Cities
One Planet. The EU and the environment, plus the endless city. Audio, 18 minutes
The EU's environment commissioner plus a look at urban growth around the world
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Music Planet. Cities. Audio, 60 minutes
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of three African cities.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
In Our Time. Consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the influence of the Industrial Revolution.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One Planet. 06/05/2010. Audio, 28 minutes
Mike wanders empty streets, we go to Delhi at 3am, and we get the latest on the oil slick
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus. The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC) Audio, 60 minutes
Neil Macgregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Agenda. The City of the Future. Audio, 25 minutes
More than half the world's people live in cities. How do we make them fit for the future?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. South Africa's Poor Urbanites. Audio, 29 minutes
The efforts of poor urban communities to raise funds and build their own homes
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Essential Guide. Poisoning the Planet. Audio, 28 minutes
How pollution is adversely affecting life and health in big cities
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Essential Guide. Cities. Audio, 29 minutes
Predicting what living in the city of the 21st Century will be like
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. At the Centre of Things. Audio, 15 minutes
Whilst visiting San Francisco, Alistair Cooke muses on the ego-centric lives of city folk.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Building Site. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Glancey investigates the development of a megalopolis in one part of China
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. A Tour of Abuja. Audio, 29 minutes
Nigeria's capital city is a relatively new city, planned and built initially in the 1980s
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Print the Legend. The Shape of Things to Come. Audio, 27 minutes
The modern city in cinema
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. City Futures - Nairobi, Kenya. Audio, 29 minutes
The affect mass migration is having on slum areas such as Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. City Futures - Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Audio, 28 minutes
How can Abidjan withstand - and plan - for new migrants?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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African Perspective. City Futures - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Audio, 29 minutes
How does Dar es Salaam handle all the waste it produces?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. City Futures - Gaborone, Botswana. Audio, 29 minutes
The impact of urbanisation in Africa. Ruth Evans visits the Botswana capital, Gaborone, one of the fastest growing cities in Africa.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Global Concerns. Botanic Gardens. Audio, 14 minutes
From peace and quiet to conservation and research - the role of modern botanic gardens
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Omnibus. Intelligent Cities. Audio, 27 minutes
Keith Yeomans looks at how a city becomes "intelligent"
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. My African Family - Ghana. Audio, 30 minutes
Moving from Accra to a rural area, Peki Blengo, turning their back on urban life
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. My African Family - Kenya. Audio, 30 minutes
Ruth Evans meets a first generation urban family from Nairobi
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year