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

Media Front

Media Front: USA

Who's controlling the media messages in advance of the 2020 presidential election?

• 26 mins

Dominion

Dominion: The animals and the lawyers

The people seeking to strengthen animals' legal rights

• 26 mins

Dominion

Dominion: The animals and the linguists

What part does language play in how we think about other animals?

• 26 mins

Dominion

Dominion: The animals and the philosophers

The impact of philosophy and religion on animals as food

• 26 mins

Dominion

Dominion: The animals and the poets

Writers explore our attitude to animals and attempt to uncover what our human values are

• 26 mins

The Cold War Legacy

The Cold War Legacy: Czechoslovakia

What do new generations of Czechs feel about the future as well as the communist past?

• 26 mins

The Cold War Legacy

The Cold War Legacy: Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro has vowed to wipe the reds off the map. Is Brazil reliving the Cold War?

• 26 mins

The Cold War Legacy

The Cold War Legacy: Indonesia

In 1965, some half a million people died in military-led killings of suspected communists

• 26 mins

The Cold War Legacy

The Cold War Legacy: India

How is India navigating international relations today?

• 26 mins

The Cold War Legacy

The Cold War Legacy: Angola

What will it take for Angola to be truly free of the legacy of Africa’s Cold War?

• 26 mins

The Kids are Alright

The Kids are Alright: Environment

How Stella Bowles' school project and persistence led to a clean-up of her local river

• 26 mins

The Kids are Alright

The Kids are Alright: Opportunity

The 18-year-old student who built a school and a 15-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur

• 26 mins

The Kids are Alright

The Kids are Alright: Tackling violence

Teenagers inspired to try and make a difference in the world around them.

• 26 mins

My Perfect Country - Making a Difference

Fi Glover works with students at Massachusetts University on solutions to global problems

• 26 mins

Chinese Dreams

Chinese Dreams: The preview

As China grows richer and more powerful, how is its impact felt around the world?

• 3 mins