Archive 2009
The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2009.
The Story of Braille
Peter White tells the story of Louis Braille, the founder of Braille, and the story in...
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Brand Cuba - part two
On 1st January 2009, Cuba marks the 50th anniversary of its revolution.
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The Pardon Game
A US president has a constitutional and inalienable right to grant pardons. Bush.
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Obama: Professor President
Kwame Anthony Appiah is one of America’s leading public intellectuals.
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The Legacy of George W Bush - Part One
Justin Webb explores the domestic and international legacies of President George W as...
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The Bicycle Diaries - part one
This series features three portraits of the use of the bicycle around the world.
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Human Rights and Wrongs at the UN
Is the UN's Human Rights Council fulfilling its role to protect the most vulnerable or...
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The Bicycle Diaries - part two
This three-part series looks at the impact the bicycle has had on people's lives.
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The Legacy of George W Bush - Part Two
Justin Webb explores the domestic and international legacies of President George W as...
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Assignment - A City Divided
At the end of last year, violent clashes broke out in Jos in central Nigeria after a...
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The Bicycle Diaries - part three
This three-part series looks at the impact the bicycle has had on people's lives.
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Fresh Start - Part One
As prison numbers in Britain continue to soar, what can be done to stop criminals In...
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Assignment - Children for Sale
Nadene Ghouri goes undercover to expose the trade in children by some charities in the...
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The Wildlife Smugglers
Worldwide, the illegal trade in wildlife is worth up to $25 billion US a year.
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Fresh Start - Part Two
Lucy Ash looks at why allowing prisoners to raise puppies has proved to be a way of...
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Beatles in the USSR
As Beatlemania swept throughout the world in 1964, it seemed unable to penetrate the...
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Fresh Start - Part Three
Lucy Ash looks at a successful prison reform scheme in Kansas that is turning crack...
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Indonesian Journeys - Jakarta
In the run up to the Indonesian elections in April, Anita Barraud travels to four of a...
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Assignment: Kenya Reconciliation
It's a year since Kenya's political rivals signed a power-sharing agreement to end the...
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Third Agers - Part One
What is it really like to be old? In this four part series, Jane Little meets Third to...
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Public Places Private Lives
Trafalgar Square is a must-see destination on any tourist map of the UK.
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Public Places Private Lives
Trafalgar Square is a must-see destination on any tourist map of the UK.
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Indonesian Journeys Aceh
Anita Barraud explores how peace and democracy is working in Aceh, a region that has...
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Third Agers Part Two
What is it really like to be old? In this four part series, Jane Little meets people...
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