From Our Own Correspondent Episodes Episode guide
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A change of heart in Lebanon
Darius Bazagan reports on a militia leader’s change of heart in Lebanon.
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South African bling and American stardust
Meet the extravagant subculture scandalising South Africa and tour Harlem's Apollo Theater
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Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love
Stories about Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and Frenchmen learning the art of love.
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Egypt's democracy deficit; culture wars in Hungary
Why are Egyptians still protesting against an elected government? Aleem Maqbool listens in
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Iran and Sweden
What working for the BBC means for an Iranian; why Swedes know so much about each other
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Brazil's shrinking Amazon forest + scrum at 35,000 feet
Logging still despoiling the rainforest in Uruara; deft diplomacy on a flight to Tel Aviv
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Israel and Romania
What do the results of the Israeli elections mean for Benjamin Netanyahu's party?
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Chinese pollution, and seduction in France
Stories on pollution in China and a seduction coach for French men.
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Syria, Georgia, Italy, Sweden, Australia and Lithuania
From wombats in Australia to a prisoner release in Georgia, Pascale Harter presents.
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Elections in Italy and crime in Georgia
Stories on the personalities running for office in Italy, and fear of crime in Georgia.
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Chaos in Pakistan and Burns Night in Jamaica
Dispatches on the uncertain security situation in Pakistan and on Burns Night in Jamaica.
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Syria crisis
In Syria, the effects of war rages and people are shocked at the lack of international aid
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Mali, present and past
Stories on an unlikely alliance in Mali, and remembering a trip through the desert.
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Sweden and Hungary
Reindeer: the far-north survival kit for Saami nomads; plus Budapest's Ecseri flea market
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Presidential questions in Venezuela, and learning English in India
The president who’s everywhere and nowhere, plus dispatches from Italy and India.
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18/01/2013
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around ...
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France, Mali, Venezuela
Are we back to the bad old days of "Francafrique"? And how will life be after Chavez?
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Iraq and India
What's Baghdad's notorious Al-Rasheed Hotel like today? Plus: English still means success
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South Africa and Italy
Lessons from a huge fire in Khayelitsha; controversy over where Garibaldi is really buried
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The people who feel out of place in Kuwait, and eating meat in Italy
Stories on Kuwaiti residents without nationality, and on avoiding eating meat in Italy.
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Weekend Edition 12 Jan 2013: Pristina and Phnom Penh Revisited
Highlights of the week: stories from Canada, Kosovo, Cambodia, Tunisia, Greece and Egypt
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A home for disabled patients in Kosovo, and Russians on holiday in Egypt
Stories on a home for mentally ill patients in Kosovo, and Russians on holiday.
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Living longer on a Greek island and Venice's Jewish cemetery
Stories on the long-lived inhabitants of a Greek island, and Venice's Jewish cemetery.
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Returning to Cambodia, and women in North Africa
Stories about a return to Cambodia and women going out after dark in North Africa.
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Soul-searching in India and Canadian native protests
Pascale Harter presents stories from India and Canada.
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The USA and Hong Kong
Owen Bennett Jones meets Grover Norquist the architect of America's 'pledge' on tax
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Shops and shawls in India, ladies' night in Riyadh, and dementia in the Netherlands
Correspondents present personal stories from India, Burma, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands.
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05/01/2013
A look back at 2012. Plus Izzy Marie Hill, These Mortal Cities and Rebecca Vaughan.
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Japan and Saudi Arabia
Mariko Oi wonders about trust in Tokyo; Katy Watson joins a girls' night out in Riyadh
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Shopping in India and 'dementia village' in the Netherlands
Stories about shopping in India and a village for dementia patients in the Netherlands.