From Our Own Correspondent Podcast Podcast
Insight, wit and analysis as BBC correspondents, journalists and writers take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie and Pascale Harter.
Episodes to download
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The Aftermath
Saturday
Dispatches on the Catalonian attacks, Ethiopia's industrial future and Uzbek bus shelters
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The Calm On Guam
Last Thursday
Despite the threat of North Korean missiles, we find a surprising calm on Guam.
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From Our Home Correspondent 21/08/2017
Mon 21 Aug 2017
British Asians on Partition, a dairy farmer's vending machine and a modern pilgrimage
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An Act of Striking Bravado
Sat 12 Aug 2017
Can Marshal Khalifa Haftar rebuild Benghazi or even Libya?
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Fear, Foreboding & Fake News In Kenya
Sat 5 Aug 2017
Strange and sinister things often happen before Kenyan elections
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From Our Home Correspondent 23/07/2017
Sun 23 Jul 2017
Grenfell Tower's locale, Swansea's drug roads, Jersey and a Brummie dog track all feature
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The Heat Is On
Sat 22 Jul 2017
Gaza's power struggle: the city where mains electricity is available for two hours a day.
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A Closed Notebook
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Shouted questions, briefings in the pub . . trying to make sense of Brexit negotiations.
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The Battle For Our Beliefs
Sat 15 Jul 2017
Retaking Raqqa, revulsion in South Africa, and remembering an attempted coup in Turkey.
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The Fight Goes On
Thu 13 Jul 2017
Myanmar’s drug vigilantes, on the front-line in Mosul, and the mystical music of Morocco
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Talk of War
Sat 8 Jul 2017
Nuclear fears in South Korea, a homeless tour of Athens, and a porcupine hunt in Tanzania
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Strange Locations and Free Minds
Sat 1 Jul 2017
A nightmare ferry crossing, a musical metro ride and a Shakespearean train journey.
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Building A Better Future
Thu 29 Jun 2017
Narcopolitics in Paraguay, demolitions in Moscow and barking feral dogs in Seychelles.
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From Our Home Correspondent 25/06/17
Tue 27 Jun 2017
A Cotswold utopia, treating diabetes, the nightingale and leadership in cricket feature
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Dressed For Success
Sat 24 Jun 2017
Tight-fitting briefs, matching Donald Trump t-shirts, and NATO camouflage.
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Kill A Chicken To Scare The Monkey
Sat 17 Jun 2017
Tales from Thailand, Morocco, Myanmar, Kenya and the US-Mexico border.
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Village People
Thu 15 Jun 2017
From the Valley of Peace to a militia base: correspondents’ stories from around the world
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Hard To Stomach
Thu 8 Jun 2017
Tea with the Taliban, radioactive wild boar, and past its best parsley.
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Love Those Shoes
Sat 3 Jun 2017
The sounds of protest, popping champagne corks and the piercing shrieks of megabats.
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Finding The Right Words
Thu 1 Jun 2017
A president pursued, a preacher accused and a social media star.
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A Haircut and a Pedicure
Sat 27 May 2017
A haircut in Maipur, baby-blue painted nails in Athens and superfood of the South Pacific
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Men On A Mission
Thu 25 May 2017
White candles for a murdered Mexican journalist, purple glitter for an Iranian President.
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A Funny Old Game
Sat 13 May 2017
A diplomatic dance, football playing politicians, mountain music and robotic sex dolls.
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Enemies of Old
Sat 6 May 2017
Somalia faces famine, ethnic conflict continues in Myanmar and the ‘She-Wolf’ retires.
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In Search of Happiness
Sat 29 Apr 2017
The Afghan Taliban’s spring offensive, surprises in North Korea and happiness in UAE.
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Getting Out
Sat 22 Apr 2017
Birthday cakes, icons of cool and the candidate coining new words in the French election.
