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Travelling deep into the Arctic Circle to a US base still of immense strategic importance, the BBC's Gordon Corera reveals the untold story of how forty years ago the US abandoned a nuclear bomb below the ice in Greenland.
Travelling deep into the Arctic Circle to a US base still of immense strategic importance, the BBC's Gordon Corera reveals the untold story of how forty years ago the US abandoned a nuclear bomb below the ice in Greenland.
Steve Rosenberg travels to Copenhagen and Bavaria to uncover the story of former Danish SS officer Soeren Kam. Although named as one of the top ten Nazi war criminals, a German court has refused to extradite him to Denmark to stand trial.
Steve Rosenberg travels to Copenhagen and Bavaria to uncover the story of former Danish SS officer Soeren Kam. Although named as one of the top ten Nazi war criminals, a German court has refused to extradite him to Denmark to stand trial.
Nick Bryant reports from Australia's food bowl, The Murray Darling Basin, as long term drought and interstate feuding threaten the livelihood of farmers and undermine a fragile ecosystem.
Nick Bryant reports from Australia's food bowl, The Murray Darling Basin, as long term drought and interstate feuding threaten the livelihood of farmers and undermine a fragile ecosystem.
Jeremy Paxman reports on how three British soldiers who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are coping with a very different life back home.
Jeremy Paxman reports on how three British soldiers who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are coping with a very different life back home.
Reporter Mike Thompson travels deep into the heart of the Central African Republic to discover poverty and war in a country which has been sliding backwards for 50 years. Yet its crisis has been largely overlooked by the international community.
Reporter Mike Thompson travels deep into the heart of the Central African Republic to discover poverty and war in a country which has been sliding backwards for 50 years. Yet its crisis has been largely overlooked by the international community.
Nadene Ghouri goes inside Kabul's Criminal Investigation Department, as the city's police chief battles crime, corruption and drugs. She asks if the price for Law and Order in the Afghan capital is a justice which is just too rough.
Nadene Ghouri goes inside Kabul's Criminal Investigation Department, as the city's police chief battles crime, corruption and drugs. She asks if the price for Law and Order in the Afghan capital is a justice which is just too rough.
Laura Jones profiles Nicole Dryburgh - a young woman left with severe disabilities after spinal cancer who has fought back to live an inspirational life of writing, fund-raising and adventure.
Laura Jones profiles Nicole Dryburgh - a young woman left with severe disabilities after spinal cancer who has fought back to live an inspirational life of writing, fund-raising and adventure.
Thirty years after the foundation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, the BBC's Tehran Correspondent Jon Leyne explores the legacy of the revolution, and asks what the future holds in this changing society.
Thirty years after the foundation of an Islamic Republic in Iran, the BBC's Tehran Correspondent Jon Leyne explores the legacy of the revolution, and asks what the future holds in this changing society.
BBC's Paul Adams is with the British Army in Basra. As the troops prepare for the final pull-out later this year, Paul looks at the city they leave behind them and asks how their work in southern Iraq will be judged.
BBC's Paul Adams is with the British Army in Basra. As the troops prepare for the final pull-out later this year, Paul looks at the city they leave behind them and asks how their work in southern Iraq will be judged.
Biofuel - it is part of the green revolution. It has made Brazil an agricultural superpower and sugar cane from the plantations is fuelling the world's engines.
But it comes at a human
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Biofuel - it is part of the green revolution. It has made Brazil an agricultural superpower and sugar cane from the plantations is fuelling the world's engines.
But it comes at a human cost, as Richard Bilton discovers when he meets the sugar cane cutters.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet returns to Afghanistan 20 years after the end of the Soviet campaign there. She meets the Soviet soldier who stayed on, converted to Islam, and now finds himself in the midst of a fresh conflict with strange echoes of the past.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet returns to Afghanistan 20 years after the end of the Soviet campaign there. She meets the Soviet soldier who stayed on, converted to Islam, and now finds himself in the midst of a fresh conflict with strange echoes of the past.
As the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, David Shukman retraces his footsteps on the Galapagos Islands that are now threatened by tourism.
As the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, David Shukman retraces his footsteps on the Galapagos Islands that are now threatened by tourism.
As Ethiopia forges ahead with plans for a massive dam to feed its growing appetite for electric power, Peter Greste explores the lands of the Omo River.
Will the people who live here have to pay the price for urban development?
As Ethiopia forges ahead with plans for a massive dam to feed its growing appetite for electric power, Peter Greste explores the lands of the Omo River.
Will the people who live here have to pay the price for urban development?
The BBC's Tim Whewell gains rare access to the Russian military and explores plans for the biggest reform in the former Cold War army for more than fifty years.
The BBC's Tim Whewell gains rare access to the Russian military and explores plans for the biggest reform in the former Cold War army for more than fifty years.
Laura Trevelyan travels to Haiti with the UN, as the country tries desperately to recover from the impact of successive hurricanes against a backdrop of diminishing global aid.
Laura Trevelyan travels to Haiti with the UN, as the country tries desperately to recover from the impact of successive hurricanes against a backdrop of diminishing global aid.
Sue Lloyd-Roberts films undercover in Zimbabwe. She investigates whether the new coalition government can deliver real change and prevent Zimbabwe becoming another failed state.
Sue Lloyd-Roberts films undercover in Zimbabwe. She investigates whether the new coalition government can deliver real change and prevent Zimbabwe becoming another failed state.
Described by some as the greatest living adventurer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has succeeded on his third attempt to reach the summit of Everest. At 65, he's the oldest Briton to achieve this
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Described by some as the greatest living adventurer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has succeeded on his third attempt to reach the summit of Everest. At 65, he's the oldest Briton to achieve this feat. He is also the only man to cross both polar ice-caps as well as climbing the world's highest mountain. BBC correspondent Andy North accompanied him on the first part of his journey up the mountain.
The BBC's James Rodgers travels to the northern Russian port of Archangel to investigate how the changing climate is altering people's lives. He discovers that the inhabitants of
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The BBC's James Rodgers travels to the northern Russian port of Archangel to investigate how the changing climate is altering people's lives. He discovers that the inhabitants of Russia's north no longer know what to expect - either at work, or at play.
The BBC's Paris Correspondent Emma-Jane Kirby reports from the frontline of French military engagement in Afghanistan.
As France rejoins the top table at NATO, what difference can the French boots on the ground make here?
The BBC's Paris Correspondent Emma-Jane Kirby reports from the frontline of French military engagement in Afghanistan.
As France rejoins the top table at NATO, what difference can the French boots on the ground make here?
Tim Whewell returns to the Russian city of Yaroslavl, 250 kilometres north of Moscow, to find out how Russia's nascent middle class are coping with the economic crisis. Tim first visited
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Tim Whewell returns to the Russian city of Yaroslavl, 250 kilometres north of Moscow, to find out how Russia's nascent middle class are coping with the economic crisis. Tim first visited the city during the Rouble crisis of the late 1990s, returning in 2004.
Many creatures will be threatened as carbon dioxide makes the oceans increasingly acidic. Some species may already have been harmed. As Roger Harrabin finds out, scientists fear we may be heading for a huge extinction in the seas.
Many creatures will be threatened as carbon dioxide makes the oceans increasingly acidic. Some species may already have been harmed. As Roger Harrabin finds out, scientists fear we may be heading for a huge extinction in the seas.
The city of Mumbai is still reeling from November's terror attacks as India, the world's largest democracy, elects a new government. Mihir Bose reports from this city of contrasts, as
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The city of Mumbai is still reeling from November's terror attacks as India, the world's largest democracy, elects a new government. Mihir Bose reports from this city of contrasts, as the country finds new interest in politics and gains new confidence.
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It is just over a year since the Maoists came to power in Nepal. Now the people of this former kingdom wait to see if two armies, until recently bitter enemies, can peacefully become
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It is just over a year since the Maoists came to power in Nepal. Now the people of this former kingdom wait to see if two armies, until recently bitter enemies, can peacefully become one.
Charles Haviland looks at how ten years of war affected one family.
Twenty years ago in Poland, the Communist regime lost its grip on power. Brian Hanrahan returns to Poland to meet the activists who fought for change.
Twenty years ago in Poland, the Communist regime lost its grip on power. Brian Hanrahan returns to Poland to meet the activists who fought for change.
British mother Joanne Yirrell makes an emotional journey to the village in Ghana where her son Harry caught malaria. He died soon after returning to the UK in 2005. Joanne's journey takes her to the country's largest children's hospital.
British mother Joanne Yirrell makes an emotional journey to the village in Ghana where her son Harry caught malaria. He died soon after returning to the UK in 2005. Joanne's journey takes her to the country's largest children's hospital.
The world is increasingly looking to China to pull the global economy out of the economic crisis. Paul Mason travels along one of China's oldest export routes, that of sheepskin and
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The world is increasingly looking to China to pull the global economy out of the economic crisis. Paul Mason travels along one of China's oldest export routes, that of sheepskin and cashmere, to find out what is really happening in the Chinese economy.
The world is increasingly looking to China to pull the global economy out of the economic crisis. Paul Mason travels along one of China's oldest export routes, that of sheepskin and
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The world is increasingly looking to China to pull the global economy out of the economic crisis. Paul Mason travels along one of China's oldest export routes, that of sheepskin and cashmere, to find out what is really happening in the Chinese economy.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is big business. Very few journalists have ventured ashore. In a film for Our World, Andrew Harding travels to northern Somalia, to meet some of the men responsible.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is big business. Very few journalists have ventured ashore. In a film for Our World, Andrew Harding travels to northern Somalia, to meet some of the men responsible.
As British combat operations have now ended in Iraq, the families of four soldiers who died in the conflict reflect on what the war there has meant for them. What has been achieved and what will be the lasting impact on their families.
As British combat operations have now ended in Iraq, the families of four soldiers who died in the conflict reflect on what the war there has meant for them. What has been achieved and what will be the lasting impact on their families.
Featuring news on issues around the world. A showcase of BBC journalism with programmes that expose and evaluate global topics.
Featuring news on issues around the world. A showcase of BBC journalism with programmes that expose and evaluate global topics.
He was Russia's richest man before the credit crunch. Despite the lost billions, Oleg Deripaska maintains a global empire built on the sale of aluminium.
In a BBC exclusive he tells Tim
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He was Russia's richest man before the credit crunch. Despite the lost billions, Oleg Deripaska maintains a global empire built on the sale of aluminium.
In a BBC exclusive he tells Tim Whewell how he built his business and how he plans to bounce back.
On July 16th, Chechen human rights activist Natalya Estemirova was kidnapped and murdered. The attack happened just weeks after she talked to the BBC's Lucy Ash for an Our World
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On July 16th, Chechen human rights activist Natalya Estemirova was kidnapped and murdered. The attack happened just weeks after she talked to the BBC's Lucy Ash for an Our World investigation into the growing incidence of violence against women in Chechnya.
Once shrouded in secrecy, Hanford, the site of the largest nuclear waste dump in North America, is becoming a haven for tourists. Two billion dollars are being spent cleaning up the
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Once shrouded in secrecy, Hanford, the site of the largest nuclear waste dump in North America, is becoming a haven for tourists. Two billion dollars are being spent cleaning up the reactors that made the plutonium for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. But local residents are not about to hide their town's past. Rajesh Mirchandani meets the community that is 'proud of the cloud'.
Humphrey Hawksley retraces Graham Greene's journey across Liberia and Sierra Leone and finds that despite huge amounts of international aid, the countries are still beset with a multitude of problems.
Humphrey Hawksley retraces Graham Greene's journey across Liberia and Sierra Leone and finds that despite huge amounts of international aid, the countries are still beset with a multitude of problems.
The teenage survivors of the Beslan terrorist attack have spent the last five years trying to recover from the trauma of that atrocity. In a film for Our World, Ewa Ewart talks to them
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The teenage survivors of the Beslan terrorist attack have spent the last five years trying to recover from the trauma of that atrocity. In a film for Our World, Ewa Ewart talks to them about their hopes and fears for modern Russia and how they have coped.
Nicholas Winton saved hundreds of Czech children from the hands of the Nazis in the late 1930s. By organising eight trains from Prague to London, he helped more than 600 mainly Jewish children reached the safety of Great Britain. Robert Hall reports.
Nicholas Winton saved hundreds of Czech children from the hands of the Nazis in the late 1930s. By organising eight trains from Prague to London, he helped more than 600 mainly Jewish children reached the safety of Great Britain. Robert Hall reports.
The last survivor of Adolf Hitler's Berlin bunker, Rochus Misch, recalls how he witnessed the end of the Third Reich. In an interview with Steve Rosenberg he talks about his final moments with Hitler before the Allies reached Berlin.
The last survivor of Adolf Hitler's Berlin bunker, Rochus Misch, recalls how he witnessed the end of the Third Reich. In an interview with Steve Rosenberg he talks about his final moments with Hitler before the Allies reached Berlin.
The BBC's Business Editor Robert Peston meets many of the people who witnessed the demise of Lehman's, from bank bosses to Wall Street lawyers and government regulators and asks them a year on if anything has changed.
The BBC's Business Editor Robert Peston meets many of the people who witnessed the demise of Lehman's, from bank bosses to Wall Street lawyers and government regulators and asks them a year on if anything has changed.
In previous recessions, as the economy got tough, people flocked to the movies. Now competition is stiff from DVD and video sales and downloads. David Willis talks to people in the film
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In previous recessions, as the economy got tough, people flocked to the movies. Now competition is stiff from DVD and video sales and downloads. David Willis talks to people in the film industry to find out whether Hollywood is recession-proof or in debt.
Spanish society is struggling to come to terms with its fascist past as General Franco's victims are exhumed from mass graves across the country. Sue Lloyd-Roberts travels to Spain to
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Spanish society is struggling to come to terms with its fascist past as General Franco's victims are exhumed from mass graves across the country. Sue Lloyd-Roberts travels to Spain to report on a nation still bitterly divided over the legacy of its past.
With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the drought-stricken areas, Our World looks at the impact that water scarcity has on security in the already fragile Middle East.
With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the drought-stricken areas, Our World looks at the impact that water scarcity has on security in the already fragile Middle East.
The BBC's Southern Africa Correspondent Karen Allen reports from the conflict zones of Eastern Congo, to trace the minerals that make it into global electronics goods and mobile phones.
The BBC's Southern Africa Correspondent Karen Allen reports from the conflict zones of Eastern Congo, to trace the minerals that make it into global electronics goods and mobile phones.
Around the world, millions of children are not getting proper education because their families are too poor to send them to school. Barriers to education across the globe from poverty
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Around the world, millions of children are not getting proper education because their families are too poor to send them to school. Barriers to education across the globe from poverty and war to gender and natural disasters are examined by the Our World reporters.
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Brian Hanrahan returns to interview some of the most prominent people around at the time.
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Brian Hanrahan returns to interview some of the most prominent people around at the time.
The word 'sharia' conjures up images of draconian punishments under strict Islamic regimes. The reality of sharia in Britain is very different. In a film for Our World, Emily Buchanan examines some of the myths behind sharia.
The word 'sharia' conjures up images of draconian punishments under strict Islamic regimes. The reality of sharia in Britain is very different. In a film for Our World, Emily Buchanan examines some of the myths behind sharia.
Several hundred prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp launched an uprising and broke out of the camp. Steve Rosenberg talks to survivors and revisits the site of one of the most
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Several hundred prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp launched an uprising and broke out of the camp. Steve Rosenberg talks to survivors and revisits the site of one of the most extraordinary acts of resistance during the Holocaust in Return to Sobibor.
David Shukman reports on climate issues from around the world in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
David Shukman reports on climate issues from around the world in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
California's traditional fire season is now a year-round threat. So what is being done to try to prevent these catastrophic fires? Peter Bowes looks at how some residents are taking matters into their own hands.
California's traditional fire season is now a year-round threat. So what is being done to try to prevent these catastrophic fires? Peter Bowes looks at how some residents are taking matters into their own hands.
This film investigates why a small band of Cree Indians in Canada are taking on the world's oil companies, and being bankrolled by a high street business in the UK.
This film investigates why a small band of Cree Indians in Canada are taking on the world's oil companies, and being bankrolled by a high street business in the UK.
Three former heads of MI5 chart the changing face of spying. In exclusive interviews with the BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera, they show how MI5 changed from chasing Cold War subversives to hunting down terrorists.
Three former heads of MI5 chart the changing face of spying. In exclusive interviews with the BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera, they show how MI5 changed from chasing Cold War subversives to hunting down terrorists.
A British-led coalition of international animal rescue groups has made history by taking the last dancing bears off the streets of India. This brings an end to a centuries-old tradition
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A British-led coalition of international animal rescue groups has made history by taking the last dancing bears off the streets of India. This brings an end to a centuries-old tradition that inflicted terrible cruelty on thousands of highly endangered sloth bears. BBC reporter Claudia Sermbezis was given exclusive access to the work being done to care for the bears and retrain their handlers.
Rachel Burden takes one small step into the space business, and discovers the part that Britain is playing in the search for life on Mars.
Rachel Burden takes one small step into the space business, and discovers the part that Britain is playing in the search for life on Mars.
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