Every week in Zimbabwe, 2500 people die of AIDS. Zimbabwe’s HIV rates are similar to those in the rest of southern Africa. The pandemic is changing the face of Zimbabwean […]
Monthly Archives: November 2000
23 posts
Afghanistan is one of the countries with the world’s highest percentages of disabled people. It’s estimated that over 800,000 people have some kind of disability, that’s over 1 in 20 […]
The relationship between humans and horses can be traced back as far as the cave drawings of early man. And ever since, artists and writers have tried to capture the […]
The Netherlands and Germany have fought wars, traded goods, intermarried and exchanged royalty. Between neighbours, a border is a state of mind. In a co-production with fellow international broadcaster, Deutsche […]
On April 19, 1600, the Dutch merchant ship “de Liefde” arrived in Japan, and the sailors set up a trading post. When half a century later, Japan decided to close […]
We continue with the second documentary highlighting Europe’s Jewish population. Lorenza Bacino went to experience the thriving and chaotic situation facing Jews in Berlin. Producer: Lorenza Bacino Broadcast: November 2000
Rubber has been crucial to the modern age. The pneumatic tyre made modern car and plane travel possible. The substance has a long history. It’s been known for well over […]
In the first of a two-part series on Europe’s Jewish population, Jonathan Groubert reports on the situation in Poland. Before the Holocaust, 3.5 million Jews lived in Poland. Now there […]