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From Our Own Correspondent

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
28 minutes
Episodes
1174
Years Active
2010 - 2025
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Poland’s Political Drama

Poland’s Political Drama

Kate Adie presents stories from Poland, CAR, Hong Kong, Armenia and Tunisia

This week the former Polish PM Donald Tusk returned to power marking a clear break from the right-wing, populist government …

00:29:00  |   Sat 16 Dec 2023
Hope and Disillusion in South Africa

Hope and Disillusion in South Africa

Kate Adie introduces dispatches from South Africa, Syria, the Netherlands and Germany.

Fergal Keane reported from South Africa during the country's difficult transition to democracy after the end of a…

00:28:39  |   Sat 09 Dec 2023
The UAE’s Air Pollution Problem

The UAE’s Air Pollution Problem

Kate Adie presents stories from the UAE, Iran, Ireland, Finland and Cambodia

As the world's seventh largest oil producer, the UAE may seem an odd choice to host the world's annual climate summit, but …

00:29:05  |   Sat 02 Dec 2023
Crime and Punishment in Putin’s Russia

Crime and Punishment in Putin’s Russia

Kate Adie presents stories from Russia, the US, Argentina, Iraq and Iceland.

In the wake of President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, repressive laws were passed which effectively criminalise all anti-wa…

00:28:39  |   Sat 25 Nov 2023
An Emergency Summit in Riyadh

An Emergency Summit in Riyadh

Kate Adie presents stories from Saudi Arabia, the West Bank, Spain, Chile and Taiwan.

Amid glittering chandeliers and floral bouquets, leaders from 57 Arab and Muslim countries gathered in the Saudi A…

00:28:02  |   Sat 18 Nov 2023
Cambodia’s sunken Mekong villages

Cambodia’s sunken Mekong villages

Kate Adie presents stories from Cambodia, Colombia, India, Fiji and Kenya.

The Mekong river provides a living for tens of millions of people who live along its banks across five East and South East As…

00:28:37  |   Thu 16 Nov 2023
A Tribute To Hope

A Tribute To Hope

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, the Middle East, Peru and Japan.

The Israel-Gaza conflict has been framed by harsh words, and when talk of peace and reconciliation seem more distant than ever,…

00:28:39  |   Sat 11 Nov 2023
Acapulco in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis

Acapulco in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis

Kate Adie presents stories from Mexico, Israel, Pakistan, Georgia and Romania.

On October 24, high winds started howling around the Mexican beach city of Acapulco. In barely 12 hours, unseasonably war…

00:28:38  |   Thu 09 Nov 2023
Shocked To The Core

Shocked To The Core

: Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, Turkey, Switzerland, DRC and Indonesia

Four weeks on from Hamas' deadly attack in Israel, details continue to emerge about the killing spree. Israelis are wre…

00:28:37  |   Sat 04 Nov 2023
Voices from Gaza and Israel

Voices from Gaza and Israel

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, Gaza, Germany, New Caledonia and Hungary.

Public pressure is growing on Israel’s prime minister to secure the release of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas in…

00:28:42  |   Thu 02 Nov 2023
Israel, Gaza and the view from the Middle East

Israel, Gaza and the view from the Middle East

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel and Gaza, South Korea and Turkey.

Three years ago the Gulf states of Bahrain and the UAE agreed to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel - and it was Joe Bi…

00:28:42  |   Sat 28 Oct 2023
The Thai workers caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict

The Thai workers caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, Ukraine, Argentina, Mauritius and Greece.

When Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel from Gaza on the 7th October, over 200 of the people killed were for…

00:28:18  |   Thu 26 Oct 2023
Israel, Gaza and The information war

Israel, Gaza and The information war

Kate Adie presents stories on Israel and Gaza, Lebanon and Poland.

An explosion at a hospital in Gaza this week has thrown into sharp relief the challenges of establishing the facts during a time of w…

00:28:01  |   Sat 21 Oct 2023
Afghan migrants in limbo in Pakistan

Afghan migrants in limbo in Pakistan

Kate Adie presents stories from Pakistan, Germany, Portugal, Senegal and the United States.

Pakistan's government has issued an order for illegal migrants to leave the country by the beginning of Nove…

00:28:22  |   Thu 19 Oct 2023
A Deadly Week in Israel and Gaza

A Deadly Week in Israel and Gaza

Kate Adie presents a special edition reflecting on the brutal attack in Israel this week by Hamas militants and the subsequent siege and bombardment of Gaza.

Anna Foster reports from Ashkelon in Israe…

00:28:43  |   Sat 14 Oct 2023
Australia’s Indigenous referendum

Australia’s Indigenous referendum

Kate Adie presents stories from Australia, Poland, the US, Cameroon and Cape Verde.

Australians are voting in a historic referendum on whether or not to recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

00:28:20  |   Thu 12 Oct 2023
A Tumultuous Week in US Politics

A Tumultuous Week in US Politics

Kate Adie presents stories from the US, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece and Democratic Republic of Congo.

In a break with history, a right-wing faction of the US Republican party moved to oust the speaker of…

00:28:27  |   Sat 07 Oct 2023
Rising tensions in the Balkans

Rising tensions in the Balkans

Kate Adie presents stories from Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Russia’s western borders.

A day of shooting in majority-Serb north Kosovo left a police officer and three members of an a…

00:28:34  |   Thu 05 Oct 2023
Niger: After the coup

Niger: After the coup

Kate Adie presents stories from Niger, Syria, Portugal, Costa Rica and the US.

French President, Emmanuel Macron announced he is withdrawing French troops from Niger, once seen as a key ally in the fi…

00:28:34  |   Sat 30 Sep 2023
Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh

Exodus From Nagorno-Karabakh

Kate Adie presents stories from Nagorno-Karabakh, Canada, South Africa, Peru and Germany.

Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in the last week. Ray…

00:28:44  |   Thu 28 Sep 2023
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