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Non-existent countries
What makes a country count as a country? Andy Morris interviews geographer and broadcaster Nick Middleton about his recent book 'An Atlas of Countries that Don't Exist'.
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History & The Arts
How radical was Martin Luther King?
His message on civil rights was unequivocal - but Paul Harvey argues that in Martin Luther King's economic and social message was his greatest claim to radicalism.
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Society, Politics & Law
Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
How have the films and radio programmes broadcast by the BBC shaped how we understand environmental change issues? Joe Smith shares his journey through the archives in the second part of a two part podcast series.
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Society, Politics & Law
Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood
Detainees at Yarl's Wood don't know how long they will be held at the facility before being removed from the UK. And that creates an enormous strain, as Joanne Vincent has discovered.
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Society, Politics & Law
Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
How have the films and radio programmes broadcast by the BBC shaped how we understand environmental change issues? Joe Smith shares his journey through the archives in a two part podcast series.
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Society, Politics & Law
Children’s rights
How do children fit in to our society? This free course will help you to understand the issues surrounding children's rights as well as examining the implications of seeing children as citizens. You will also explore the meaning of childhood and analyse children's needs.
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Society, Politics & Law
Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights
What has the EU done for employment rights, and what do we stand to lose or gain if we leave the EU?
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners
Investigate how protest banners have been used throughout history, the important political messages they have conveyed and how.
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Dr Sara Haslam looks deeper into a beautifully decorative suffrage banner naming Caroline Herschel.
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Dr Chris Williams and Dr Daniel Weinbren look at an Oddfellow banner and discuss Chartism.
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners: Trade Union
Dr. Paula James looks closer at the use of a Trade Union banner and the strong statements it conveys.
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Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Professor Steve Tombs discusses the use of protest banners in response to the Hillsborough Disaster.