregory explains how profiteering, corruption, bad management and the strength of insurgency have all played a part in the failure to rebuild Iraq. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Afghanistan - Fighting for Peace, Part One Afghan leaders charted a new course for their country in 2001, at a conference in Bonn, Germany. The Taliban had been routed, and Afghans were anxious for a peaceful future after a quarter century of war. Today, Afghanistan is still struggling to get on its feet and the Taliban are making a comeback. The BBC’s Lyse Doucet investigates what, if anything could have been done differently. Five years after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan has an elected President and Parliament. But many A ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Heritage, Part Four There are perhaps no greater symbols of America’s rich legacy of immigration than Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. The BBC’s Malcolm Billings uncovers some interesting facts about how newcomers to the U-S were handled at Ellis Island, and explores past and present attitudes towards immigration. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Rats!, Part One Rats may make some of us scream, but some scientists are training rats to help save lives. This BBC World Service documentary looks at the complex relationship between human beings and one of our oldest camp followers. New York is a city of skyscrapers. It also has hundreds of miles of sewers, and has been dubbed “Ratropolis.” The BBC’s Mark Lewis talks with New Yorkers who fear rats, and those who write poems about rats. He speaks to rat exterminators, and a journalist who spent a year ob ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Rats!, Part Two In East Africa, rats are more than a nuisance -- they eat crops and food. In Northern Mozambique, young boys hunt rats, and their mothers cook them. But rats spread disease, including the bubonic plague. We listen to a community theatre group in Tanzania that is using its art to spread the message that it is not safe to eat rats – or to let them eat your food. We also learn how trainers in Tanzania are harnessing rats’ intelligence, and are teaching giant African pouch rats to find landmin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Heritage, Part Three From George Washington's home in Virginia, to Monticello, the estate designed and built by Thomas Jefferson, the buildings associated with America's founding fathers have a special significance. The BBC’s Malcolm Billings looks at our patriotic buildings -- and their personalities. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Generation Next, Part Three For more on “Generation Next,” listen to Robin Lustig’s documentary on sexual activity among young people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Heritage, Part One This BBC World Service series explores the archeology of patriotism in the US. We delve into America’s past by visiting the places where history was made, and learn some new facts about this nation’s early days. The BBC’s Malcolm Billings travels from the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor to an archeological dig in Virginia. The Jamestown settlement was once believed to have been entirely washed away by the changing currents of the James River. But archaeologists are now slowly uncovering p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Heritage, Part Two Malcolm Billings continues his exploration into the roots of American patriotism by visiting the buildings of 18th Century Williamsburg. This town was preserved and reconstructed by billionaire John D. Rockefeller, who bought the entire city in the 1920’s. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Generation Next, Part Three Growing up – can be hard to do. In this special BBC series, Robin Lustig explores the ambiguous time between childhood and adulthood. The BBC’s Robin Lustig begins this documentary by quoting Plato: “Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.” Lustig employs neuroscience and sociology to investigate the causes of teen rebellion, from the U.K. to India. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Generation Next, Part One Growing up – can be hard to do. In this special BBC series, Robin Lustig explores the ambiguous time between childhood and adulthood. The BBC’s Robin Lustig talks to young people around the world - including Albania, Ghana, India, Korea, South Africa, the UK and the US – about how today’s youth handle the transition to adulthood. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Generation Next, Part Two Globally, there are more than 200 million children who work. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Robin Lustig explores how young people approach issues of work and responsibility in different cultures around the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Being Different, Part Two The BBC’s Geoff Adams-Spink visits Denmark, where provisions for disabled people are among the most progressive and generous anywhere in the world. But how does it work in practice? Geoff talks to Mads Bendt, who was paralysed in a hang-gliding accident when he was 19, to find out. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Being Different, Part Three Click here to listen to Geoff Adams-Spink’s report on a visually impaired couple in Jordan, who find that although they have the support of their families, they often face ingrained prejudices against the disabled in the Middle East. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Generation Next, Part Four The basic act of voting is a right many adults take for granted. The BBC’s Robin Lustig speaks with youth who are working to lower the voting age, as well as with those for whom political awareness is simply not a concern. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Dirty Business, Part Two The BBC’s Liz Carney reports from Lagos, Nigeria, where some 400,000 second hand computers are imported every month. Three-quarters of these computers cannot be re-used. The discarded machines, many from Europe and the U.S., are dumped on roadsides and waste land in Lagos, with toxins leaching into the environment. More documentaries in our series on “Dirty Business” will be available on February 14. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Being Different, Part One Ghana is a poor country, and when 80% of the population has no water or electricity, things like ramps on buildings for wheelchair access are not a priority. As a result, disabled people there need much determination to succeed. The BBC’s Geoff Adams-Spink visits Peggy Donkor, a TV journalist in Ghana who is disabled. She has recently received an award for Journalist of the Year for her exceptional reportage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Dirty Business, Part Four This series produced for the BBC World Service concludes with an investigation into the trash-hauling industry in New York City – an industry that was once the domain of organized crime. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Dirty Business, Part One Vast amounts of waste are exported daily from the industrialized world to developing countries - all in the name of recycling. But much of this trade is illegal, dangerous and environmentally disastrous to the countries that receive it. This series produced for the BBC World Service begins in India. Liz Carney reports on the controversy over the dismantling of ships, known as ship breaking. Environmental groups argue that asbestos-riddled ships are toxic waste -- and that they’re dumped ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: India Rising, Part One A new materialism and consumerism is an obvious sign of India’s growing middle class. The BBC’s George Arney has been visiting India for nearly three decades. He says that India used to spiritually rich, but materially very poor. Now, Arney reports, it's a very different story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: India Rising, Part Two This documentary produced for the BBC World Service focuses on the Indian state of Bihar. The squalor there is obvious. Bihar is glaringly left out of India’s economic revolution. The BBC’s George Arney reports from a region known as India’s Heart of Darkness. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Dirty Business, Part Three Environmentalists are worried that as costs for safe waste disposal in Europe rise, poorer nations will become the target for a thriving trade in illegal rubbish. The BBC’s Liz Carney looks at the mounting problem of rubbish illegally imported into the Czech Republic from Germany. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: India Rising, Part Two, Part I India’s economy is booming. Salaries in the big cities are rising, and consumer spending is exploding. Economic opportunities abound in India – but not for everyone. This special BBC series explores the effects globalization and a decade of economic reforms are having on India. As India’s economy rises, its entertainment industry is also taking off. The BBC’s George Arney has reported on India for decades. In this documentary he takes a close-up look at the nation that lies behind the shiny ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: India Rising, Part Two, Part II In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, George Arney explores the environmental and social costs of India’s rapid expansion. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Bush and Beyond, Part One It’s been a long time since the Republican Party did not hold the speaker’s gavel in the U.S. House of Representatives. The BBC’s Claire Bolderson offers this look at how our president’s agenda may be tempered by a Democratic majority in Congress. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Claire Bolderson travels across America to explore people’s expectations for what our elected officials can accomplish. She also reports on how our political leaders plan to deliver the kind ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Bush and Beyond, Part Two The BBC’s Claire Bolderson explores the politics of war in this documentary about how shifting opinions on the Iraq war have divided our nation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Nuclear Detectives, Part Two In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, defense expert Robert Hutchinson looks at the nuclear crisis in North Korea, and at diplomatic moves to curb it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Nuclear Detectives, Part One There is a huge amount of nuclear material that is potentially usable as a nuclear explosive in the civilian sector alone. But the security of these materials can vary. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Gerry Northam investigates the theft and smuggling of radioactive materials. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Nuclear Detectives, Part Two The BBC’s Gerry Northam investigates public - and not so public - nuclear weapons programs, and explores efforts underway to tackle nuclear proliferation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Who Will Explode the Next Nuclear Bomb?, Part One Sixty-two years ago, the US detonated two atomic bombs over Japan. Since then, nuclear know-how has spread throughout the world. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we examine the threat of nuclear terrorism and the debate over nuclear deterrence. Nuclear weapons can range from satellite-guided nuclear missiles to "dirty" bombs made from rogue radioactive materials. Robert Hutchinson, managing editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, gives us an overview of the threat from nucle ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Ghana: Winds of Change, Part Two Kwame Nkrumah's vision shaped the new Ghana and made it a beacon of African nationalism. The controversial, charismatic Jerry Rawlings was in power for 20 years and brought capitalism and free markets to Ghana. John Kufuor is the man who presides over Ghana and its multi-party democracy today. Respected Ghanaian journalist Kwaku Sakyi-Addo guides us through fifty turbulent years in his nation’s life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: War by Other Means, Part Two For decades trade talks were dominated by a few rich countries. Now there's a revolution underway. In this documentary on the politics of international trade, Ngaire Woods of Oxford University finds out how and why the system is going through a massive upheaval. She begins with the uprising at the 2003 trade summit in Cancun, Mexico. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Ghana: Winds of Change, Part One Ghana was the catalyst for the winds of change that blew through the African continent. Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence in 1957. By 1960, another seventeen former African colonies had gained their liberation. As Ghana marks its fiftieth anniversary of breaking free from colonialism, we examine the dreams and the reality of Ghana's independence. Fifty years ago, Kwame Nkrumah had ambitious plans for this freshly-liberated country. His aim was to develop Ghana as an industrialised, so ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Eyewitness Iraq, Part Two The BBC’s Hugh Sykes probes the effects mostly random violence has on people who are trying to make a living, bring up their children, and watch soccer in Iraq. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: War by Other Means, Part One Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, and it depends on rules decided in tough negotiations behind closed doors. In these documentaries produced for the BBC World Service, Ngaire Woods of Oxford University investigates what really goes on in international trade talks. Despite denials from Europe's Trade Commissioner, Ngaire Woods hears many stories of rough tactics by the big economic powers, including arm-twisting and political pressure. Current and former negotiators describe the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Changing World: Eyewitness Iraq, Part One A veteran BBC reporter presents his eyewitness account of the Iraq war. Hugh Sykes speaks with ordinary Iraqis and U.S. armed forces as he chronicles the impact of the war on individual lives. This documentary produced for the BBC World Service delves into how the lack of basic necessities – such as reliable electricity – affects Iraqi civilians. Hugh Sykes also travels with U.S. troops and witnesses first-hand the violence they encounter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |