oscar envelope

Inside the Academy Awards envelopes

The envelopes and cards with the winners’ names are an important part of the Oscars ceremony. Did you realise they come from a small Bavarian town?

holasovice

A small Czech village

This small village of just 23 homes has been listed as a World Heritage Site because of its historical importance. I visit Holasovice to find out why.

museum of communism

Prague’s Museum of Communism

It’s often hard to imagine these days that Prague was under communist rule for so long – but this museum gives an insight into those dark days.

Journey on the Ghan: Episode 7

Episode 7: Coober Pedy to Adelaide

On the final episode of this podcast series, we meet a man who has been working on the railways for 50 years and hear some of his stories from the tracks.

ulaanbaatar black market

Mongolia’s Black Market

They say you can get anything you want here at the Black Market in Ulaanbaatar. So what is it like to step into Mongolia’s busiest marketplace?