18/08/2013
Novelist Ahdaf Soueif on one of the bloodiest weeks in Egypt's history, and journalist Mike Giglio on being beaten and arrested in Cairo. Plus US fracking, Gibraltar, Glasgow 2014.
What next for Egypt after one of the bloodiest weeks in its history? Discussed by novelist Ahdaf Soueif and Newsweek's Mike Giglio - he also tells how he was arrested and beaten while covering the story in Cairo. A farmer in Pennsylvania, USA, tells us how fracking has made him rich. And ever wondered how Gibraltar came to be British? That and other weird and wonderful territorial anomalies are explained by 'map-nerd' Michael Hanlon. Plus how to get your hands on Commonwealth Games tickets.
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Journalist says Egypt mobs encouraged to attack media
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How to get Glasgow 2014 tickets - on sale Monday
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Why Gibraltar is British & other border anomalies
Duration: 02:59
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"Bang pots and pans" a new form of protest in Egypt
Duration: 00:37
Broadcast
- Sun 18 Aug 2013 10:00麻豆社 Radio 5 Live