FOOC: BBC Radio 4, 6 Feb 2010

From Our Own Correspondent

Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Thursdays at 1100 (local time) and Saturdays at 1130 (local time) for about 25 weeks of the year. BBC World Service broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays all year round, presented by Alan Johnston. For more information, a full list of programme broadcast times and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/fromourowncorrespondent

FOOC: BBC Radio 4, 6 Feb 2010
Sat Feb 06 04:15:00 PST 2010

Ciudad Juarez is one of the world's most violent cities -- Katya Adler's there as new police recruits prepare for the battle against the drug cartels. It's the presidential election in Ukraine and James Coomarasamy finds the electorate disillusioned with their politicians; Christopher Hogg discusses the gender imbalance in China and learns that many men are now doomed to a lonely old age; Twenty years after Nelson Mandela walked to freedom Andrew Harding in Johannesburg meets his old lawyer -... External site

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