Postmark Africa Episodes Episode guide
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A Sticky Solution
Why spiders don鈥檛 get caught in their own webs
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A Question of Clouds
Why evenings are colder when there鈥檚 no cloud cover
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A Profile of Donald Woods
The life of anti-apartheid activist Donald Woods
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A Laughing Matter
The physiology of laughter
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A History of Prostitution
From brothels that funded armies to prostitution in places of worship
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A Farewell to Big Ben
Why the chimes of Big Ben can no longer be heard on the 麻豆社 World Service
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鈥榃et Fish鈥� Handshakes
No one likes a limp handshake 鈥� but why?
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鈥楾hree Thousand Times Sweeter than Sugar鈥�
Why west African katemfe fruit is the sweetest thing on Earth
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鈥楾he Ultimate Weapon鈥�
Why men and women choose to become suicide bombers
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鈥楾he Islands of Refreshment鈥�
How the remote Tristan da Cunha islands became a safe haven for sailors
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鈥楾he Father of Black Consciousness鈥�
The life and background of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
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鈥楾he Father of African Cinema鈥�
The life, work and influence of Senegal filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene
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鈥楾he Custodian of Editorial Taste and Policy鈥�
The role of Focus on Africa magazine鈥檚 editor-in-chief
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鈥楾he Blood of Freedom鈥�
What the colours of Ghana鈥檚 national flag symbolise
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鈥業鈥檓 Proud of My Son鈥�
Tupac Shakur鈥檚 mother, Afeni, on the song he wrote about her
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鈥楢 Revolution in Medical Science鈥�
The impact of the human genome on medical research
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鈥楢 City Built on Slavery鈥�
Liverpool鈥檚 role in transatlantic slavery
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'Planes Will Fall From the Sky'
How the millennium bug incited global panic
