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A Poisonous Cocktail

A Poisonous Cocktail

FromFrom Our Own Correspondent


A Poisonous Cocktail

FromFrom Our Own Correspondent

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Burma: Jonathan Head goes to Rakhine state in Burma where bitter unrest has resulted in more than a hundred deaths and a hundred thousand displaced.
Libya: Kevin Connolly visits a war graves cemetery and considers stories of loss and love, grief and anger.
Japan: Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a boat to the islands at the centre of a bitter argument in the South China Sea.
USA: As the dust settles after the election Jonny Dymond's in Indiana looking on as the real business of America gets done.
and Mexico: Will Grant's in Oaxaca state where they believe in bidding farewell to the dead in a festive rather than a funereal atmosphere.
Released:
Nov 10, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Insight, wit and analysis as BBC correspondents, journalists and writers take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie and Pascale Harter.