Postmark Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Does Anyone Speak Esperanto?
The countries where Esperanto is thriving as a language
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Do Vegetarians Live Longer?
Can eating less meat help you stay healthy?
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Do Pigs Love Mud?
Common misconceptions about rearing pigs
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Do Mosquitos Only Bite at Night?
From malaria to rift valley fever: how and when mosquitos transmit diseases
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Do Glasses Make You Look More Intelligent?
What constitutes terrorism in the modern world?
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Do 鈥楽afer Cigarettes鈥� Exist?
Are cigarettes labeled as 鈥榮afer鈥� less damaging to your health?
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Discrimination at Work in Africa
Sexism, racism and discrimination against disabled people at work in Africa
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Desperately Seeking Female Playwrights
Only 13% of entries to the African Performance competition were written by women
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Descended From Pharaohs
A history of the people of Egypt
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Democracy in Africa
Benefits of democracy in Africa, from free press to better human rights
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Defining War Crimes
The established rules of war and what constitutes a war crime
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Defining Terrorism
鈥淥ne man鈥檚 terrorist is another man鈥檚 freedom fighter鈥�
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Debating the Death Penalty
In the year 2000, 90% of all executions took place in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US
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Death Cults of Ancient Egypt
Why death was more important than life in Ancient Egypt
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Days of Thunder
The causes of Africa鈥檚 violent thunder and lightning storms
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Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons
Why some areas are prone to extreme weather events
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Cycling and Infertility
Can cycling reduce a man鈥檚 sperm count and cause infertility?
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Crossing the African Continent
Discovering the differences between east and west Africa
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Creating the Teletubbies
The secret to making a TV show toddlers will love
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Conflict in Kashmir
How the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir began
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Completing the Qur鈥檃n
How the Qur鈥檃n was established over 23 years
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Combatting Stress
Residents of Lagos describe how stress affects their lives
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Coca Cola鈥檚 Secret Recipe
Guarding the confidential formula for the world鈥檚 most famous soft drink
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Clever Computers
Will the Internet ever gain consciousness?
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Citizens of the World
How does a World Passport work and which countries recognise it?
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Circumcision
Why is female genital mutilation frowned upon, but male circumcision is not?
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Christ and the Calendar
When BC and AD started being used to measure time
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Chess Winners Don鈥檛 Cheer
Established player etiquette in chess
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Changing Frequencies
Why does the 麻豆社 World Service change frequencies throughout the day?
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Celebrating Postmark Africa
A look back at the programme鈥檚 humble beginnings as it celebrates 40 years on the airwaves
