Fifth Floor Podcast
Faranak Amidi takes a fresh look at the stories of the week with journalists from our 40 language sections.
Episodes to download
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Angry and Divided: Nicaragua in Crisis
Fri 8 Jun 2018
"Shock groups", improvised weapons, and scores dead: a country tearing itself apart
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Throwing Off The Veil in Iran
Fri 1 Jun 2018
How a selfie started a mass movement to allow women more freedom in Iran
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A Tale of Two Flowers in Afghanistan
Fri 25 May 2018
Roses and opium poppies in Afghan life and culture
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Shot At and Besieged: Quetta's Targeted Community
Fri 18 May 2018
Taking a look at the persecuted Hazara community of Pakistan
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Indonesia's Child Soldiers
Fri 11 May 2018
Former enemies, now friends: Ronald and Iskander now campaign for peace
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Afghanistan's Saur Revolution: 40th Anniversary
Fri 27 Apr 2018
'Don't play with the revolution: it is a fire': memories from 1978
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Goodbye Castro!
Fri 20 Apr 2018
The end of a famous dynasty from a Caribbean island with influence all over the world
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Unravelling My Father's Mystery Life
Fri 13 Apr 2018
A Chinese news cutting and an Indian family enigma: solved on the Fifth Floor
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Lula Behind the Scenes
Fri 6 Apr 2018
Encounters, jokes and surprises: face to face with Brazil's Lula
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Handball and Politics on 91热爆 Serbian
Fri 30 Mar 2018
A new service, but old politics: challenges for 91热爆 Serbian
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Road Rage, Rumour and Riots: Sri Lanka
Fri 23 Mar 2018
Unpicking the story behind the recent outbreak of violence against Muslims in Kandy
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Poison and Spies in Sleepy Salisbury
Fri 9 Mar 2018
The spy mystery that put Salisbury on the map for 91热爆 Russian
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Defiant Voices From Eastern Ghouta
Fri 2 Mar 2018
Rebel women, and a rebellious history: behind the headlines of Eastern Ghouta
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New Names, Old Rivalries
Fri 23 Feb 2018
Why are Embassy streets being renamed in Washington and Ankara?
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Love is in the air鈥� and at the 91热爆!
Fri 16 Feb 2018
Salim Kikeke, Kathy Harcombe and Valeria Perasso discuss romance on the Fifth Floor
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Inside the Map of the Afghan Conflict
Fri 9 Feb 2018
Abandoned orchards, deadly landmines, and a commander nicknamed The Terminator
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Cape Town's Water Challenge
Fri 2 Feb 2018
Unflushed toilets and recycled bath water: tricks to living on 50 litres per day
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My Friend and Musician Hugh Masekela
Fri 26 Jan 2018
Who was the man behind South Africa's jazz sound? Audrey Brown discusses Hugh Masekela
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The Pope in Chile
Fri 19 Jan 2018
Two popes, two Chiles: through the eyes of a reporter who witnessed both papal visits
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Sharing Secrets From the Red Carpet
Fri 12 Jan 2018
Fashion and glamour, but also high heels and hard work. Meet our Hollywood reporters
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Indian Voices From The First World War
Fri 5 Jan 2018
The song of a butter loving Indian prisoner of war, recorded in 1916
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My Name, My Identity
Fri 29 Dec 2017
What someone's name can tell you about family, religion and ethnicity
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Witch-hunting in Rajasthan
Fri 22 Dec 2017
"The word witch is changing people's lives and it's not a joke": India's witch problem
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Mozambique's 'Ghost' Airport
Fri 15 Dec 2017
No flights, dark corridors and empty carousels: what went wrong for Nacala airport?
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Fleeing 91热爆: An Iraqi-Kurdish Story
Fri 8 Dec 2017
Images of Kurds fleeing Kirkuk trigger memories of another exodus in 1990s Iraq
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Living with Mugabe
Fri 1 Dec 2017
Optimism, disillusionment and now a new era. Reflections on the Mugabe years
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Commuting in the Skies of Medellin
Fri 24 Nov 2017
How an urban cable car bridges the divide between rich and poor
