Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until this Victorian adventurer took them on. Most people have never heard of him, but this maverick undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world, unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots - and in the process invented modern field archaeology, giving meaning to a whole civilisation.

Nigeria is in crisis. Thousands of Nigerians have fled their homes following a spate of Islamist killings. The attacks have been carried out by a group calling itself Boko Haram which has demanded that Christians leave the North of the country where the majority population is Muslim. Christians have taken revenge by attacking mosques and Muslims living in the South.

Nigeria is said to be one of the most religious countries in the world. Its also Africa's biggest producer of oil so it is wealthy. But more than half of its people live in poverty. Corruption and mismanagement is endemic. So is this conflict really about religion at all, or is religion simply a presenting issue?

Joining Ernie to discuss the role of religion in the conflict in Nigeria are Dr Jameel Yusha, senior lecturer in media and politics at Northumbria university, Dr Steven Pierce, lecturer in the history of sub Saharan Africa at the university of Manchester and Dr Leena Hoffman who has just completed her PhD on democracy and patronage politics in Nigeria at the University of Birmingham.

Tim Judah is in Senegal to meet the Mourides, a powerful Senegalese Muslim brotherhood that stresses the importance of work.

After marching together against President Mubarak, what's the future for relations between Coptic Christians & Muslims in Egypt?

Paul Bakibinga asks if HIV infections in Uganda are rising because of "side dishes" - partners outside marriage?

Paul Bakibinga asks how former child soldiers abducted by the Lords Resistance Army can be helped to overcome their trauma.

Ernie Rea chairs Radio 4's discussion programme in which guests from different faith and non-faith perspectives debate the challenges of today's world.

Each week a panel is assembled to represent a diversity of views and opinions, which often reveal hidden, complex and sometimes contradictory understandings of the world around us.

In this programme, Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious history and make-up of Egypt: what is Coptic Christianity? How do Christians, who make up about ten per cent of the population, live alongside their fellow Egyptian Muslims? What is distinctive about Egyptian Islam? How have the two faiths co-existed for 1,400 years and how do we make sense of recent tensions between the two communities?

Producer: Karen Maurice.

Zaiba Malik explores the work, and the social revolution, of the Mourchidat - female Muslim leaders in Morocco.

Roger Hardy sees how the Amsterdam Moroccan Muslim community is faring, particularly women, with dilemmas over faith & identity.

Peter Greste journeys down the Omo River from Ethiopia's central highlands to Northern Kenya where the lives of nearly half a million of the world's most remote tribespeople are threatened by a massive hydro-electricity project. The tribes, already fighting over increasingly scarce water and land, have warned that the dam could plunge them into an all-out struggle for survival.

Nadene Ghouri goes undercover to expose the trade in children by some charities registered in the United States and operating as businesses in Liberia.

With the country still reeling from the devastation of a vicious civil war and with unemployment and hunger rampant, she reveals how desperate parents in Liberia are giving their children up to unscrupulous operators who arrange fast-track adoptions with American families. The parents do not realise that they are unlikely ever to see their children again.

Joining preparations for the Baha'i new year with some of Egypt's 2,000 Baha'is, who are under great political and social pressure as the state no longer recognises their religion.

For almost four years, an Algerian Islamist has been under scrutiny in New Zealand. Ahmed Zaoui was initially placed in solitary confinement and is now under effective house arrest. He arrived in the country seeking asylum, but was immediately detained much to the outrage of many in New Zealand. Now out of jail his freedom has been restricted, but the authorities refuse to say why.

South African women talk about attitudes toward anorexia and weight. Despite living on a continent where staying healthy and getting enough to eat is a major concern, how being extremely slim is still a major concern among young women.

Exploration into what it is like to live in Mugabe's Zimbabwe. The programme features interviews with anonymous people living in Zimbabwe. Once Africa's bread basket the country now relies heavily on foreign aid and has runaway inflation which the government refuses to publish. At the time of broadcast, the BBC was banned from reporting in Zimbabwe. Presented by Fergal Keane.

How Nigeria is becoming a regional force to be reckoned with. Nigeria is credited with helping bring peace to Liberia. The West African forces led by Nigeria ended up being sucked into a war with Charles Taylor's forces. The programme looks at what Nigeria's economic and political strength could mean for the region in the future.

In search of Agengi, the god of the rainforests of southern Cameroon. In a continent where Christianity and Islam have penetrated so far, is it still possible to find an undulterated form of African religion?

National Voodoo Day in the village of Grand Popo in Benin, the birthplace of Voodoo.

David Attenborough recounts his very personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. Ever since they were discovered over a century ago, these remarkable creatures have been threatened by loss of habitat, poaching, disease and political instability. But despite all odds their numbers have increased. David tells the extraordinary tale of how conservationists like Dian Fossey have battled to save the mountain gorilla from the brink of extinction.

A report from the Kalahari desert with historian, Angela McIntyre and citizens of Pomfret. The South African government is hoping to re-settle those who live in the former military town, which is now regarded as the mercenary town of Africa. However many believe the town is not a 'national embarrassment' and should be saved.