Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
Kate Adie introduces dispatches on Russia, Germany, Hong Kong, India and Sweden.
A Russian soldier who once responsible for guarding Russia's nuclear weapons reveals why he fled the army. In a secret …
Kate Adie presents stories from Pakistan-administered Gilgit Balistan, Brazil, the United States, the Faroe Islands and Austria
The remote mountain villages of Pakistan-administered Gilgit Baltistan a…
Kate Adie presents stories from China, Ukraine, Australia, Panama and Lithuania.
Reports of North Korean troops being deployed to join the Russian offensive in Ukraine has compounded fears in Kyiv abo…
Kate Adie presents stories from the US, Lebanon, Spain, Morocco and Greenland
Donald Trump won a resounding victory in the US election, heralding an imminent return to the White House. This was achiev…
Kate Adie presents stories from Georgia, the US, Benin and Egypt.
In Georgia, tens of thousands of people took to the streets this week amid claims of election violations, highlighting the rift betwee…
Kate Adie presents stories from Moldova, Russia, the US, Cuba and Indonesia.
In Moldova, a knife-edge victory for the Yes vote in the country's referendum on EU membership came as a shock to many. Chi…
Katie Adie presents stories from Israel and Gaza, the USA, Ivory Coast and Bolivia.
At a UN school in Gaza, a teenage girl passed a handwritten note to BBC journalists listing her hopes for a more pea…
Kate Adie introduces stories from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Singapore, Oman and Vietnam.
The Amazon rain forest in Brazil has suffered its worst fires in two decades, with most started…
Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, Sudan, the US, Bali and Canada
It’s nearly a year since the Hamas launched its attacks in southern Israel, to which Israel responded with a major aerial bombard…
Kate Adie presents stories from Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Cuba and Somalia.
Israel says it has killed the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as it continued its air offensive against Lebanon. It s…
Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Lebanon, Poland, The Gambia, Panama and Cyprus.
Lebanon is reeling from this week’s wave of exploding pager attacks, which killed more than 35 people, and injured …
Kate Adie presents dispatches from the US, the DRC, Italy, Romania and Egypt
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump faced off against each other in a debate on Tuesday night at a pivotal moment in the race. I…
Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Germany, China, Tonga and India
Ukraine suffered several devastating missile attacks this week on the cities of Poltava and Lviv. Despite the more buoyant mood…
Kate Adie introduces stories from Sudan, Calabria in southern Italy, Japan, the Californian city of Oakland and Tbilisi in Georgia.
The war in Sudan between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…
Kate Adie presents stories from Thailand, Australia, Senegal, Germany and the US
Thailand has seen its fair share of political drama over the years. In recent weeks, the dissolution of the opposition …
Kate Adie presents stories from Russia, Nigeria, the US, Ecuador and Italy.
Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russia’s western border region of Kursk caused authorities to declare a state of emergency ther…
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned following weeks of deadly protests, and a heavy government crackdown. Samira Hussain is in Dhaka and spoke to people about their experien…
Kate Adie presents stories from Venezuela, Israel, Zimbabwe, Turkey and France.
Thousands of Venezuelans are protesting against the results of the presidential election last weekend in which the incum…
Kate Adie presents stories from Lebanon, Ukraine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bali and Spain
In Lebanon, the risk of a wider war between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah remains an ever-present …
Kate Adie presents stories from the US, the West Bank, India and Italy
Donald Trump was confirmed as the Republican party's presidential candidate this week at their National Convention in Wisconsin. …