Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as Māori equality

Protest against New Zealand’s moves to abolish Māori rights in the name of equality

• 27 mins

Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers

How Olympique Lyonnais dominated Europe and fought for equality

• 49 mins

Braille and me

A celebration of braille from around the world, 200 years after it was invented

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: Our Sacred Harp

Tim Eriksen explores the American choral tradition of shape note singing, sung a cappella

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Colourism

Women share their experiences of discrimination because of the dark tone of their skin

• 23 mins

The Fifth Floor: Inside the Taliban's surveillance network

Why did the Taliban install over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul?

• 26 mins

Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China

BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery

• 26 mins

In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal

Amin Gulgee finds healing by curating a museum of his murdered father’s work in Karachi

• 27 mins

Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania’s democracy under threat?

• 33 mins

Francis, the rebel Pope

Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton explores his life and legacy

• 49 mins

Witness History: The Environment Movement

The history of the environmental movement, as told by the people who were there

• 52 mins

The call of Anastasia

What is behind the Russian new age movement of Anastasia that has taken hold in Germany?

• 26 mins

Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter

A bonus episode of Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Sharing memories of how the Pope changed lives

• 24 mins

The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

Skin-lightening creams are popular in Nigeria, but some can be harmful

• 24 mins

Bonus: Good Bad Billionaire: Minecraft’s maker

A bonus episode from Good Bad Billionaire about Minecraft creator Markus Persson

• 47 mins

In the Studio: Madeleine Thien

Author Madeleine Thien's long path to creating her novel The Book of Records

• 25 mins

Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus

Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October

• 26 mins

BBC Trending: From a suspected smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy

How one Pakistani suspected smuggler’s TikTok account revealed clues of his activities

• 21 mins

Heart and Soul: After Francis, what do Catholics want next?

After Pope Francis' death, Catholics look to Rome as the Church elects a new leader

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Protecting children from online harm

Three parents on why they believe social media contributed to their children’s deaths

• 27 mins

The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds

How the BBC's Dars Arabic show is trying to reach children who are out of school

• 26 mins

The Cultural Frontline: Taiwan

How trailblazing Taiwanese artists are exploring politics and history through their work

• 26 mins

In the Studio: Bishwajit Goswami

Artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a new installation celebrating Bangladesh’s rivers

• 26 mins

Assignment: Russia's Church in Texas

The Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity in Texas...

• 27 mins

Conclave: How will the next Pope be chosen?

A special podcast answering your questions on the conclave which will select the new Pope

• 19 mins

BBC Trending: The TikTokers inside an election fire-storm

BBC Trending speaks to influencers implicated in the cancellation of Romania's election

• 22 mins

Educating Nigeria

Yemisi Adegoke discovers what is being done to get children into school in Nigeria

• 26 mins

Heart and Soul: Praying for healing?

When his wife developed ME, theologian Prof David Wilkinson found his faith tested

• 26 mins

BBC OS Conversations: Inside Gaza

Residents and aid workers share their experiences amid warnings of mass starvation

• 23 mins