BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent

Excitement and Disgust

Pastry police, pardoned bulls and pricey pigeons. Correspondents' stories with Kate Adie.

Robbery, extortion, kidnapping; bananas with everything; and a monkey cascade.

Robbery, extortion, kidnapping; bananas with everything; and a monkey cascade

Tall stories, strange names, ancient giants and linguistic confusion.

Tall stories, strange names, ancient giants and linguistic confusion.

Rancid fried onion, a great wall of iron, chips and mayonnaise with questions of identity.

Rancid fried onion, a great wall of iron, chips and mayonnaise with questions of identity

Pets and politics, football and narcotics, and building a country with a flag.

Pets and Politics; football and narcotics; and building a country with a flag.

The duffel-coated outcast, from bomb factory to museum and icy cooperation.