A 93 year old president gets a deputy
At 93, Paul Biya is the oldest head of state in the world. In June he will have been the leader of Cameroon for 44 years and is currently se...
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20 of 2,015 episodesSir David Attenborough
As Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday, we bring together conservationists and film-makers to discuss the impact of his lon...
Befriending the man who killed my family
Thirty years after the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, some convicted perpetrators are returning to the communities they once devastat...
Russia's 'nyet' to the internet
The Kremlin’s pursuit of a “sovereign internet” has raised fears of a digital Iron Curtain. After months of mobile internet shutdowns, Russi...
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II: What’s next for Nasa's Artemis mission?
Artemis II astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, reflects on the mission, adapting to life back on Earth after journeying to the far side of the Moon, a...
Serbia: Under The Canopy
Eighteen months ago, the renovation of the railway station in Serbia’s second biggest city, Novi Sad, led to a tragic accident. A substantia...
Artist Joan Eardley
In Scotland, from 1940 to 1963, the artist Joan Eardley produced a cache of monumental seascapes, landscapes, and poignant portraits. When s...
For the love of dogs
Mityana is a bustling regional town in central Uganda, where motorbikes are king. Here an online con operation flourishes in plain sight. Ar...
Mapping Epstein's global connections
The personal correspondence, photographs and papers of the late convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein have been released to t...
My social life as a wheelchair user
Imagine being dressed up for a night out with friends and being thrown out of a bar because your wheelchair is considered a fire hazard. Whe...
A church without walls
Pastor Jane Codrington grew up in a conservative faith environment before leaving the institutional church to found We Are Church - a commun...
Atomic crossroads: Poland's nuclear future
Forty years after Chernobyl, Poland aims to open its first nuclear power plant. Shortly after the disaster, only 30% of Poles supported nucl...
In Our Time: The Mariana Trench
Misha Glenny and guests discuss one of the wonders of the natural world. In 1875 in the western Pacific, the crew of HMS Challenger discover...
Driving Against Net Zero
Is defence of the petrol car and liberated motoring becoming the new battleground for Europe’s populist parties? Chris Bowlby visits one of...
Neha Vyaso: Crafting consent in Bollywood
*** This programme contains scenes of a sexual nature and discussion of sexual assault, including child sex abuse *** Neha Vyaso is one of t...
Introducing: The Climate Question: China's green energy revolution
China is installing solar panels and wind turbines so fast that its greenhouse gases emissions may now have peaked. If this trend is confirm...
Inside the Mugabe dynasty
Late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe died in 2019, but in the years before and since his death, his three children with his former wife,...
Meet the preppers
“Stockpiling peace” preppers share their experiences
Faith and revolution in the Philippines
Forty years ago, a Filipino soldier serving under Ferdinand Marcos Sr, was ordered to attack civilians opposing the corrupt regime. After wr...
Under the influence of AI
AI is an ever-growing part of our everyday life through apps like Chat GPT, Grok and Claude that are becoming part of everyday life. But wha...
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