9 Feb, 2012 episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 9, 2012 · 28 MIN

9 Feb, 2012

from From Our Own Correspondent · host BBC Radio 4

From Ambridge to Tunisia: Owen Bennett Jones meets a man at the heart of government power in Tunis who talks of The Archers and how Britain's the most Islamic country he's ever lived in. Michael Bristow finds the Chinese secret police not so secret as he tries to report on Tibetan protests in western China. The National Front in France hopes to be a significant force in the upcoming French elections -- Christian Fraser on how the party's changing under the leadership of Marine Le Pen. Rubbish is a hot political potato in Mexico City -- Will Grant's had a pungent day out with its binmen. And behind closed doors in Libya: it's a bride's day ... and as Saleya Ahsan tells us, it's not an occasion for the men!

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Feb 9, 2012

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

9 Feb, 2012

0:00 28:02

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of From Our Own Correspondent?

This episode is 28 minutes long.

When was this From Our Own Correspondent episode published?

This episode was published on February 9, 2012.

Can I download this From Our Own Correspondent episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!