The Changing World
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The Changing World is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, The Changing World offers two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
Airs Sunday 8-9 p.m. |
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The Changing World: How My Country Speaks - South Africa
Poetry has long been an intrinsic part of South African culture. Lebo Mashile is a young, forward-looking poet from South Africa, who writes performance poetry in an effort to reach an audience that may not be able to read or cannot afford to buy her
The Changing World: How My Country Speaks - Russia
Internationally renowned poet Irina Ratushinskaya was incarcerated for 12 years in a labor camp for writing anti-Soviet verse. She continues to write, and is active in the human rights movement. She speaks with other poets and examines the impact
The Changing World: The Bosphurus, Part 3
The BBC's Edward Stourton looks at the Turkish dilemma: having a foot in both Europe and Asia.
The Changing World: The Bosphurus, Part 2
The BBC's Edward Stourton looks at how tolerance for the diversity of residents along the Bosphorus has been changing.
The Changing World: The Bosphorus, Part 1
The river running through Istanbul, the Bosphorus, marks a boundary between Europe and Asia, and has been the site of many battles. The BBC's Edward Stourton reports on why the Bosphorus has been a flashpoint between cultures for centuries.
