From Our Own Correspondent

Protests in Gaza and Israel


Listen Later

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel and Gaza, China, Romania, Bolivia and the Vatican City.

In Gaza and Israel people have been taking to the streets to demand an end to the war. The protests have taken different forms, and as Paul Adams notes, also involve very different risks.

Amid the on-going trade war between China and the US, Laura Bicker speaks to Chinese traders at one of the world's biggest wholesale markets in Yiwu, to find out how Donald Trump's tariffs are affecting business.

After election results were annulled in Romania last year, the country faces a rerun this Sunday. The political chaos that followed the Constitutional Court's decision left a sour taste among many voters, finds Tessa Dunlop, who met people from across the political spectrum in Bucharest.

The Bolivian city of Potosi was once at the heart of the Spanish empire, thanks to the discovery of a mountain of silver in the 16th Century. Carolyn Lamboley paid a visit to the city, which is now a shell of what it was and met some of the miners who still work in the region.

Rome's trattorias and cafes are bustling with cardinals and their supporters as they deliberate the kind of leader they want as their new Pope. Veteran BBC Vatican correspondent, David Willey, has been observing the hushed conversations ahead of the Conclave which gathers in the Vatican on Wednesday.

Series Producer: Serena Tarling

Production Coordinators: Sophie Hill & Katie Morrison
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

...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

339 ratings


More shows like From Our Own Correspondent

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,443 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,837 Listeners

Start the Week by BBC Radio 4

Start the Week

157 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,809 Listeners

Crossing Continents by BBC Radio 4

Crossing Continents

77 Listeners

Thinking Allowed by BBC Radio 4

Thinking Allowed

307 Listeners

Profile by BBC Radio 4

Profile

106 Listeners

Great Lives by BBC Radio 4

Great Lives

500 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

534 Listeners

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 by BBC Radio 4

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

2,108 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

891 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

303 Listeners

Witness History by BBC World Service

Witness History

954 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,052 Listeners

Last Word by BBC Radio 4

Last Word

49 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

241 Listeners

The Audio Long Read by The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

820 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

753 Listeners

The Briefing Room by BBC Radio 4

The Briefing Room

80 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

677 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

326 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,020 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

85 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

595 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

992 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

455 Listeners

Powerplay by BBC Radio 5 Live

Powerplay

5 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

603 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

168 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

286 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

29 Listeners