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Europe's Troublemakers

Lucy Ash profiles five controversial characters from different corners of the continent

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Hungary: Ivan Fischer
Lucy Ash meets Ivan Fischer, the conductor who is holding up a mirror to Hungarian society
17 Feb 2014,15 mins
Spain: Ada Colau
Lucy Ash meets Ada Colau of PAH, a group that challenges Spain's draconian mortgage laws.
18 Feb 2014,15 mins
Italy: Wu Ming
Lucy Ash explores the art and activism of Wu Ming, an Italian writers' collective.
19 Feb 2014,15 mins
France: Christian Troadec
Lucy Ash meets the mayor who is challenging the French government's green policies.
20 Feb 2014,15 mins
Ukraine: Tetiana Chornovol
Lucy Ash talks Tetiana Chrnovol, a Ukrainian opposition journalist.
21 Feb 2014,15 mins