Bonus podcast episode: this week's Newhour Extra podcast. Given the troubles that Kenya and many other African countries have had with elections, Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of experts discuss whether democracy is working for Africa. The Weekend Break podcast feed has come to an...

The Dawn Chorus: why do birds do it? Also the sport of Tower Running: Athlete Mark Bourne has just made it up 91 floors in just over 11 minutes. Presenter Julian Worricker with guests Erica Wagner and Colleen Graffy.

The new book questioning stereotypes around Muslim women. And how a Chinese author discovered her grandmother's early life as a prostitute. Presenter Anu Anand discusses these topics with guests Jenny Kleeman, British author and documentary film-maker and Stefanie Bolzen, London and UK...