From Our Own Correspondent

Poles Apart


Listen Later

'Don't tell us how to run our country!' That was the word from Warsaw as the European Commission launched an investigation into some of the decisions taken by the new right-wing government in Poland; the authorities in India meet on Monday to evaluate the controversial traffic experiment in Delhi which was aimed at reducing pollution; the latest consumer spending figures in France offer little evidence that an economic recovery is underway -- but in Toulouse some people know where to get their food for free; lawyers for the Mexican drug lord known as 'el Chapo' have started to prepare a case against his extradition to the US -- some in Mexico would anyway prefer to see him face justice there. And there's something to sing about in northern Norway - after six weeks their polar night season has come to an end, the sun has finally made an appearance and it’s something to sing about!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

From Our Own CorrespondentBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

341 ratings


More shows like From Our Own Correspondent

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,437 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,805 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,621 Listeners

Thinking Allowed by BBC Radio 4

Thinking Allowed

307 Listeners

Profile by BBC Radio 4

Profile

101 Listeners

Great Lives by BBC Radio 4

Great Lives

476 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

525 Listeners

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 by BBC Radio 4

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

2,119 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

892 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

288 Listeners

Witness History by BBC World Service

Witness History

959 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,035 Listeners

Last Word by BBC Radio 4

Last Word

45 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

235 Listeners

The Audio Long Read by The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

839 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

403 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

760 Listeners

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast by Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

302 Listeners

The Briefing Room by BBC Radio 4

The Briefing Room

83 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

608 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

369 Listeners

Elis James and John Robins by BBC Radio 5 Live

Elis James and John Robins

321 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

702 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

2,974 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

83 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

596 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

1,002 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

531 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

609 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

120 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

272 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

26 Listeners

Rory Stewart: The Long History of... by BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

78 Listeners

Havana Helmet Club by BBC Sounds

Havana Helmet Club

4 Listeners