Crossing Continents

Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.

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Leaving Israel for Cyprus
Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October
29 Apr 2025,28 mins
Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election
A cancelled election and a divided country - is Romania’s democracy under threat?
22 Apr 2025,33 mins
Spain - can an algorithm predict murder?
How a risk assessment tool is used by police in Spain to predict gender-based violence.
15 Apr 2025,28 mins
Unidentified Flying Drones in Denmark
Mysterious drone sightings in Denmark reveal a new era in UFOlogy.
08 Apr 2025,28 mins
Lebanon: Hezbollah in trouble
Battered in the war with Israel, Hezbollah is under pressure - even from its supporters.
01 Apr 2025,28 mins
Reel Revolution? The dramatic rise of Saudiwood
Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told.
28 Jan 2025,28 mins
Death Marches: uncovering the truth beneath the soil
How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past.
21 Jan 2025,31 mins
The Gambia: When migrants are forced to go home
The young Gambians who had to give up on their journey to Europe.
14 Jan 2025,28 mins
South Korea: The Feminist Hunters
How feminists in South Korea are being hunted down, attacked and sacked.
07 Jan 2025,30 mins
The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'.
31 Dec 2024,28 mins
Poland's Ghosts, Ukraine's Heroes
The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes.
24 Dec 2024,31 mins
Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw
President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
17 Dec 2024,28 mins
Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?
The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea.
10 Dec 2024,28 mins
France: trouble on the vine
Low harvests, economic and climate batterings, changing tastes - is French wine in crisis?
03 Dec 2024,32 mins
Our whole life is a secret
One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan.
26 Nov 2024,28 mins
Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis
The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast.
10 Sep 2024,29 mins
The 'ghost city' of Cyprus
The beach resort frozen in time by 50 years of conflict, and the struggle over its future
03 Sep 2024,28 mins
The struggle for Jerusalem’s Old City
Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle.
27 Aug 2024,28 mins
Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
20 Aug 2024,28 mins
Rejecting public education in Arizona
‘School choice’: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?
13 Aug 2024,28 mins
The Italian town where praying is a political issue
Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town.
06 Aug 2024,29 mins
A Slogan and a Land (Part 2)
Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean.
30 Jul 2024,47 mins
A Slogan and a Land (Part 1)
A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
23 Jul 2024,40 mins
The Caspian Crisis
Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region?
21 May 2024,29 mins
Return of the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897.
14 May 2024,29 mins
Italy’s Mafia Whistleblower
Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family.
07 May 2024,28 mins
Kosovo: Euro or Bust
Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?
30 Apr 2024,28 mins
Armenia's Lost Garden
The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub.
23 Apr 2024,29 mins
Reggaeton: The pride of Puerto Rico?
Reggaeton’s the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene.
16 Apr 2024,29 mins
Mexico - Coyotes and Kidnap
Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico.
09 Apr 2024,28 mins