The Documentary: Archive 2014
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 105:53:57
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The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2014.
Episódios
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Rebel Rebel
28/06/2014 Duração: 50minBetween 1981 and 1990 teams 'representing' England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia toured Apartheid era South Africa, despite there being a well established sporting boycott in place. Jonathan Agnew, the BBC's cricket correspondent, reveals how and why the tours took place and finds out whether those that chose to play in these rebel cricket tours now regret their actions.
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Over the Hill in Silicon Valley
26/06/2014 Duração: 26minThe median age in many Silicon Valley tech firms is under 30. So where does that leave older workers trying to join the technology revolution? Is Silicon Valley ageist?
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The Great Space Hunt
25/06/2014 Duração: 27minWith the power of nuclear weapons and the potential to wipe out life on Earth, asteroids hit Earth more frequently than you'd think. Meet the volunteers monitoring the skies.
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Misers, Bling and the Money Thing - Part One
24/06/2014 Duração: 27minWhy do some people who have plenty of cash choose to sit on a secret nest egg, rather than spend it and make their life better?
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Global Beats: Ghana
21/06/2014 Duração: 50minSeven up-coming Ghanaian musicians perform a song especially for the BBC, and talk about what inspires them in Ghana and beyond. Featuring Efya, queen of Afro pop, and Kyekyeku, Yaa Pono, Ayisoba, Cwesi Oteng and Wiyaala.
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Has Everest Lost Its Soul
19/06/2014 Duração: 26minIn April 16 Sherpas lost their lives in an avalanche whilst working for expedition teams climbing Mount Everest. Navin Khadka reports.
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Moscow on Thames
18/06/2014 Duração: 27minMore and more wealthy Russians are settling in London. From a lavish Russian Ball at the Royal Albert Hall to home-buying in the capital's most exclusive postcodes - Kensington - Olga Betko enters the world of the Russian business elite to find out why London has become a favourite destination.
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The Women of the Arab Spring: Part Two
17/06/2014 Duração: 27minMona Eltahawey visits her home country of Egypt where women, who stood side-by-side with men during the protests, now fear to walk the streets without being assaulted. Mona hears from the women who are taking matters into their own hands, standing up to sexual harassers and saying ‘enough is enough'.
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World War One
14/06/2014 Duração: 50minHistorian Heather Jones tackles the familiar image of a war centred on a static front line in northern Europe, and looks at how World War One affected populations beyond the front line.
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South Korea: Sex in the Sunset Years
12/06/2014 Duração: 26minFor some in South Korea, old age has meant making some tough choices. In a park in Seoul, Lucy Williamson finds an old profession getting some surprising new recruits.
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The Burden of Beauty - Part Two
11/06/2014 Duração: 27minHow will Brazil cope with the pressures of hosting the World Cup - on and off the pitch? Preparations have been beset by huge problems and anything other than victory will be seen as a failure.
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What Does Putin Want?
10/06/2014 Duração: 27minEdward Stourton examines Vladimir Putin’s strategic vision for Eastern Europe, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea - and the rise of political tensions throughout Ukraine.
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The Women of the Arab Spring
10/06/2014 Duração: 27minMeet the women who are trying to be heard. Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy meets those who pushed through legislation enshrining gender equality in Tunisia - and asks what will it take to make the government repeal the law in Jordan that allows rapists to marry their victims.
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D-Day Dames
06/06/2014 Duração: 49minIn spring 1944 American women war correspondents gathered in London in anticipation of the D-Day invasion. Women were not allowed to report from the front line, although that did not stop Martha Gellhorn. Other women, such as Helen Kirkpatrick witnessed Eisenhower's return from the front as she reported from D-Day headquarters. Lyse Doucet recounts the stories of women war correspondents and how it has changed since then.
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The Mystery of Glasgow's Health problems
05/06/2014 Duração: 26minResidents of Glasgow are some 30% more likely to die young than people in similar UK cities, mainly due to drugs, alcohol, suicide, and violence. Lucy Ash investigates
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The Burden of Beauty 1
04/06/2014 Duração: 26minAs Brazil hosts the World Cup, Musa Okwonga explores the role the beautiful game has played in Brazilian culture.
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Bangalore's New Beat
31/05/2014 Duração: 23minBobby Friction traces how young people in India are expressing themselves through music and the massive rise in independent music and festivals. Recorded on location at NH7 in Bangalore, India’s Glastonbury.
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Educating Ulster
29/05/2014 Duração: 26minAndrea Catherwood examines the movement for integrated schools in Northern Ireland.
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All that Stands in the Way: The Debate
24/05/2014 Duração: 50minRos Atkins brings three teenage girls from the programme All that Stands in the Way together in New York City with two other girls, for a unique debate on gender inequality - a conversation that ranges from everyday sexism to the problems of balancing traditional attitudes with modern ambitions.
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Ukraine’s Citizen Soldiers
22/05/2014 Duração: 26minAs Ukraine prepares for elections amid rising tension, Tim Whewell travels there to meet the nationalist militiamen who are determined to secure a strong and united country.