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

Mongoliaโ€™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?