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A series of Winter radio features broadcast in December and January that covers politics, technology and the arts and includes a four-part look at immigration. You can listen again to all these features on this page by clicking on the photos. If you wish to download the feature, click on the photo and wait until the player appears: then select "Download".
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A new party on the French Left
As France's Socialist Party is wracked by infighting, Daniel Brown reports from the inauguration of a new political party in France: the Parti de gauche or "The Left Party".
(Photo: AFP)
2008-12-23
Child soldiers in Africa: Johnny Mad Dog
Michel Arseneault considers the film Johnny Mad Dog which was shot in Liberia and charts the role of child soldiers in Africa.
(Photo: AFP)
2008-12-23
Dido & Aeneas opens the Opéra Comique's season
The season at Paris' Opéra Comique includes two major English-language operas this year. Aidan O'Donnell reports on the programme and on an extremely successful first production, Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
(Photo: Elisabeth Carecchio)
2008-12-18
French Polynesians celebrate their culture in Paris
Laura Angela Bagnetto meets Paris-based Polynesians far from home: Tahitian choreographer Andrea Terai and the tattoo artist Hina Tetaupu from Tuamotu Island.
(Photo: Ahu Tiare Nui)
2008-12-21
German car makers and the economic crunch
German subsidiaries of American car manufacturers are starting to feel the world financial crisis. In Rüsselsheim, Jan Van Der Made meets Opel employees who fear that their US headquarters might not be able to save them.
(Photo: AFP)
2008-12-23
Immigration 1: looking at asylum through history
Sarah Elzas looks at how refugee laws originated in Europe right after World War II. Thomas Marzahl introduces us to a Bosnian woman who sought refuge in Germany in the 1990s.
(Photo: Wikipedia)
2008-12-23
Immigration 2: A thousand African refugees in Malta
Since Malta's accession to the EU in 2004, immigrant figures have exploded as other countries' border controls become stricter. Jan Van Der Made visits Malta and follows the tortuous asylum process.
(Photo: Jan Van Der Made)
2008-12-23
Immigration 3: On board with the coastguard in Greece
Greece is on the frontline of immigration into Europe, with tens of thousands of people coming each year via Turkey. Sarah Elzas joins the coastguard patrol and sees how Greece is coping with so many newcomers.
(Photo: Wikipedia)
2008-12-23
Immigration 4: Sweden welcomes Iraqi refugees into Europe
Sarah Elzas presents two reports: Deirdre Kennedy shows that in Europe, most Iraqi refugees end up in Sweden; and Allis Moss looks at how asylum seekers are too often mistaken as illegal immigrants.
(Photo: AFP)
2008-12-23
Lee Miller: model, muse and war photographer
Acclaimed photographer Lee Miller was the toast of Paris in the 20s and 30s and hit the pinnacle of her career as a war correspondent during WWII. Laura Angela Bagnetto talks to independent curator Margit Rowell about Miller's charmed, yet tortured life.
(Photo: D. Sherman/Lee Miller Archives)2008-12-21
Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday
Daniel Brown reports from Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations in Hyde Park, London in June 2008. The concert, which was attended by more than 50,000 people, came 20 years after the Free Mandela concert.
(Photo: AFP)2008-12-23
No justice without the International Criminal Court?
Established in 2002, the ICC prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Marco Chown Oved asks whether it can prove its worth - especially in places like Darfur.
(Photo: Wikipedia)
2008-12-23
Seydou Keïta, Malian photographer
The Tate Modern has a major display of Keïta's portraits. Billy Head visits the Tate with a curator and talks to an art collector about who actally owns the photos.
(Photo: Seydou Keïta)
2008-12-23
Smartphones: Changing the way we communicate
Between July and September 2008 almost 40 million Smartphones were sold worldwide - but what is a Smartphone and why is it so "smart"? Daniel Finnan reports on this cutting-edge technology.
(Photo: Daniel Finnan)2008-12-23
Somali poetry 1: Hadraawi
At the core of Somali culture are stories, words and verse. Billy Head investigates the precision and eloquence of a language that was only written from 1972 onwards.
(Photo: Wikipedia)
2008-12-23
Somali poetry 2: K'Naan and today's leading poets
Somali poets today document drought, violence and mass migration. Billy Head looks at some of today's leading Somali poets.
(Photo: Wikipedia)
2008-12-23
