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By the summer of 1940, a quarter of a million Polish prisoners of war had already been sent to Soviet prison camps. More than a million civilians deemed undesirable by Stalin were packed aboard cattle trucks to the far east of the Soviet Union. Many died on the journey, many more would die in the harshest conditions, toiling, starving and freezing on collective farms or labour camps in Siberia, the Urals or Kazakhstan. But then unlikely salvation came with the opportunity to join Anders' Army.

For years China’s one-child policy meant that many pregnancies were terminated, some people did break the law and had second children, we hear Kati’s story.

The latest findings in neuroscience are increasingly affecting the justice system in America. Owen Jones, professor of law and biology at Vanderbilt University, explores where neurolaw is making its mark and where the discipline is heading. One significant finding from MRI scanners is that the adolescent brain continues to develop right into the early- and mid-twenties. The fact that we are not ‘adults’ at age 18 is having big repercussions in the legal system. In San Francisco, the entire way that young offenders of crimes such as armed robbery up to the age of 25 are treated is adapting to the brain data. More and more, neuroscientists are testifying in courts, often to mitigate sentences including the death penalty in juveniles. Other times, they highlight rare brain abnormalities that cause violent and antisocial behaviour, which helps justify a lighter sentence. However, young brains are still malleable. In Wisconsin, brain imaging of juvenile prisoners can detect psychopathic markers. Once identified, staff can employ techniques to de-programme those antisocial traits and rehabilitate prisoners to ready them for, they hope, a crime-free life outside. And this is simply the first generation of neurolaw – where to next? (Photo: Human head scan, coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of healthy brain. Credit: Getty Images)

For 100 år siden kolliderte lastebåten Imo fra Sandefjord med et fransk skip fullastet med sprengstoff. Resultatet ble den største eksplosjonen skapt av mennesker før atombomben. Nær 2000 mennesker ble drept da indre by i Halifax i Canada ble lagt i ruiner. +

Xinyuan Wang looks at the evolving magazine scene in China. With traditional news stands disappearing, what future is there for the many publications in the Chinese market? Xinyuan also looks at what political content is permitted in magazines, and which subjects are considered sensitive. She asks younger readers how they search for material on political topics, and discovers that magazines are unlikely to be their first choice.

San Francisco’s Spider-Man burglar was remarkable. He dropped into buildings from skylights, leapt 10 feet from one roof to another. But mostly, his talent got him into trouble. This week, his story, and stories of other undesirable talents.

Janne var 13 när han klev ut genom dörren till ett liv i hemlöshet. Bort från föräldrarnas övergrepp och missbruk. Jag är ganska lik siffran noll, säger han. Men han sjunger som Elvis. Gatans talanger är en dokumentär av Helene Almqvist om några av Stockholms hemlösa musikanter som alla deltagit i de Hemlösas Internationella Melodifestival. Den har pågått sedan 2015 och drivs av organisationen Hemlösa.se Vi möter trubaduren Stefan, den klassiskt utbildade konsertpianisten Jurij som drömmer om att få spela med Elton John och så Elvistolkaren Janne. Jag ville ju ha kärlek av min morsa. Hennes största idol var Elvis och jag var 7-8 år när jag började bli kallad Elvis i skolan. Men jag fick aldrig någon kärlek från morsan för det. Även fast jag blev den som jag trodde att hon ville ha, berättar Janne. Stefan sjunger covers med en passion som får festivalens publik att gråta. Han förlorade fotfästet - och sitt hem - efter många års sjukskrivning. Nu har han någonstans att bo men kämpar fortfarande för att allt inte ska rasa igen - och för att gå vidare i tävlingen. Stefan berättar om sovplatser under sportarenor, Jurij om misshandeln som kostade honom hans lägenhet, Janne om hur man kan ladda mobiler i parkeringsautomater. Man blir en överlevare, säger Janne, men ibland tappar man greppet eller hoppet och allting. Och det farligaste av allt, det är att börja tycka synd om sig själv. I den här branschen, då blir man inte långlivad. Helene Almqvist är frilansjournalist och har arbetat som producent, programledare och reporter för Sveriges Radio och Utbildningsradion i många år. Programmet gjordes 2016.

Het Sinterklaaseffect: Wat gebeurt er wanneer de waarheid aan het licht komt? In elk geval iets waardoor je anders tegen de wereld aan gaat kijken. Dit fenomeen laat zich omschrijven als het'Sinterklaas-effect'. Nu de pepernoten weer in de winkel liggen is het hoog tijd om de verbazende effect van deze leugen en vele anderen opnieuw tegen het licht te houden.Bente Hamel verzamelde verhalen over leugens en waagde zich aan het experiment om ze in de blender te doen en het geheel te laten mixen. Het resultaat:een programma over het moment van de waarheid. Een geluidscocktail vol ontregelende gedachten kronkels. - De Industrie - Afl.5: Een zesdelige radio-serie over wiettelers, coke-baronnen, xtc-koeriers en wat dies meer zij, die vertellen over de kick van hun illegale werk in de drugsindustrie - en de stress die dat met zich meebrengt.Interviews en presentatie: Mirka Duijn en Remy van den Brand.De Industrie bestaat uit een online interactieve documentaire, een tv-uitzending van Andere Tijden en een radio-/ podcastserie.
De Industrie is een co-productie van de VPRO en Submarine.

Radio producer Peter Lang-Stanton thought his father was a paper-pushing bureaucrat in the State Department. Then one day, his father revealed his double- life as a spy. Much of his father’s past was a lie; he never fought in the Vietnam War, as he said. Instead, he was involved in a covert mission in 1960s Laos under his codename: Pig-Pen. Through deep interviews with ex-CIA and a former Laotian soldier, Peter Lang-Stanton tells a story of lies and half-truths, of pride and regret.

Ancient history was not silent, so why is our study of it? The oldest-known musical instruments – bone flutes found in southern Germany – date back a little over 40,000 years. But how long humans have been making music in one form or another is a matter of great speculation. What did ‘music’ mean in the context of our Palaeolithic and Neolithic forebears? And, how did the human voice, archaeological artefacts and ancient sites themselves affect the sounds of their world.