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The Monday Documentary

Examining global affairs and international developments

World Service,65 episodes

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Rehearsing for war
Deep in the Californian desert, US troops are rehearsing for war
22 mins18 Aug 2008
The presidential contenders - Barack Obama
The race for US president is hotting up
22 mins25 Aug 2008
The presidential candidates - John McCain
The presidential nominees, John McCain and Barack Obama
22 mins01 Sep 2008
The desert capitalists - part one
The remarkable story of India's tiny Marwari community
22 mins08 Sep 2008
The desert capitalists - part two
The second part of a series looking at the past present and future of India Marwaris
22 mins15 Sep 2008
Is Al-Qaeda winning?
Part 1: Hearts and Minds. Owen Bennett-Jones moves from Jordan to West Point.
22 mins29 Sep 2008
Is Al-Qaeda winning?
Part 2. Investigating Al-Qaeda's raw power, its military strength.
21 mins06 Oct 2008
Is Al-Qaeda winning?
Part 3. The promises governments have made about the financial war on terror
22 mins13 Oct 2008
Is Al-Qaeda winning?
Part 4. Former Al-Qaeda sympathisers and how they are being given therapy in Saudi Arabia
22 mins20 Oct 2008
America's first principles - Thomas Jefferson
Allan Little looks back at the principles of those who founded the US
22 mins26 Oct 2008
The PR battle for the Caucasus
A report on the conflict between Georgia and Russia
22 mins02 Nov 2008
Brand Cuba - part one
Cuba has secured a prominence and name-recognition that belies its size and resources
22 mins28 Dec 2008
Brand Cuba - part two
In the second of a series on Cuba, a look at the influence of Che Guevara
22 mins04 Jan 2009
The legacy of George W. Bush - part one
As President George Bush prepares to leave the White House a look at his legacy
22 mins18 Jan 2009
The legacy of George W. Bush - part two
President George W. Bush's domestic legacy, second programme in a two-part series
22 mins25 Jan 2009
Fresh Start
Part 1. Lucy Ash asks what can be done to stop criminals re-offending?
22 mins01 Feb 2009
Fresh Start
Part 2. Lucy Ash asks what can be done to stop criminals re-offending?
22 mins08 Feb 2009
Fresh Start
Part 3. Lucy Ash looks at innovative employment schemes for prisoners
22 mins15 Feb 2009
The torturer's tale
Jolyon Jenkins speaks to former torturers from different countries
22 mins22 Feb 2009
The new Third Age - part one
Jane Little meets older people whose lifestyle would have amazed previous generations
22 mins01 Mar 2009
The new Third Age - part two
What is it really like to be old in this century of ageing?
22 mins08 Mar 2009
The new Third Age - part three
If you were ill, could you imagine being looked after by a robot rather than a human nurse?
22 mins15 Mar 2009
The new Third Age - part four
What is it really like to be old now? What challenges do people face?
22 mins22 Mar 2009
Obama's Pentagon
Barrack Obama pledged to adapt US military capabilities for current, not Cold War needs
22 mins30 Mar 2009
The atrocity archives - part one
Four years ago, a vast collection of documents was uncovered
22 mins06 Apr 2009
The atrocity archives - part two
Gerry Northam reports from Guatemala on the legacy of the civil war
22 mins13 Apr 2009
West African journeys - part one
Sorious Samura takes us on four insightful journeys
22 mins20 Apr 2009
West African journeys - part two
Sorious Samura takes on his journey through Ghana
22 mins27 Apr 2009
West African journeys - part three
Sorious Samsura visits Liberia to follow the journey of a 26 year-old woman
22 mins04 May 2009
West African journeys - part four
A fisherman's story - Sierra Leone
22 mins11 May 2009