Cities
Witness History. The creation of Abuja. Audio, 9 minutes
Why Nigeria built a brand new capital city from scratch.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted16 December 2019
The Documentary Podcast. Emperor complex. Audio, 28 minutes
Huang built China’s first 'privatised city'. Is it utopia or his personal fiefdom?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted25 November 2019
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One to One. City or Country? Alys Fowler meets Gregory Leadbetter. Audio, 14 minutes
Acclaimed gardening writer, Alys Fowler, tries to work out where she wants to live.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. City or Country? Alys Fowler meets Ruth Allen. Audio, 14 minutes
Acclaimed gardening writer Alys Fowler tries to work out where she wants to live.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted10 October 2019
A Point of View. On Ghost Cities. Audio, 10 minutes
Rebecca Stott discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Could psychologists help us build happier cities? Newsday. Audio, 00:03:11
"Concrete, parking lots and long walls don't boost our well being"
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted2 August 2019
New Weird Britain. Urban Hinterlands. Audio, 28 minutes
Music Journalist John Doran seeks out radical music in the urban hinterlands of Britain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted23 May 2019
The Inquiry. How do you move a capital city? Audio, 23 minutes
Indonesia has announced it is thinking of building a new capital city. Can it be done?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted18 May 2019
The Essay. A City is not a Park. Audio, 14 minutes
Des Fitzgerald is a sociologist at Cardiff Uni. researching health, illness & cities
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. A City Is not a Park. Audio, 14 minutes
What would happen if we covered the industrial fabric of our cities with plantlife?
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Going to Town. Audio, 37 minutes
Anand Menon explores the role of towns in our national psyche and politics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Spectacular Cities. Audio, 29 minutes
Spectacular cities - from Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Country vs the City. Audio, 28 minutes
Political correspondent Chris Mason mulls over the divide between city and country life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Are smart cities dumb? Audio, 23 minutes
A bright new future of clean power and easy living, or a science fiction nightmare?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Country vs the City. Audio, 28 minutes
Political correspondent Chris Mason mulls over the divide between city and country life.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted25 January 2019
