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Much has changed in Myanmar - formally known as Burma. The generals have been relaxing their grip and that鈥檚 made a difference to the lives of many. Over dinner Charlotte McDonald hears about the degree of change.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stuck on a desert island? For one baboon in Zimbabwe, this is an unfortunate reality. Robinson has been trapped on a river island for three years and Chris Haslam takes up his story.

Presented by Owen Bennett Jones
Produced by Laura Gray

Picture: Cars drive by a junction in Yangon, Myanmar (Soe Than WIN/AFP/Getty Images).