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Abandoned in the Amazon
The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest
Can you murder a robot?
Robots are designed to help us, so why do humans like to hurt them?
Where are you going? - Belfast
In Belfast, strangers are asked where they are going to reveal insights into their lives
India and how it sees Britain
In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain
The crypto factor: the winners and losers in virtual investment
Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?
RoboLife
Exploring the growing role of robots in education and elderly care in Singapore and Japan
Where are you going? - London
People in London are asked where they are going to reveal hidden truths about their lives
The Romanian Wave
Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?
Unrest in Ukraine’s Little Hungary
Tensions are rising on Ukraine's western border
Not #MeToo, I'm French
Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in .
Will China and America go to war?
Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?
Nepal Fights Foreign Paedophiles
Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal
Will AI kill development?
Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?
India's forbidden love
How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India
Poland's partisan ghosts
For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers
Order! Order!
Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament
New York City’s pirates of the air
The secretive radio stations that link the Big Apple’s vibrant migrant communities
Mumbai Mirror
A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper
Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese
Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China
Restoring Brazil's National Treasure
Can the treasures lost when Brazil's National Museum burnt down be salvaged or replaced?
10, 9, 8, 7
10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible
South Africa's Born Frees at 25
South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power
America's friends
What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies
Bangladesh versus Yaba
Thousands of Bangladeshi addicts are hooked on Yaba, a methamphetamine and caffeine mix
Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower
What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzell pieces together the evidence
Dark fibres and the frozen north
If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?
The populist curtain: Poland and Hungary
The populists governing European nations along the former Iron Curtain’s route
The crossing
The British gangs making big money smuggling migrants across the English Channel.
When the things start to talk
An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk
The populist curtain: Austria and Italy
The coalition of centre-right and far-right parties that are running Austria and Italy
Guyana - bracing for the oil boom
South America’s second poorest nation is about to get very rich
