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The Midnight Bus to Damascus

The Midnight Bus to Damascus

FromFrom Our Own Correspondent


The Midnight Bus to Damascus

FromFrom Our Own Correspondent

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Reporters worldwide: while refugees continue to stream out of Syria in their thousands, there are people who need to go INTO the country. Nigel Wilson's been talking to a group of them at the bus station in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Lyse Doucet, meanwhile, is in the Syrian capital Damascus where life for some, but not others, is becoming increasingly hard. Thomas Fessy talks of the shock in Francophone Africa at the killing of two French radio journalists in Mali. In Malaysia, elephants are losing their habitat as development continues apace. Bob Walker takes a look at a controversial plan to give the animals a new home. And Indian women over the centuries have been wearing the elegant sari -- Anu Anand has been hearing of a campaign to boost its popularity in the face of competition from more contemporary, if less stylish, clothing.
From Our Own Correspondent is produced by Tony Grant.
Released:
Nov 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.