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Episode - FOOC: Featuring Tibet and Afghanistan 29 Mar 08

FOOC: Featuring Tibet and Afgha...

28m 11s

03-29-08

Despatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents. This week: James Miles of The Economist describes what it was like in Lhasa, Tibet, when the rioting broke out.
In Afghanistan, Frank Gardner meets the Arab troops using their Islamic credentials to win the trust of the Afghan population.
Mike Sergeant reports from Lebanon on the political deadlock gripping the country.
In South Africa, Martin Plaut finds that recent euphoria about the nation's future has evaporated.
And Nick Haslam goes to a wedding in Taiwan that is not quite what it seems.

 

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BBC: From Our Own Correspondent

BBC: From Our Own Correspondent

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Last update: Wed Aug 20 05:25:46 -0700 2008

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Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Saturdays at 1130 BST and for about 25 weeks of the year, on Thursdays at 1102 BST. BBC World Service broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays all year round. For more information, a full list of programme broadcast times and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/fromourowncorrespondent<

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