Gold
I Was There. Brink’s-Mat robbery. Audio, 21 minutes
The extraordinary events of 1983, and one of Britain’s biggest-ever robberies.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Brainwaves. Series 4, Urban Mining. Audio, 28 minutes
Pennie Latin explores how gold is being recovered from unused smartphones.
- AttributionBBC Radio Scotland
- Available for over a year
In Our Time. The Empire of Mali. Audio, 43 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire of Mali.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
More or Less. Student Loans. Audio, 28 minutes
Tim Harford examines why the cost of the government's new student loan system is rising.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Forum. Gold. Audio, 41 minutes
What makes gold so valuable?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Assignment. Indonesia's Mercury Menace. Audio, 29 minutes
How mercury poisoning is threatening the health of Indonesian gold-miners
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Crossing Continents. Indonesia's Mercury Menace. Audio, 28 minutes
How mercury poisoning is threatening the health of Indonesian gold miners.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Gold. Audio, 18 minutes
Why are we so fascinated by gold?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Assignment. Romania Gold Rush. Audio, 25 minutes
Tessa Dunlop investigates why a plan for a massive gold mine is dividing Romania.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Assignment. Peru's Gold Rush. Audio, 25 minutes
The gold rush in Peru that is threatening the Amazon rainforest.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Wedding Gold Thefts. Audio, 30 minutes
The high price of gold has led to Asians being targeted for their wedding jewellery.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Costing the Earth. Gold of the Conquistadors. Audio, 30 minutes
Mining is booming in South America. That's bad news for the environment.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted7 July 2011
Assignment. Congo's Blood Gold. Audio, 25 minutes
Has a senior Congolese general profited from the illegal takeover of a gold mine?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Elementary. Gold. Audio, 14 minutes
First broadcast in 1998. Gold has malleability, ductility and resistance to corrosion
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Global Concerns. The Antarctic. Audio, 14 minutes
Can one of the planet's last great wildernesses be kept clean for future generations?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Global Concerns. Gold Mining in the Amazon. Audio, 14 minutes
How using mercury to mine gold is affecting the people and wildlife of the Amazon basin
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. Tanzanian Gold. Audio, 30 minutes
Discovering and digging for gold in Central Tanzania
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
African Perspective. Gold Fever in Burkina Faso. Audio, 30 minutes
Marco Werman tracks the journey of gold in one of Africa's poorest countries
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
