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The Future of English

An exploration of the dominance of English in communication all over the world

• 29 mins

Human Rights

Which human rights are important?

• 28 mins

The Agent in the Archive

Vasili Mitrokhin who defected from the USSR in 1992 - he brought archives with him

• 27 mins

Challenging the Global Order

Interview with Sergei Karaganov

• 28 mins

Challenging the Global Order

Interview with Hanan Ashrawi, spokesperson for the Palestinians in occupied territories

• 28 mins

Challenging the Global Order

Interview with Ali Mazrui

• 27 mins

Challenging the Global Order

Interview with Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's permanent representative to the UN

• 28 mins

Calcutta Stories - Part One

Views of Calcutta from some of its residents

• 27 mins

Calcutta Stories - Part Two

Views of Calcutta from some of its residents.

• 27 mins

Internet Dreamers - Part Three

Meet the people coming from all over the world to work in Silicon Valley

• 28 mins

Internet Dreamers - Part Two

The stories and culture of the internet pioneers, focussing on Silicon Valley.

• 28 mins

Internet Dreamers - Part One

The dreamers who invented the Internet, what motivated the dream and what drives it now?

• 28 mins

Olympic Myths - Part One

The story of the revival of the Olympic games - a dream realised by Pierre de Coubertin

• 27 mins

Olympic Myths - Part Two

What were the ancient Olympic Games like - compared to the first modern Olympics?

• 27 mins

I Have a Right - War

Whose rights are worth going to war for - in the Balkans, Kosovo and Chechnya?

• 28 mins

I Have a Right - Food

The state of poverty in the US, the richest country in the world

• 28 mins

I Have a Right - Justice

Why are ordinary people in Colombia under threat of injustice and violence?

• 28 mins

Seeds of Contention - Part One

How the world could benefit from genetically modified crops

• 26 mins

Seeds of Contention - Part Two

Potential impact of genetically modified crops on the environment and biodiversity

• 26 mins

The Road to Refuge

What happens to asylum seekers who arrive in the West?

• 28 mins

The Road to Refuge

Donor fatigue and other threats to refugee protection worldwide

• 28 mins

The Road to Refuge

What should the world do about refugees, whether through war, drought or disease?

• 28 mins

History of Race - Part One

How ideas of the notion of race and colour developed from the 7th Century onwards

• 27 mins

History of Race - Part Two

Slavery's role in the history of race

• 27 mins

History of Race - Part Three

How did thinking shift from the abolition of slavery to the scientific racism?

• 27 mins

Gene Pioneers - Part One

Molecular geneticist Maxine Singer talks about DNA research and genetic manipulation

• 28 mins

Gene Pioneers - Part Two

How Francis Collins and John Sulston got involved in the Human Genome Project

• 28 mins

Gene Pioneers - Part Three

Molecular biologist Inda Vermer talks about gene therapy

• 28 mins

Workers Without Frontiers - Factory Workers

A look at the lives of migrant Mexican workers in El Paso, Texas

• 28 mins

Workers Without Frontiers - Nurses

Nurses from developing countries can earn a good salary in the West

• 28 mins