Rising to the Challenge
Maj Gen Gale Pollock, a trailblazer for women in the US army reflects on her 36-year-career.
We meet Maj Gen Gale Pollock, who helped break the glass ceiling in the US Army. Then, the story of 'Ashley’s War'. And, the Yellowstone firing range that is catering to Chinese tourists. Plus, the next female MacGyver, a bagel renaissance in Lithuania, and the rise of the Filipino-American DJ.
(Photo: A 2011 photo of first Lt Emille Prosko, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Credit: US Army/ Master Sgt Bob Hyatt)
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Women Soldiers
How Maj Gen Gale Pollock rose through the ranks of the US military
Duration: 04:11
Ashley’s War
The untold story of America's first all-female special operations unit
Duration: 03:37
Yellowstone Guns
A firing range in Montana reels in Chinese tourists
Duration: 04:09
Hollywood STEM
TV project puts on a search for the next female MacGyver
Duration: 04:01
Bagel Renaissance
Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WW2 but now they are back
Duration: 04:47
Asian DJs
How Filipino-Americans spun their way to pop music fame
Duration: 04:24
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Jun 201504:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 20 Jun 201513:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 20 Jun 201519:32GMTBBC World Service Online
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