Several rescued from gold mine in China

Chinese state media say rescuers in the east of the country have freed gold miners who have been trapped 600 metres underground for two weeks. They were taken to hospital for urgent treatment. The entrance tunnel to the Hushan gold mine in Shandong province collapsed following an explosion, the cause of which is still unknown.

Also in the programme: Arrests after protests in support of a Russian opposition leader and how a musician overcame deafness to become an internationally recognised percussionist.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Manmit Bhambra, a British sociologist and Research Officer of the Religion and Global Society Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Tim Dixon, Australian-born social entrepreneur and co-founder of the More in Common organisation.

(Picture: Law enforcement officers clash with participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow. Credit: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)