The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2010

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Assignment - Love and Morals in Mangalore Mar 25, 2010

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Tinku Ray reports from Mangalore in south India where street vigilantes are making it dangerous for young couples to walk hand in hand in public - especially if they don't share the same religion.

Queenan's Crime Scenes Mar 24, 2010

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American author Joe Queenan's passion for crime fiction sees him heading to two very different locations to find out about the nature of the crime there and how it is reflected in the indigenous hard-boiled literature.

Road to Rwanda Mar 22, 2010

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"I don't know anything about the genocide. I didn't kill anyone or steal from anyone. I just want to get back to my home, to my family property with my children," Sorious Samura follows Vestine, a Hutu refugee as she returns home to Rwanda after the genocide.

The Other Internet Mar 19, 2010

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China patrols its cyberspace carefully. The government there closes down hundreds of websites each year and blocks access to many international websites.How do Chinese citizens get over the great firewall of China?

Afghan Bloggers Mar 17, 2010

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Najieh Ghulami looks at the way bloggers in Afghanistan operate and how increased internet penetration will help the country's development.

The Virtual Revolution - Homo Interneticus Mar 15, 2010

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Dr Aleks Krotoski concludes her investigation of the internet twenty years on by asking whether our brains are being rewired by the net. Are Facebook and other social media infantilising and corrupting young minds, or will they encourage a new cooperative way of thinking?

Internet Cafe Hobo - Part Three Mar 12, 2010

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Nick finds that internet cafes are not just a way to stay in contact with family, friends and football results.

Assignment: Hackers For Hire Mar 11, 2010

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An investigation into the expertise of Russian hackers. What makes them so good at breaking cyberdefences?

Online dating in India Mar 10, 2010

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The people behind the booming online dating industry in India believe they are transforming society. But critics say they are just cementing old prejudices. Can this new online revolution really cross the digital divide to the large majority of Indians who still scarcely understand what the Internet offers?

The Virtual Revolution - The Cost Of Free Mar 08, 2010

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How commerce has colonised the web - and how web users are paying for what appear to be free sites and services in hidden ways.