America Revisited

America Revisited: The Discussion

In the final programme we bring together five of the exciting speakers from the road trip

• 49 mins

Drugs and the Dentist

The dentists in the US fixing the teeth of drug addicts to help fix their lives

• 26 mins

Losing My Sight and Learning to Swim

Monica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes

• 49 mins

The Debates Dissected

What have we learned from three US Presidential debates?

• 49 mins

We Shall Fly

Dreaming the Wrong Dream?

The surprising history of African space exploration

• 26 mins

We Shall Fly

Tomorrow's Dreams

Maggie Aderin-Pocock looks at the surprising history of African space exploration

• 26 mins

Who Are You Again?

Mary Ann Sieghart is not rude, she just cannot identify people by their faces

• 26 mins

Oklahoma City After the Bomb

How Oklahoma City transformed itself after the devastating bomb in 1995

• 49 mins

African Books to Inspire

Which African books deserve a wider audience?

• 26 mins

Change in America

How has the US changed since 2008?

• 49 mins

Iceland Rescue

Life as a volunteer out on call with Ice-SAR: Iceland’s search and rescue workers

• 26 mins

Brexit by Interrail

What deal will the EU offer Britain as it departs?

• 23 mins

How to Win a US Election

A post-election view of the US presidential race from the perspective of the winning side

• 26 mins

The History of Rhythm

Acclaimed percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the evolution of musical rhythm

• 49 mins

Caravans in Space

Richard Hollingham meets scientists and engineers planning human colonies in space.

• 26 mins

Searching for Tobias

In Mississippi in 2008, 15-year-old Tobias dreamt of being a policeman. Did he succeed?

• 26 mins

Country Down Under

How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples

• 26 mins

The Story of the Bamboo Club

How the Bamboo Club in Bristol, England, became a lifeline for a victimised community

• 49 mins

Candela: The Lives of Cuban Women

Five ordinary Cuban women on their lives, their passions and their struggles

• 26 mins

The Life of President Fidel Castro

Cuba's iconic leader has died - we look back over his life

• 26 mins

Jobs for the Girls

Jobs for the Girls - Part One

Meet the women in India working in jobs traditionally done by men

• 26 mins

Jobs for the Girls

Jobs for the Girls - Part Two

The women in India who are bucking the trend and doing jobs traditionally done by men

• 26 mins

The Taboo of Feminism

Why is feminism still regarded by many as a word to avoid?

• 26 mins

Interview with the CIA Director, John Brennan

The BBC’s Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera interviews the CIA Director, John Brennan

• 23 mins

Naija Sexual Desires

Breaking taboos by exploring sex and female sexuality in conservative Nigeria

• 26 mins

Bob Dylan - In So Many Words

The lyrics of the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize winner

• 49 mins

Tito's Tourist Crisis

Tito's career is wrecked now that so many of Egypt’s hotels have closed

• 26 mins

The Polygon People

The story and legacy of the vast Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, The Polygon

• 49 mins

Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix

Faster Rudolph! Competitive reindeer-racing is a popular sport across the Arctic Circle

• 26 mins

Paralympic Overachievers? The story of Ukraine

With a total of 117 at Rio, why have Ukrainian paralympians been good at winning medals?

• 49 mins