My Perfect Country

My Perfect Country: The UN Debate

Fi Glover, Martha Lane Fox and a panel of guests discuss ground-breaking social policies

• 49 mins

My Perfect Country

My Perfect Country: Solving Water Scarcity in Bermuda

The island's roofs catch every drop of rain, purify water and store it for daily use

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Cutting Poverty in Peru

Peru has cut poverty by 50% in 10 years. Is it a model others could - or should - follow?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Gun Control in Japan

How Japan's rigorous gun control policy has reduced gun violence to single digits

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: 'State Feminism' in Tunisia

Is Tunisia’s approach to what women can and can't do an example for other Arab countries?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Shanghai's Model for Teaching Maths

Has Shanghai found the perfect formula for teaching maths?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Curbing Smoking in Australia

Is Australia's anti-smoking policy a model for other countries to follow?

• 26 mins

My Perfect Country

My Perfect Country: The Debate

Water, housing, gun control, women's rights and more are debated by a panel and listeners

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Rwanda

Rwanda has closed its gender gap by 80%. Is it a model other countries should follow?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Cuba

Does Cuba hold the best policy for surviving hurricanes?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Germany

Is the way Germany has handled refugee integration a model other countries could follow?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Norway

How has Norway managed to have the lowest rate of prisoners reoffending in Europe?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Nepal

How has Nepal dramatically reduced maternal death – and can their policy be replicated?

• 26 mins

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My Perfect Country: Canada

Is Canada’s catch share model for sustainable fishing a contender for an imagined utopia?

• 26 mins

My Perfect Country

My Perfect Country: Which Policies will Work?

From closing the gender gap to sustainable fishing, which policy will be adopted?

• 26 mins

My Perfect Country

Making a Difference

Can Japan’s gun control policies, Norway’s prisoner scheme and Uganda’s law scheme work?

• 26 mins

The History of Wastefulness

The History of Wastefulness: Today’s Trash Challenge

How our relationship with rubbish has evolved over time

• 26 mins

The History of Wastefulness

The History of Wastefulness: Rubbish Through the Ages

Three historical landmarks that shaped modern attitudes to waste

• 26 mins

The History of Wastefulness

The History of Wastefulness: The Tipping Point

Could the future be rubbish-free?

• 26 mins

Stories from the New Silk Road

Raha: The joy of the train

The new Chinese Mombasa–Nairobi railway has replaced the British-built Uganda Railway

• 26 mins

Stories from the New Silk Road

Kazakhstan: A port in the sand

Khorgas in Kazakhstan was the gateway of the ancient Silk Road. How is it transforming?

• 26 mins

Stories from the New Silk Road

Cambodia: New riches on the coast

How a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs from Kenya to Kazakhstan is changing lives.

• 26 mins

Stories from the New Silk Road

China: The start of the Silk Road

Lanzhou city on the Yellow River is benefiting from the Belt and Road Initiative

• 26 mins

Ground Shift: The Farming Revolution

Ground Shift: Survival for millennial farmers

Ground Shift talks to the next generation of farmers in Ghana, Australia and the USA

• 26 mins

Ground Shift: The Farming Revolution

Ground Shift: Digital technology and rural communities

How digital and mobile phone technology is changing farming and boosting prosperity

• 27 mins

Ground Shift: The Farming Revolution

Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models

Ground Shift talks to the next generation of farmers in Ghana, Australia and the USA

• 26 mins

Ground Shift: The Farming Revolution

Ground Shift: Sustainability and the millennial farmers

What future is there for millennial farmers amidst an increasingly fragile environment?

• 27 mins

Media Front

Media Front: India - The future of journalism

What are the challenges for a free and independent media in India?

• 26 mins

Media Front

Media Front: Philippines

How journalists in the Philippines are fighting back against challenges to press freedom

• 26 mins

Media Front

Media Front: Ukraine

How geo-political forces are shaping the media landscape in Ukraine

• 26 mins