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Dreams From My Mother
Judith Kampfner unveils the story of Ann Dunham, the mother of President Barack Obama.
Mexico's Missing Island
Bermeja Island, which could give Mexico a claim to valuable oil, was visible on maps un...
19/09/2009
Benjamin Jealous is the leader of the US's largest civil rights movement (NAACP). Gary ...
23/09/2009
Innocent Akibor left Nigeria to find a better life in Spain. Did his dream come true?
Building out of the Recession
Could new construction projects be a beacon of hope in today's bleak economic climate?
30/09/2009
Jenny Cuffe explores migration and asylum, revealing the hazardous routes which people ...
Building out of the Recession - part two
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02/10/2009
What do migrants take with them when they leave their homes forever, which will always ...
Yiddish - A Struggle For Survival
Dennis Marks travels to New York to discover what has become of the language Yiddish.
The Friday Documentary
If you were forced to leave your home forever, what would you take with you?
12/10/2009
Gordon Corera takes an unprecedented look inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.
19/10/2009
An unprecedented look inside the MI6 and behind the Iron Curtain in the Cold War days.
31/10/2009
Gordon Corera takes an unprecedented look inside Britain's Secret Intelligence Service,...
Public Places, Private Lives - Part One
People who come to a famous spot for work or for their own private reasons.
Portraits of grand places from the everyday perspective of the people who call them home.
Youssou N鈥橠our at 50
Youssou N鈥橠our, the man who makes music to benefit Africa.
07/11/2009
Lucy Ash looks at Russia's 3 all-female regiments that flew more than 30,000 missions o...
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Africa's Forgotten Soldiers
Martin Plaut hears from the African troops who participated in WWII.
Shortchanging the Planet
Will mistrust over financial pledges prevent a climate change deal at Copenhagen?
28/11/2009
StoryCorps, the US oral history project, is an organisation that gives Americans a chan...