<p>This week marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two. Ukraine has put its official losses at 55,000 soldiers, and the BBC has verified the deaths of more than 180,000 on the Russian side, although the true toll is likely to be much higher. Tens of thousands of ... Show More
Today
When music became a prayer
Concert pianist Yirui Weng, 32, grew up in a communist, atheist family in China, where religion played no part in her life. Music, however, always did. As a gifted young pianist, she immersed herself in the great works of Western classical music. When Yirui moved to Italy to purs ... Show More
26m 30s
Aug 2020
Werewere Liking: une grande dame des arts vivants et des lettres
Werewere-Liking Gnepo, actrice, romancière, écrivaine, est née en 1950 à Bondè, au Cameroun. Elle a été élevée par ses grands-parents paternels dans un milieu traditionnel. Elle vit en Côte d'Ivoire depuis 1978, époque à laquelle elle se lance dans des recherches en traditions et ... Show More
49m 30s
Aug 2021
Werewere Liking: une grande dame des arts vivants et des lettres
Werewere-Liking Gnepo, actrice, romancière, écrivaine, est née en 1950 à Bondè, au Cameroun. Elle a été élevée par ses grands-parents paternels dans un milieu traditionnel. Elle vit en Côte d'Ivoire depuis 1978, époque à laquelle elle se lance dans des recherches en traditions et ... Show More
50 m
Feb 2020
Yatu Widders-Hunt Is Shining A Light On Indigenous Fashion
Yatu Widders-Hunt has always been a storyteller. A descendant of the Anaiwan & Dunghutti tribes, she was a freelance journalist before becoming a communications consultant, specialising in Indigenous policy and research. But Yatu also loves fashion. In 2017, she set up her own In ... Show More
37m 58s
Dec 2024
Best of 2024 — Anita Heiss
<p>Reflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.</p><p>Anita Heiss is a Wiradjuri woman and a prolific author. Her latest novel, Dirrayawadha, brings together Indigenous and colonial history, as well as Wiradjuri lan ... Show More
48m 6s
Sep 2025
Live from Guggenheim New York: Sarah Sze, Julie Mehretu and Yana Peel
Recorded live at Guggenheim New York, celebrated artists Sarah Sze and Julie Mehretu connect with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL. Through her immersive installations, Sze redefines how we experience memory and perception, using everything from found ph ... Show More
26m 50s
Sep 2025
Living stories: art, space and memory
What does it mean to tell stories through the spaces we live in? And how can architecture be a source of memory and repair?In this bonus episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson revisits a powerful conversation with Kabage Karanja, architect, researcher, and co-foun ... Show More
15m 10s
Mar 2025
On Lifting the Hijab Ban in Basketball, Growing Up Sudanese in Britain & Finding Home in Poetry | Asma Elbadawi at Quoz Arts Fest
<p>We dive into the multifaceted life of Asma Elbadawi, a Sudanese British poet, photographer, basketball player, and activist. From her early struggles with dyslexia to lifting the hijab ban on women's basketball, Asma's story is one of perseverance and empowerment. We get an in ... Show More
24m 7s