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The World at One Highlights Episodes

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    鈥淔ebruary 28 was the last day we had electricity 鈥� that鈥檚 when the hell began"

    Elena Selenko a Ukrainian journalist talks about living in Mariupol after Russia invaded

  2. "You're not rehabilitating someone if they're banged up for 22 hours a day"

    Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor criticises the overcrowding in jails

  3. "You need to understand nature, to become one with the wave"

    Big wave surfing champion Sebastian Steudtner reflects on the death of Marcio Friere.

  4. "You cannot resolve this problem by terror or bombing"

    Can diplomacy cut through the deep-set views on both sides of the Israel Gaza war?

  5. "You can't overestimate the importance of Jeff Beck for guitarists"

    Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett remembers Jeff Beck, who has died aged 78.

  6. "Windrush Glowing on the Strand"

    Sir Ben Okri reflects on 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.

  7. "When you're writing history, you're writing the present"

    Lucy Cardwell on winning the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction with 'These Days'.

  8. "We've climbed on here because Shell have announced huge profits... gained by funding climate destruction"

    Greenpeace activist Imogen Michel speaks from the top of a Shell oil rig.

  9. "We've basically been told you cannot fall in love with a foreigner"

    Under new government rules Raquel doesn't earn enough for her husband to live in the UK.

  10. "We're out to steal your best people"

    Western Australia's Paul Papalia explains why he's trying to lure British workers abroad.

  11. "We're not stressed, we have faith in the Iron Dome"

    Sarah Montague spends time in a shelter in Tel Aviv

  12. "We were such a bunch of young guns in the studio"

    Producer Stephen Street on the music of The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, who has died.

  13. "We were enveloped in the smoke and suddenly I didn't care..."

    Michael Morpurgo reflects on how the Flying Scotsman continues to captivate young minds.

  14. "We need unity...we are fighting for our lives"

    Danny Danon, Member of the Knesset for Netanyahu's Likud Party,on the fight against Hamas

  15. "We don't want more blood. We don't want revenge."

    Sarah Montague visits Israel's mixed neighbours, where Jews and Arabs live side by side.

  16. "To reveal that information鈥� can end up being a death sentence鈥�

    A former Northern Ireland Police Officer gives her reaction to the data breach.

  17. "This seems like a second chance"

    Sarah visits young people on a Prince's Trust development programme in Loughborough.

  18. "This is what you sign up for if you work at the top of the Civil Service"

    Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin reacts to Sunak's handling of bullying allegations.

  19. "There was shelling; we were running for our lives"

    Mohammed, a Briton trapped in Gaza, wants UK government help to escape the conflict.

  20. "There is the inevitable ghastly lullaby of bombs"

    British surgeon Graeme Groom on treating the most complex patients in a Gaza hospital.

  21. "Their formula was being made with contaminated water."

    The Palestinian Red Crescent has coordinated the evacuation of 28 babies out of Gaza.

  22. "The state made us doubt our honour"

    Kevin Bazeley, who lost his RAF post, welcomes the apology for the ban on gay servicemen.

  23. "The only time someone like me does get mentioned is without my permission"

    Trans man Freddy McConnell shares his reaction to proposed changes to the Equalities Act.

  24. "The little girl was dying because we were not skilled enough"

    Ukrainian surgeon Ivan & Dr David Nott reflect on learning to heal the casualties of war.

  25. "The humanitarian crisis is only going to get worse"

    Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza as it tries to regain control after Hamas attacks

  26. "Teachers are trying to gain extra qualifications to deal with this."

    Gavin English, Deputy Head pastoral at Alleyn鈥檚 School, on mental health in schools.

  27. "Since the incident he has become a very anxious child."

    Kayleigh Kilptrick's 3 year old escaped nursery and wandered the streets of Aberdeen.

  28. "Put your head in the water," Lewis Pugh urges world leaders after Red Sea swim

    UN oceans envoy warns of risk to reefs from climate change ahead of COP27 in Egypt.

  29. "People threatened to burn my house down"

    Jordan Trengrove explains how Eleanor Williamson's false rape claims changed his life.

  30. "People replied 'ha-ha' to messages about Alice's death"

    Kate Litman's sister Alice took her own life while waiting for gender-affirming treatment

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