From its first publication to the plays, films and dispute surrounding the ownership of her name, Anne Frank’s diary continues to stir up controversy. David Swatling investigates the history and […]
Monthly Archives: April 1998
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When you think of Belgium, you think wonderful cuisine, chocolates and possibly Agatha Christie’s dandy detective, Hercule Poirot. With all of these typically Gallic characteristics, you could be forgiven for […]
In recent months, tensions have been mounting rapidly in Kosovo, a region in Serbia inhabited mainly by ethnic Albanians. Kosovo has been described as the next powder keg in the […]
In 1989, civil war broke out in the West African nation of Liberia. During the seven-year battle for power, it’s estimated that over 150,000 people were killed, and one in […]
In this edition, the Netherlands expects to produce 10% of its energy from wind energy. The programme examines how the world nearly hunted whales to extinction, and why the current […]
In 1997, a book appeared in German that provided more troubling insights into the dark reputation of the Nazi cult around the composer Richard Wagner. But this time the criticism […]