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The Documentary Podcast

Assignment: Singing in Gaza (Tue, 22 Oct 2024)
Amid the rubble, in makeshift tents, children in Gaza are singing - and practising the violin, guitar and traditional instruments such as the ‘oud. The sessions are organised by the local branch of the Palestinian national music conservatory, which still operates, outside its damaged premises, despite the destruction of teachers’ and students’ homes. Why - and how - do they go on singing? And what does music mean to them now? Tim Whewell reported from Gaza in 2015 on the rescue of the territory’s only concert grand piano after a previous war. Now, for Assignment, he finds out how musicians he met then are living and working through this war. He learns about a boy who started playing the violin after he lost his hand in an airstrike. And he finds out about the second near-miraculous survival of the grand piano.
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In the Studio: Jonny Banger (Mon, 21 Oct 2024)
Sports Banger is a fashion house, rave organisation, and London community centre run by Jonny Banger. The cornerstone of their work is bootleg T-shirts which mix satire and humour with a sportswear aesthetic. One of Sports Banger’s best-known t-shirts features two very different and well-known brands - the Nike and the UK’s National Health Service. In 2020, this simple T-shirt became highly-coveted. Selling out in minutes on limited runs during the height of the UK’s Covid lockdowns, Jonny Banger used the proceeds to set up a food bank in his neighbourhood, feeding 160 families every week for two years. Poet Talia Randall meets Jonny in his studio - Maison de Bang Bang.
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BBC News

What is biodiversity and how can we protect it? (Fri, 18 Oct 2024)
Colombia is hosting talks to assess global progress in protecting 30% of all land and water by 2030.
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Sydney reopens beaches after mysterious tar ball scare (Sat, 19 Oct 2024)
They were closed earlier this week after thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore.
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Where will space exploration take us in the next 50 years? (Tue, 15 Oct 2024)
Day trips to the Moon, living on Mars, space elevators… when it comes to the future of space exploration, some possibilities might be closer than we think!
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BBC News

Liam Payne's death prompts music industry soul searching (Mon, 21 Oct 2024)
Is duty of care to musicians, particularly young artists, being addressed in the music industry?
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Blade Runner 2049 maker sues Musk over robotaxi images (Tue, 22 Oct 2024)
Alcon Entertainment says it denied a request to use material from the film at the Tesla cybercab event.
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Derry Girls creator hits out at ITV over AI plans (Mon, 21 Oct 2024)
The broadcaster has posted a job ad for someone to use AI to "shape the future of content creation".
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