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  1. One Night in Gibraltar

    General Władysław Sikorski and the controversy surrounding his death in an air crash

  2. Long Train to Lublin

    Ernst Krombach's journey from Dusseldorf to a death camp in Lublin, Poland in 1942

  3. Faith and the State - Russia

    How the Russian Orthodox church is losing its way in post-Communist Russia

  4. Faith and the State - India

    Mike Wooldridge explores secularism, Hinduism and Islam in India

  5. Faith and the State - Egypt

    Mike Wooldridge explores the relationship between faith and state in Egypt

  6. My Fellow Countrymen - Bolivia

    Bolivia has had more coups than any other country

  7. My Fellow Countrymen - Pakistan

    How do army men behave in political office and can they make good politicians?

  8. My Fellow Countrymen - Ghana

    The motivations behind the military coup d'etat in Ghana, Africa

  9. My Fellow Countrymen - Chile

    How the Armed forces staged the military coup of 1973

  10. Workers Without Frontiers - Call Centres

    The international nature of call centres - and the growth industry in India

  11. Workers Without Frontiers - International Business

    What drives international business people to work away from their home countries?

  12. Workers Without Frontiers - Nurses

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

  13. Workers Without Frontiers - Factory Workers

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

  14. Gene Pioneers - Part Three

    Molecular biologist Inda Vermer talks about gene therapy

  15. Gene Pioneers - Part Two

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

  16. Gene Pioneers - Part One

    Molecular geneticist Maxine Singer talks about DNA research and genetic manipulation

  17. History of Race - Part Three

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

  18. History of Race - Part Two

    Slavery's role in the history of race

  19. History of Race - Part One

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

  20. The Road to Refuge

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

  21. The Road to Refuge

    Donor fatigue and other threats to refugee protection worldwide

  22. The Road to Refuge

    What happens to asylum seekers who arrive in the West?

  23. Seeds of Contention - Part Two

    Potential impact of genetically modified crops on the environment and biodiversity

  24. Seeds of Contention - Part One

    How the world could benefit from genetically modified crops

  25. I Have a Right - Justice

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

  26. I Have a Right - Food

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

  27. I Have a Right - War

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

  28. Olympic Myths - Part Two

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

  29. Olympic Myths - Part One

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

  30. Internet Dreamers - Part One

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

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