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...public. The Archers, similarly, was designed with political objectives in mind. Produced by the BBC in association with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the programme provided farming tips and information about fluctuating food prices as part of a broader effort to convince the public to accept continued rationing after the war’s conclusion. Soaps have...

...public transport, in a shop, gym, workplace or on a street corner. It can be easy to be inspired and share online articles about community initiatives, petitions or activist campaigns, but the role of the individual and the small actions get easily overshadowed. I believe in small actions contributing to change and trying to empower people to take whatever small steps are...

...public provision in working class areas, was very much presented as continuing with the traditions of community struggles, echoing the 1915 Glasgow rent strikes and other rent strikes in the 1920s in towns in other areas of Scotland . Since the late 1980s and 1990s, though this continues to inform political debate and activism in the city today, there has been a concerted...

Public Radio Internation tells the story of Thair Orfahli's journey from war-riddled Syria to Munich...Thair Orfahli stepped onto the boat knowing he might die. But that same reality faced him if he stayed in Syria. Only a few hours before, he had bid his friend goodbye, handing over his laptop — his most-prized possession. “I told my friend if I didn't arrive, you can...