Interesting

Islam in America: Islamic Stars & Stripes - 26 Oct 08 - Pt 1

Islam in America: Islamic Stars & Stripes - 26 Oct 08 - Pt 2

Islam in America: Islamic Stars & Stripes - 26 Oct 08 - Pt 3

Islam in America: Islamic Stars & Stripes - 26 Oct 08 - Pt 4

Islam in America

Islam in America: The American Crescent - 19 Oct 08 - Part 1

Islam in America: The American Crescent - 19 Oct 08 - Part 2

Islam in America: The American Crescent - 19 Oct 08 - Part 3

Islam in America: The American Crescent - 19 Oct 08 - Part 4

privatised cities

Inside USA - Privatised cities - 17 Oct 08 - Part 1

When the government of the city of Sandy Springs in Georgia decided to bring in a multinational corporation to run all of the city's services - with the exception of police and firefighting - it effectively became the first fully privatized city in the world.

It's a trend that is already spreading fast, with four new cities launched in the last three years, all of them run by the same company, defence contractors CH2M Hill.

Inside USA - Privatised cities - 17 Oct 08 - Part 2

Inside USA - The politics of rice - 04 Jul 08 - Part 1

Inside USA travels to Haiti to look at how the stories of politics, rice and the US are deeply interwoven.

Inside USA - The politics of rice - 04 Jul 08 - Part 2

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Artsworld - The sound of the Orient - 04 Oct 08

Artsworld meets the Iraqi musician who is determined to preserve the oud -an ancient instrument that represents the musical culture of the Arabs - and travels to Australia to meet the artists who use their art and music to campaign for democracy in Myanmar.

Artsworld - Street theatre in Mozambique - 04 Oct 08

Artsworld meets the people behind Mozambique's Theatre of the Oppressed and visits India's 'Sandman' - the country's most accomplished sand sculptor.

PLAYLIST Episode 2 - part 1

Psychedelic American rock meets Cambodian pop: Dengue Fevers music tells a story of war and invasion, and is a look back to the 1960s and early 1970s, when South East Asia was being bombarded during the Vietnam War. Intense and emotive, this is an infectious fusion of cultures and sounds.

PLAYLIST Episode 2 - part 2

PLAYLIST travels to New Zealand to discover the bands who are making reggae music their own. The distinctive reggae beat and its unique message of freedom hits home with New Zealanders, particularly with the Maoris. Among those acts who are currently mixing up the reggae scene in New Zealand are Kora and Katchafire.

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PLAYLIST Episode 3 - part 1

PLAYLIST rides a musical caravan from Algeria to the heart of European Muslim culture in Paris, checking in with some of the artists whose journeys from North Africa to Western Europe have produced a unique blend of sounds, including Speed Caravan with Mehdi Haddab, Akli D and Akim El Sikameya.

PLAYLIST episode 3 - part 2

Mexico meets California meets Bavaria in the music of Calexico. A North American collaboration that bridges the US-Mexican border, this unique band mixes folk, indie and rock with Mexicos mariachi horns. And if thats not enough, the sound is rooted way back in the Ompah bands of German beer halls. What sounds like a messy recipe results in a tasty feast of sounds the music of Calexico.