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Global Perspective

Events seen through global eyes

World Service,27 episodes

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Scottish Fishing Industry
Scotland has just 8.4% of the total UK population but catches 60% of fish
30 Jan 2002,28 mins
Hong Kong's Food Culture
There are more than 10,000 restaurants in Hong Kong
13 Mar 2002,28 mins
Lets Call the Whole Thing Off
This is the story of Ruth Werner, the Communist spy who passed the west's atomic secrets
20 Mar 2002,30 mins
One Potato More
A look at the humble potato and its place in the life of the Tasmanian potato farmer
27 Mar 2002,27 mins
Challenging the Stereotypes
In 2001 a group of Iraqi Kurds moved to Hull, England following the Kurdistan conflict
19 Feb 2003,28 mins
The Place you Cannot Imagine
Families who refuse to go back after seeking refuge
27 Mar 2003,28 mins
Moon and Sun
Nepal is a landlocked country in south Asia
27 Mar 2003,22 mins
Loida and Johanna come to Flin Flon
Filipino immigrant, Johanna moved to Flin Flon a Canadian mining city
03 Apr 2003,22 mins
A Bird in the Hand, Bird Flu
Hong Kong has a taste for fresh poultry, it is even used in Chinese medicine
09 Apr 2004,22 mins
Trauma
Some people panic and some use humour, we all deal with trauma in different ways
09 Apr 2004,22 mins
Hot Flash
In 2002 the U.S. federal government halted the trial of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
09 Apr 2004,22 mins
The Waiting Room in New Zealand
A day in the life of clinical leader, Dr Gerry Wilkins at Dunedin Public Hospital
13 Apr 2004,22 mins
Korle Bu Hospital in Ghana
Ghana’s government may introduce a national health insurance scheme
13 Apr 2004,22 mins
Sick as Heart
Examining the unique Dutch disability system
13 Apr 2004,22 mins
The Sobbing Celebrant and Other Nightmares
Training to be a marriage celebrant in Australia is a surprisingly intensive course
05 Mar 2005,22 mins
Pragmatic Love
"I'd like to teach a course 'How to climb out a window and go to a party'"
10 Mar 2005,22 mins
Burning Embers
Listen to the endearing story of a couple based in Canada
14 Mar 2005,25 mins
Mixed Blessings, Mixed Marriages
The triumphant stories of mixed marriage
17 Mar 2005,23 mins
From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
New Yorker, Jonathan Groubert migrated to Holland, hear his story
17 Mar 2005,22 mins
The Dark Side of Romance
Following the work of a nurse at the Young Person's Information Centre in London
31 Mar 2005,22 mins
Trafficking
It is essentially a modern day term for slavery, human trafficking
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
The Reason I'm Here, Rape
A candid story about sexual assault and rape
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
Restorative Justice
Instead of punishing the offender, restorative justice seeks to understand the impact
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
Mobile Phone Crime in Ghana
Mobile phone crime in Ghana, and the steps being taken to stamp it out.
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
The Triads and the Hong Kong Film Industry
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Hong Kong film industry was a money-making machine
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
Born Free, Australia Correctional Complex
The John Morony Correctional Complex in Sydney's suburb, prisoner with a surprising twist
01 Jan 2006,22 mins
Neighbourhood Crime
On a spring day in May 1972 Alabama governor George Wallace was shot in Maryland
01 May 2006,22 mins