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The Fifth Floor Episodes

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    Ghost Stories from Pakistan, Mexico and Uzbekistan

    Exploring the oral traditions behind ghost stories from around the world

  2. After the Ceasefire: the Cost of Reporting Gaza

    How do you cope when your home is a conflict zone?

  3. Kashmir: After the Floods

    Surviving in Srinagar: coming to grips with life after last month's record floods

  4. The Battle for Kobane - the Kurdish Way of War

    Why Kurdish fighters sing and dance before they take up weapons against IS militants

  5. Minefields, Vineyards and Flak Jackets: Reporting from the Turkish Syria Border

    A letter from Urfa where refugees have been fleeing Syria and Islamic State militants

  6. "Boots on the Ground"

    The story behind the phrase

  7. All Eyes on Scotland

    What has Scotland's momentous vote meant around the world?

  8. ISIS, ISIL or IS: The Politics of a Name

    Why the media disagrees over what to call the militant jihadist group

  9. Who to vote for in Brazil: Mr Bean, Hamburger Face or Bin Laden?

    The politicians with odd nicknames contesting in Brazil's elections

  10. Living in a Lawless Libya

    Tanks in the driveway and AK-47s in the market - how residents are coping in Benghazi

  11. Why are Shipping Containers so Popular in Pakistan?

    The hunk of metal that is all the rage with Pakistani politicians, protestors and police

  12. From Lift Engineer to Iraqi PM

    The surprising past of Haider Al-Abadi, Iraq's new leader

  13. Stories from the Frontline: Gaza

    When home becomes a conflict zone: reporting, sleeping and surviving in the bureau

  14. Reporting From an Ebola Hotspot

    Covering the outbreak, tackling fear and rumours in Sierra Leone

  15. Nairobi Uncovered

    An insider's view of Nairobi with the 麻豆官网首页入口 journalists who work there

  16. Farewell Nadine Gordimer

    Paying tribute to one of South Africa's most influential authors

  17. South Sudan Three Years On

    Women fleeing war in their pyjamas - reporting the human cost of conflict in South Sudan

  18. The Art of Football Commentary

    Creative commentating and does Iran, Zimbabwe, or Brazil have the longest goaal?

  19. Life With No Toilet in Rural India

    How a lack of private toilets in rural India has exposed women to sexual harassment.

  20. 麻豆官网首页入口 Arabic and Iraq

    We take you inside 麻豆官网首页入口 Arabic's newsroom to hear the challenges of reporting Iraq

  21. A Reporter's Guide to Karachi

    Mapping the four corners of Karachi, from the bad-lands to the press club

  22. Skipping School to Watch a Revolution

    The 麻豆官网首页入口 Chinese service remembers the Tiananmen Square protests, 25 years on

  23. A Short History of Blasphemy

    How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan

  24. What to do with Escobar's Hippos?

    The dangerous legacy of Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar: hippos

  25. A Portrait of Homs

    The ruins of the old city of Homs through the eyes of a 麻豆官网首页入口 journalist Soumer Daghastani

  26. Living in the Shadow of Boko Haram

    The female journalist who spent 10 years reporting on the Nigerian militant group

  27. Don't Mention the Biafran War

    Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on

  28. Will there be protests or parties in Rio?

    How does 麻豆官网首页入口 Brasil keep tabs on such a vibrant and volatile city?

  29. The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts

    From Chinese pandas to Putin's crocodile - how countries use animals in diplomacy

  30. India at the Polls

    What does it take to be a candidate in India's 2014 general elections?

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