Postmark Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Causes of Bad Breath
The major causes of halitosis, from smoking to gum disease
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Catch 22 Situation
The meaning of the title from Joseph Heller’s book Catch 22
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Can Prisoners Vote?
How different groups of British society exercise their right to vote
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Buddhism in Tibet
The roles of the Dalai Lama and Karmapa Lama within Tibetan Buddhism
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Broken Hearts
Where ancient origins of the term ‘broken heart’
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Broadcasting in FM
Postmark Africa celebrates its inaugural FM radio broadcast in Nigeria
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Bright Spark Megawati
The rise of Indonesian politician Megawati Sukarnoputri
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Brain Tumours
Why malignant and benign tumours form in the brain
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Braille in the Digital Age
Using electronic Braille on a computer
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Born Premature
The life-saving treatment given to premature babies
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Bold Gestures
How our gestures show what we’re really thinking
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Becoming the Iron Lady
How and when Margaret Thatcher got her famous moniker
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Assassinating the ‘Architect of Apartheid’
The 1966 assassination that planted the seed for South Africa’s liberation movement
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Asia’s Limping Tiger Economies
The fiscal chain reaction that fuelled a financial crisis in Asia’s Tiger economies
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Arming Africa’s Rebels
The fight to promote responsible arms export regimes in the West
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Any Way The Wind Blows
How do hot air balloons avoid collisions with aeroplanes?
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Anthrax: The Letterbox Killer
What is anthrax – and how can the symptoms of an infection be treated?
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Animal Intuition
How birds and animals predict earthquakes
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Ancestry of the Igbo People
Searching for the origins of Nigeria’s Igbo ethnic group
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An African History of Beer
The art of brewing beer in African communities
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Ambushed at Pearl Harbour
Soldiers’ memoirs from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
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Africa’s Violent Volcanoes
How Africa’s volcanoes are formed and what makes them erupt
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Africa’s Second Class Citizens
Women’s restricted access to education, health care and economic empowerment
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Africa’s Oldest Stimulant
Can chewing the kola nut keep you up all night?
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Africa’s Next Epidemic?
Obesity is a growing burden on Africa’s healthcare resources
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Africa’s Forgotten Philosophers
Why are African philosophers so often overlooked?
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Africa’s First Newspaper
Tracking down the first newspaper ever published in Africa
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Africa’s First Coup
When did the proliferation of military coups in Africa begin?
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Advertising in Sport
How companies look to major sports to advertise their products
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A United Football Team
John Barnes on the formation of a Great Britain football team