BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent

Weekend Edition: Deserts

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from Mali, Chad, France, Algeria, Jordan and Chile.

Pascale Harter with stories from desolate landscapes, by Patrick Evans and Pauline Davies.

Pascale Harter presents reflections and analysis from Andrew Harding and Philip Sweeney.

Katy Watson muses on dress codes in Dubai; Hugh Schofield on French conformism in Paris.

Pascale Harter presents personal insight and analysis from Chloe Arnold and Chris Carnegy.

Pascale Harter introduces personal insights, tales and wit from Jim Carey and Dany Mitzman

Pascale Harter with the pick of the week's dispatches from correspondents around the world

Insight and wit from Will Grant on Mexico's election and Anthony Denselow on Indian ruins.

Ian Pannell meets a restaurateur-turned-rebel; Damien McGuinness marks the summer solstice

With dispatches from Nick Thorpe and Hasit Shah. Presented by Pascale Harter.