Emmanuel Macron
A profile of the man tipped to be France’s next President.
Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel
An article revisiting the death of Neil Heywood, the British fixer who died in a hotel room in Chongqing. The piece explores the complex political intrigue that surrounded his demise. The article is accompanied by a five part podcast (bit.ly/bbc-podcast).
Manchester’s Cold War
A piece looking at the extraordinary lengths football clubs will go to to find and recruit young players.
Body On The Moor
The story of how the body of an unidentified man came to be found on a moor in the Peak District.
The Cave Divers Who Went Back For Their Friends
The tragic story of what went wrong for a group of Finnish deep water cave divers when they were over a hundred meters underground.
The Pilot Who Stole a Secret Soviet Fighter Jet
The story of the Soviet fighter pilot who defected in 1976 in a new supersonic fighter jet that no one outside the Soviet military had ever before set eyes upon.
The Tortoise and the Share
Amol Rajan, BBC Media Editor and former Editor of The Independent, delivered this lecture on the future of journalism, aptly summarised in the subhead as “How to Save Journalism (from Itself)”.
Erdogan’s Turkey
A thorough state of the nation piece looking at Turkey as it prepares for a critical referendum, which would allow President Recep Erdogan yet more sweeping powers if the ‘yes’ vote comes out on top.