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Gunning for education

Assistant Professor, Ian Peddie, explores the impact of new Texan laws which allow concealed handguns to be carried both on university campuses and into classrooms.

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shrinking population

Tulip Mazumdar explores how young people's rejection of intimacy and their embracing of singledom has left Japan's authorities struggling to tackle rapid population decline.

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Life After The Deal

Life after the deal

Fame, hits, success, money - the artist signs the deal and it all looks wonderful, until the contract expires. MistaJam finds out what happens next.

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Womb For Rent

Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial? We follow the lives of two women involved for nine months.

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Shuga Radio

Shuga Radio is an award winning training and broadcast initiative supporting HIV/Aids prevention across Africa.

 
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Solos on Loneliness

A revelatory feature shedding light on the impact of loneliness on individuals, exploring the causes, experience and effects of loneliness through interwoven personal accounts.

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The Story of Guru

Winner of Best Music Documentary at the New York Festivals, this piece pays tribute to Guru, the MC, member of Gang Starr and pioneer of jazz-inspired hip hop, whose death was shrouded in controversy.

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it’s a mall world

Shopping malls have become a permanent feature of modern cities. Mall culture is explored in Brazil, Nigeria and the USA.

 
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Ibiza: Britain’s Balearic Soul

Kate O'Brien explores Ibiza's influence over British youth culture and nightlife, and the rise of the Superstar DJ.

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The Botanical Vicar

Poet Lemn Sissay celebrates Reverend Charles Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps.

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prisoner soul

Gary Younge learns about the records released from US prisons during the 1970s and how making music shaped the inmates' lives.

 
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Muslim Hip Hop

A rare insight into how, away from Rap’s bling and partying, Muslim rappers are combining rhymes and Islam to fight injustices, guide the young and praise Allah.

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The Story of Stargate

They own a record label with Jay-Z, have produced hits for Rihanna, Beyonce and Ne-Yo, and had 27 Top Ten's in the UK and another 16 in America. But who are Stargate?

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An African Asian Affair

Vishva Samani, a descendant of British Asian Ugandans, returns to the country her parents were forced to leave in 1972 and witnesses the rekindling of a relationship with the land.