28 min listen
Destruction + Regeneration
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alan Johnston's been to the Italian towns shaken by a series of earthquakes and aftershocks.
In Pakistan, monsoon season is approaching again: Aleem Maqbool meets victims of last year's disastrous flooding amid concerns it could happen again.
Hamilton Wende, a longterm resident of Johannesburg, believes it's shaking off a reputation for violence and urban decay.
James McConnachie is in Nepal, where Chinese influence is bringing new road-building projects to the world's most dramatic mountain landscapes.
And Roland Buerk is in Tokyo, where pets are pampered like nowhere else on earth.
In Pakistan, monsoon season is approaching again: Aleem Maqbool meets victims of last year's disastrous flooding amid concerns it could happen again.
Hamilton Wende, a longterm resident of Johannesburg, believes it's shaking off a reputation for violence and urban decay.
James McConnachie is in Nepal, where Chinese influence is bringing new road-building projects to the world's most dramatic mountain landscapes.
And Roland Buerk is in Tokyo, where pets are pampered like nowhere else on earth.
Released:
Jun 7, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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