Dammet från asbesten orsakade cancer och svåra andningsbesvär. Ledningen på eternitfabriken i Lomma visste om farorna men sa ingenting. Sveriges största arbetsmiljöskandal är ett faktum. I september 1979 dör fabriksarbetaren Gunnar Nilsson på sjukhuset i Lund. Han har diagnosticerats med asbestos, en sjukdom som gör att lungorna stelnar och man får…

Nazistiska Nordiska motståndsrörelsens mål är att växa och införa ett nazistiskt styre i Sverige. I organisationen växer en grupp barn upp barn som uppfostras till att bli nazister. I dokumentären berättar mammor som står utanför NMR om hur deras barn har det. Barn som delvis växer upp i en nazistisk miljö. Barnens egna ord är hämtade från olika do…

Burkina Faso ligger midt i Afrika uden kyst med Sahara ørkenen i nord, og guld og bomuld som de primære eksport-varer. Journalist Claus Vittus har mødt en række danskere, der på hver sin måde har et forhold til det fattige land, som Danmark har støttet i mange år.Overskuddet fra Børnenes U-landskalender for 2017 går til et projekt, hvor børn, der a…

In 2010, a UK-listed company began developing a mining concession in Sierra Leone it said could transform the economic fortunes of the local population. But instead of benefiting the most immediate communities, hundreds found their homes destroyed, their livelihoods uprooted. And among the people who protested, many found themselves violently beate…

Lyse Doucet meets the redoubtable Shukria Barakzai, Afghanistan's ambassador to Norway. Shukria was appointed a member of the 2003 loya jirga, a body of representatives from all over Afghanistan that was nominated to discuss and pass the new constitution after the fall of the Taliban. In the October 2004 elections she was elected as a member of the…

Could living in a home designed to deliberately demand more effort from you each day help you stay fitter and more alert in your later years? And could people living with dementia be better integrated in the community through work? Aki Maruyama Leggett examines some of the novel ideas for senior housing and social care emerging in Japan.…

The indistinguishable voice of Leo Maguire, the host of RTÉ Radio's Walton's Programme which stayed on the airwaves for almost 30 years until its cancellation in 1981. Born in Dublin's inner city in 1903, Magure was a prolific composer writing over 100 songs including, "The Dublin Saunter" and his most famous hit, "The Whistling Gypsy". (1981)…

Stories of dogs and cats and other animals that live in our homes. Exactly how much are they caught up in everyday family dynamics? We answer this question and others.By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

Man per post: Monique doet nachtwerk in een groentefabriek. Ze doodt de tijd door te schrijven met Amerikaanse gedetineerden,waaronder Roy, die een straf uitzit van 40 jaar. Hij raakt verknocht aan haar. Dan stuurt hij haar een bijzondere brief: een huwelijksaanzoek. Maar Monique heeft bindingsangst. Een radiodocumentaire van Hester Otter. - Van Go…

De vill störta demokratin och väntar på ett raskrig. Robert, Esa Henrik och Martin har varit med i Sveriges största nazistiska organisation. Varför gick de med? Vad händer när de vill hoppa av? I arbetet med det här programmet har vi varit i kontakt med ett tiotal personer som har lämnat nazistiska Nordiska motståndsrörelsen (NMR). Några är rädda f…

In the 1970s, historian Sir Brian Harrison embarked on a huge project to record the experiences of women who had been part of the UK suffrage movement in the early part of the 20th Century. Now in the 100th anniversary year of women in Britain finally being granted the vote, journalist Jane Garvey listens through some of the 205 tapes to get an ide…

A documentary by former world champion Bernard Dunne about Michael Gomez – the controversial bad boy of Irish boxing and a night in the national stadium when something strange and inexplicable happened - something never before seen in an Irish ring? (2014)By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

This hour, we remember the audio work of two brilliant producers who recently passed away — Jesse Cox & Joe Frank. Part 1: Jesse Cox (5 September 1986 – 18 December 2017) ‘Keep Them Guessing’ [excerpt] by Jesse Cox for ABC RN’s 360Documentaries (2013) As a young boy, producer Jesse Cox discovered a set of old cassette tapes which turned out to be a…

A well-known blogger and activist jailed for a peaceful protest, a young man imprisoned and tortured for wearing the wrong T- shirt, a young woman abducted by masked police, and now among more than a thousand people who have been forcibly disappeared – these are just some of the alarming stories from the new Egypt.Orla Guerin has spent the last fou…

Werte, Wahlen, Menschenrechte? Für die politische Elite Aserbaidschans ist alles käuflich. Im Straßburger Europarat werden Abgeordnete mit Geld und Geschenken geködert, um dem Alijew-Regime als "Wahlbeobachter" demokratische Persilscheine zu verschaffen.By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

In 1980, the tiny country of Iceland did something no other nation had done. They elected a female head of state. BBC chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet travels to Reykjavik to meet Vigdis Finnbogadottir. Now 87, she was president for exactly 16 years and remains the longest-serving elected female head of state of any country to date. "T…

Japan has the fastest ageing society in the world with more than a quarter of its population over the age of 65. It currently has 66,000 centenarians, more than any other country. Toshiko Katayose and Aki Maruyama Leggett explore some of the innovative ways in which Japanese people are adapting to living longer.For over 20 years Toshiko Katayose ed…

Free from the constraints of working life, retirement is the time to start embracing a new-found freedom and enjoying your life. Growing old should be celebrated; seen as a chance to explore new interests and embark on adventures. The world is your oyster so time to start ticking off that bucket list. (1993)…

Stories about people feeling lost and trying to figure out how to move ahead: two brothers take a doomed road trip through Mexico and a couple from radically different backgrounds draw up a contract for their unlikely romance.By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

Opgejaagd # 3. Ik tel tot drie?: Inde 8-delige podcast Opgejaagd zoekt Jennifer Pettersson naar de oorzaken en gevolgen van systeemfouten in de Nederlandse kinderopvang en het basisonderwijs. De eerste drie delen worden uitgezonden in Radio Doc. Vandaag neemt ze een kijkje bij de kleuters.Wat gebeurt er tijdens een normale schooldag in een kleuterk…

I juli 2005 blir London till ett helvete när fyra bomber detonerar i kollektivtrafiken. Det är det första islamistiska terrordådet i Storbritannien och Europa ser ett nytt vapen: självmordsbomber. På morgonen den 7 juli 2005 reser fyra killar in till London. De är klädda som att de ska campa med stora ryggsäckar. I väskorna ligger hemmagjorda bombe…

I maj 2016 hittas en ung afghansk kvinna, Marzieh, mördad i Hökarängen i Stockholm. Hon hade kommit till Sverige ett knappt år tidigare med en plan: hon ville vara fri, leva ett vanligt liv. Randi Mossige-Norheim har granskat fallet med Marzieh och letar svar på frågan vad som egentligen hände med tjejen som sökte friheten.Det visar sig att hon var…

Chinese reporter Haining Liu was born into the ‘one-child generation’ in the early 1980s. She explores how these political, social and economic changes have affected the relationship between old and young in China. Haining looks at family life, marriage, divorce, dating, opportunities for women, and how being from the one-child generation has affec…

Becky Milligan looks back at the extraordinary life of South Africa’s new president. From humble beginnings, he became a lawyer, established the country’s most powerful trade union organisation and was a key player in negotiating the end of apartheid. After losing out at an earlier attempt to become president, he turned to business and rapidly beca…

The Parkovy Conference and Exhibition Centre, a huge modernist structure of concrete and glass, stands boldly on the banks of the Dnieper River in central Kiev, a helipad on the roof. It hosted the official after party for last year’s Eurovision Song Contest and was meant to be a symbol of Ukraine’s economic development. Instead, four years after P…

Mairead is excited about making her First Communion with all her school friends. But for her non-practising Catholic parents, Anne and Joe, it's not so simple as they navigate their way through this Irish tradition. (2014)By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

Lyse Doucet travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Madeha al-Ajroush, who battled for 30 years to get women the right to drive. It is a battle she has now won, as women in the kingdom will legally be allowed to drive later this year. As a Saudi woman, she says, "you’ll always be treated like a child and never like an adult. And that was a problem, and it …

Goodpath was once an agricultural village but is now home to 61 massive factories and 40,000 migrant workers who came from rural China to better their lives. The migrants work very long hours in poor conditions and then spend the rest of their time in cramped rooms, often sharing living space and beds. However most have been able to buy smart phone…

Hugh Lane amassed a collection of pictures with his brilliant eye for art. A man whose life was surrounded by the sort of controversy which was only equalled by his untimely death onboard the Lusitania in 1915. The fate of 39 paintings has been a bone of contention between British and Irish governments that still remains unsolved. (1980)…

The one thing you know for sure when you're watching a romantic comedy is that it's going to turn out okay in the end. When you're living one? Not so much. This week for Valentine's Day, stories that unfold like rom-coms.By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

Opgejaagd # 2. Een veredelde parkeerplaats: Hoe ziet ons onderwijssysteem en de kinderopvang eruit als je kijkt door de ogen van iemand uit Scandinavië? Documentairemaker Jennifer Pettersson woont al 20 jaar in Nederland en voelde zich hier altijd thuis. Maar sinds ze kinderen heeft, is dat veranderd. Nu twijfelt ze of ze niet beter terug kan gaan …

Opgejaagd # 2. Een veredelde parkeerplaats: Hoe ziet ons onderwijssysteem en de kinderopvang eruit als je kijkt door de ogen van iemand uit Scandinavië? Documentairemaker Jennifer Pettersson woont al 20 jaar in Nederland en voelde zich hier altijd thuis. Maar sinds ze kinderen heeft, is dat veranderd. Nu twijfelt ze of ze niet beter terug kan gaan …

Kalle bestämmer sig för att donera en njure till Hempa. En gåva som kan ge barndomsvännen livet åter. Men för Kalles del går det inte riktigt som han föreställt sig. Kampen mot smärtan blir svår. Sepsis förstörde Hempas njurar och trots mer än 20 timmar i dialys varje vecka är han alltid trött och sjuk av urinförgiftning. Med alla fyra lemmar amput…

Chinese reporter Haining Liu travels to Beijing and finds out what it was like for people who grew up during the Cultural Revolution and how those who lived under strict communism relate to their children who have had much more material, individualistic lives. And she hears about new attitudes to work and education as more people choose to study an…

Being a shy person is often seen as something that you will overcome as you get older. Many introverts feel that there is something wrong with them. Being an introvert is perfectly normal and defining it as something you lack doesn't seem fair. Pauline Dunne decided to challenge the common perceptions. Think you know introverts, think again!…

In a small cold courtyard in Herat in Afghanistan, two former enemies sit chained together. One is a former warlord, the other a Taliban fighter. Both men are dangerous. Both men are suffering from severe psychiatric conditions. The courtyard is where all 300 inmates of Afghanistan’s only secure psychiatric spend their day; men and women who are to…

This hour, we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 14 years of Re:sound. With former producers Katia Dunn, Roman Mars, Delaney Hall and Katie Mingle, we listen to excerpts of memorable Re:sound moments and episodes: The Karaoke Tupperware Show The Confessions Show The Phone Show The Transmissions Show The Feedback Show The Music …

Monica McWilliams was one of only two local women who were at the table during negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet visits Belfast to hear her story.By / Through IFC -International Feature Conference

Donald Trump campaigned on numerous issues, but when it came time for action in the early days of his administration, healthcare reform was his top legislative priority. “Repealing and replacing” the Democrats’ Obamacare system has proven harder than it seems. Time and time again the Republican-controlled Congress was unable to pass sweeping change…

Cistercian bells have been ringing across Europe since 1098. This religious order created the continent's first farmlands. In 1998, they celebrated 900 yrs of prayer and farming. Arriving in Ireland in 1142, their architecture is seen in the picturesque ruins of their abbeys. What influence did they have on economic life in medieval Ireland?…

In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what side you're on. Stories about people who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences, including a very conservative Republican from Louisiana who's lambasted for being too liberal.…

Opgejaagd #1. De Schoonmaakmoeder: Hoe goed is het Nederlandse systeem van kinderopvang en basisscholen? Dat vraagt devan oorsprong Zweedse Jennifer Pettersson zich af in de 8-deligeserie Opgejaagd. Radio Doc zendt de komende weken de eerste drie delen uit van deze podcast.Sinds Jennifer kinderen heeft, voelt ze zich een vreemde in Nederland; het l…

Riccardo och hans bästa vän Filippo ska åka hem från en 15-årsfest i centrala Stockholm. Men ett bråk startar och slutar med att 16-åriga Riccardo ligger medvetslös på trottoaren. Närmre hundra glada tonåringar är bjudna till en 15-årsfest på Kungsholmen i centrala Stockholm. Klockan är runt midnatt när stämningen förändras vid lekplatsen utanför l…

40-årige Henrik Hempa Posse får feber. Det som familjen tror är en vanlig förkylning, visar sig vara en livshotande form av sepsis, blodförgiftning. Följ Hempas blodiga kamp för att överleva. Sepsis gör att immunförsvaret attackerar Hempas egen kropp. Läkarna tvingas amputera både armar och ben. Njurarna förstörs och tvingar honom till dialys mer ä…

Fr. Pat Noise died when his carriage plunged into the Liffey in 1919. His death is commemorated by a plaque on O'Connell Bridge, installed without permission by a mysterious group. This was also where the Millennium Clock was lowered into the Liffey before disappearing after a few months. Was it coincidental that both events happened at this spot?…

Unlike many other nations of Europe, thousands of people with mental illness still live in asylums in Croatia. But not in Osijek… In this small city in the far east, dozens of people have moved from mental institutions into regular apartments in the community. One of the asylums has closed completely. The other has become a centre for recovery and …

Explore the dark, demonic landscape of a 17th Century Flemish masterpiece - The Temptation of Saint Anthony - by Joos van Craesbeeck (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe). A giant screaming head dominates the painting; from its mouth pour tiny devils and the forehead has been peeled back to reveal a miniature artist working inside the brain. Cathy Fitz…

This 1985 documentary provides an insight into the former East German state, hearing from families and their opinions on a wide range of topics from housing and transport needs to holidays, education, entertainment and religion. The programme was first broadcast in May 1985, compiled and presented by Brendan O’Heithir and produced by Micheal Holmes…