Inner-city Youth Turn to Fencing

Sword duelling is opening Olympic doors for young African Americans from the ghettos

• 28 mins

The Caribbeans who Love Country Music

Why do St Lucians prefer ballads from Nashville and Tennessee to their homegrown reggae?

• 29 mins

The First Green Generation

A café is offering environmentally friendly courses alongside its coffee

• 28 mins

Language of the Ashkenazi Jews

Yiddish almost died out during the holocaust, but this mother tongue is now being revived

• 28 mins

Australia’s National Music Camp

One thousand hopefuls applied for the Australia Youth Orchestra last year. Only 200 got in

• 27 mins

Youth Culture Programme - Berlin

A love of 'techno' dance music has united young Germans from both sides of the fallen wall

• 30 mins

The Boy with a Big Dream

Kojo is from a small village in Ghana, but he has big plans for his country's people

• 28 mins

A Semester at Sea

Meet the students who sail round the world in the pursuit of knowledge – and a degree

• 28 mins

Inside the BBC’s Bush House

Take a tour of the BBC World Service’s headquarters and home of the Megamix show

• 28 mins

Parents and Kids at War

Nagging can turn family homes into war zones – but peace can be reached

• 27 mins

Ethnic Divisions Widen in Macedonia

Clashes between Serbian forces and armed Albanians are increasing at an alarming rate

• 28 mins

Empowering Young People

Sexual education for teens needs to come from teens, not men in suits

• 28 mins

Making it Big in Bollywood

Steve Najar went from unknown Midlands actor to Indian movie star in a few months

• 28 mins

Black World Championship Rodeo

Many of the first cowboys were black, and 100 years later their Wild West ways live on

• 26 mins

Israel’s 24-hour Metropolis

Tel Aviv is the city that never sleeps – especially after midnight

• 28 mins

Nigeria’s New Favourite Game?

Basketball has suddenly become hugely popular in Nigeria – especially with young people

• 28 mins

Russia's Banya Houses

Russians visit bathhouses to hit themselves with twigs – all in the name of beauty.

• 28 mins

Football Changing Lives in Kenya

Most of Nairobi’s children live in slums, but sport is showing them a way to a better life

• 28 mins

Disney’s Wild New Park

Animal Kingdom has been created to tempt teens who think they're too cool for Disney World

• 28 mins

Asia's Economic Decline

Southeast Asian countries are facing the worse economic slump in years

• 27 mins

Youth FM meets the British Prime Minister

Tony Blair is interviewed by 17-year-old radio presenter, Jasmine Richards

• 28 mins

Florida Girl Returns to Beirut

American teenager returns to Lebanon to find the mum she left 15 years ago

• 28 mins

Glossary of Street Talk

What makes a slang word worthy of a dictionary definition?

• 28 mins

The World of Pirate DJs

What makes pirate stations so popular with young people, and why are they illegal anyway?

• 28 mins

Doctor Devotes Life to Dancing

European gives up medical dream to dance the Bharata Natyam

• 33 mins

Male-dominated Music Industry

Are females finally finding success in the record charts – or is it still a man's world?

• 28 mins

Word Up Competition

Winners of the creative writing series are announced…

• 28 mins

Princes Trust Project

A group of young Londoners are building a skate park – for themselves and their community

• 29 mins

University Challenge

Cambridge or Oxford – which of Britain’s institutions is the best?

• 28 mins

Baffling Questions Answered

The Baffle Bag King explains those everyday conundrums

• 28 mins