England

The Takeaway

Your Guide to The Weirdest Places in the U.K.

The Takeaway talks with author Bill Bryson about his latest work, “The Road to Little Dribbling,” which is a guidebook to all the odd places that appear on maps of the U.K. and constitute what he describes as a grand geography of weirdness. 

Magna Carta outreach in China, where the government says the idea that rulers aren't above the law is a dangerous Western concept
Whose Century Is It?

Episode 5: Magna Carta in China

The Magna Carta celebrates its 800th anniversary with a swing through China. But is the Magna Carta’s core principle, that rulers aren’t above the law, relevant to today’s China? China’s leaders say no; more and more Chinese citizens say yes.

One with Farai

A Child of the Windrush

Delroy Lindo speaks of his Jamaican-British ancestry as well as his craft.