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In two riveting conversations, presenter Kylie Morris looks at the contributions that women have made as foreign correspondents and delves into the enduring magic of fairytales.

Elaine Pearson on her life as a human rights campaigner, Paola Totaro re-evaluates her sense of smell and Damien Lewis recounts the life of Josephine Baker - the spy.

Speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum has made it his mission to uncover the greatest speeches that were never delivered. Plus, we head into the afterlife with the wonderful Edward Brooks-Hitching.

A new book dives into a spectacular case of financial fraud, murder and exploitation in the global shipping industry, and why the glamorous Dr Ruja Ignatova is now on the FBI’s top ten most wanted fugitives list. 

Joseph Sassoon tells the story of his distant relatives that founded the Sassoon dynasty - known as the Rothschilds of the East and Oliver Smith takes us on a tour of some of the eerie and fascinating abandoned wonders of the world.

A charming conversation to celebrate the BBC's centenary with the institution's official biographer David Hendy.

Author and India specialist John Zubrzycki on why we need to appreciate India's past, to understand its current delicate geopolitical situation.

James Heneage tells the tales of lesser known, but equally important aspects of Greek history over three millennia and Victor Sebestyen on how Budapest's geography has shaped the city torn between looking East to Russia and West to Europe.

Bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran Azar Nafisi says we must read dangerously and we travel to Christmas Island to see how the locals coped with the influx of asylum seekers, some of whom died on their shores. 

How Hawaii has achieved a goal of having zero young women incarcerated and how prison radio shows around the world empowers people by enabling them to tell their own stories.