From Our Own Correspondent podcast

From Our Own Correspondent

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.

 

#1189

Syria a year after the fall of Assad

Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, Ukraine, the USA, China and Germany. Syrians took... more

Yesterday

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28:34

Yesterday


#1188

Israel's ultra-Orthodox conscription bill

Kate Adie introduces stories from Israel, Honduras, Turkey and Lebanon, Georgia and Russia... more

06 Dec 2025

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28:28

06 Dec 2025


#1187

From Our Own Correspondent at 70

Anna Foster and some of the BBC’s best-known foreign correspondents are joined by an audie... more

06 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:14

06 Dec 2025


#1186

Nigeria's school kidnapping crisis

Kate Adie introduces stories from Nigeria, Ukraine, the United States, Sweden and France. ... more

29 Nov 2025

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28:26

29 Nov 2025


#1185

The Story of Abdelrahman and the Oud

Kate Adie introduces stories from Jordan, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Spain and the Black Sea. 11... more

22 Nov 2025

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28:22

22 Nov 2025


#1184

The shadow of Islamic State in Syria

Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, the Philippines, Tanzania and Brazil. During his ... more

15 Nov 2025

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28:42

15 Nov 2025


#1183

Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Party fightback

Kate Adie presents stories from the USA, Jamaica, Uganda, Kazakhstan and Germany. Zohran M... more

08 Nov 2025

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28:30

08 Nov 2025


#1182

Argentina’s Milei wins big

Kate Adie introduces stories from Argentina, South Korea, Japan, Ireland and the Occupied ... more

01 Nov 2025

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28:34

01 Nov 2025


#1181

Sudan's children of war

Kate Adie introduces stories from Sudan, France, India, the USA and Mauritius. Sudan's civ... more

27 Oct 2025

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27:58

27 Oct 2025


#1180

Trump’s Middle East Victory Lap

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel and Egypt, Haiti, Italy and Ireland. President Trum... more

18 Oct 2025

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28:11

18 Oct 2025


#1179

Ukraine’s Death Messenger

Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Madagascar, St Helena, Uzbekistan and Bolivia. ... more

11 Oct 2025

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28:27

11 Oct 2025


#1178

Dubai’s hidden sex trade

Kate Adie introduces stories from Dubai, The Dominican Republic, Denmark, Spain and Austra... more

04 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:59

04 Oct 2025


#1177

Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank

Kate Adie presents stories from the occupied West Bank, the US, Brazil, South Korea and Ru... more

27 Sep 2025

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28:45

27 Sep 2025


#1176

Europe's migrant challenge

Kate Adie introduces stories from across Europe, Nepal, Ghana, and Moldova-Transnistria. A... more

20 Sep 2025

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28:34

20 Sep 2025


#1175

Israel's ultimatum for Gaza City

Kate Adie introduces stories from Gaza, France, the Thailand-Cambodia border, Iraq and Slo... more

13 Sep 2025

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28:06

13 Sep 2025


#1174

China eyes a new world order

Kate Adie introduces stories from China, Afghanistan, Spain, Armenia and Finland. In Beiji... more

06 Sep 2025

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28:44

06 Sep 2025


#1173

Ukraine and the battle for the Donbas

Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Greenland, the US and Germany. Ukraine has this w... more

30 Aug 2025

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28:36

30 Aug 2025


#1172

Putin, Trump and the art of no deal (yet)

Kate Adie presents stories from Alaska, Washington, South Korea, Chile and France. From th... more

23 Aug 2025

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28:44

23 Aug 2025


#1171

Afghanistan’s hidden lives

Kate Adie presents stories from Afghanistan, China, Japan and Tajikistan. In Afghanistan's... more

16 Aug 2025

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28:34

16 Aug 2025


#1170

Ukraine's summer camp for children of the missing

Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Japan, Bahrain and Croatia. Nestled in the fore... more

09 Aug 2025

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28:37

09 Aug 2025


#1169

Gaza: a turning point?

Kate Adie presents stories from Gaza and Israel, the US, Lesotho, Taiwan and Peru. This we... more

02 Aug 2025

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28:29

02 Aug 2025


#1168

Syria’s sectarian faultlines

Kate Adie introduces stories from Syria, Lebanon, Chile, Pakistan and France. Sectarian vi... more

26 Jul 2025

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28:31

26 Jul 2025


#1167

Ukraine’s war games

Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Ireland, Mexico, the United States and Italy. K... more

19 Jul 2025

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28:43

19 Jul 2025


#1166

Tibetan resistance in China

Kate Adie introduces stories from China, Kenya, Australia, Bolivia and the USA. Sichuan pr... more

12 Jul 2025

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28:36

12 Jul 2025


#1165

Israel’s anti-war activists

Kate Adie presents stories from Israel, Zimbabwe, Taiwan's Kinmen Islands, Lithuania and P... more

05 Jul 2025

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28:49

05 Jul 2025


#1164

Iranians anxious over what comes next

Kate Adie introduces dispatches from the Turkey-Iran border, Russia, the USA, Paraguay and... more

28 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:27

28 Jun 2025


#1163

Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites

Kate Adie presents stories from Iran, Israel, India, the US and Canada. Israel's decision ... more

21 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:46

21 Jun 2025


#1162

LA Protests and Donald Trump's crackdown

Kate Adie presents stories from the US, DRC, Hungary, Nigeria and Italy. There's been a he... more

14 Jun 2025

29 MINS

29:08

14 Jun 2025


#1161

Ukraine's 'Operation Spider's Web'

Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Chile, Indonesia, and France. Ukraine’s audacio... more

07 Jun 2025

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28:47

07 Jun 2025