FROM the secret police in Romania to honey-hunters in Bangladesh, this second collection of dispatches from the pick of the BBC’s journalists, uncovers some of the stories that would otherwise never get told.
The Radio 4 programme has, since its inception in 1955, developed a cult following – and these bite-size contribitions are sure to delight the armchair traveller and anyone who follows world affairs.
There are the serious – Alan Johnston’s piece about his kidnap in Gaza – and the bizarre, including a trip on the world’s worst airline and an unforgettable story of a Chinese restaurant !
