The world is full of needless suffering. How should each of us respond? Should we live as moral a life as possible, even giving away most of our earnings? A new movement argues that we are not doing enough to help those in needClick here for text version

The best guide to politics in 2015 is a magazine that published its final issue more than two decades agoClick here for text version

Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral callingThis podcast contains strong language and graphic depictions of a sexual natureClick here for the text version

Inspired by Silicon Valley, two entrepreneurs set out to disrupt China’s seedy funeral industry. Could they succeed in the face of decades of corruption and bureaucracy? By Jonathan KaimanClick here for text version

How it became something much larger than television – a global cultural phenomenon and the perfect show for Britain nowClick here for the text version

When Ashraf Marwan fell to his death from the balcony of a London flat, he took his secrets with him. Was he working for Egypt or Israel? And did the revelation of his identity lead to his murder?Click here for text version

Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the apocalyptic motivations of the militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the Middle East. Click here for a text version

Misunderstanding the Holocaust has made us too certain we are ethically superior to the Europeans of the 1940s. Faced with a new catastrophe – such as devastating climate change – could we become mass killers again? Click here for text version

China’s startling attempt to assert control over vast waters has alarmed nearby countries and escalated tensions with the US. Howard W French reports from Hainan, the island at the heart of Xi Jinping’s expansionist ambitions. Click here for text version

After 12 years as a correspondent in the US, Gary Younge has returned to London – as racial tensions grew over summer, he bids a bitter-sweet farewell. Click here for text version