Crossing Continents
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Crossing Continents is a half-hour BBC Radio 4
documentary programme, focusing on foreign affairs issues through on-location journalism and interviews from various parts of the world. Crossing Continents is broadcast 28 times a year on Thursdays at 11:00, with repeats on Mondays at 20:30 and is available from the BBC as a podcast
.
The episode aired on 16 April 2009 was the centre of media attention in Croatia
when, based on the British Foreign Office warnings, it concluded that the country is "cursed by crime and corruption". In Croatia, the programme was heavily criticised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
, the Prime Minister and the President
claiming that the programme's reporter was biased and presented the country focused on a couple of incidents which cannot represent the safety conditions for the whole nation as well as tourists.
Crossing Continents has received several awards, including the 2005 Foreign Press Association Travel Story of the Year for an edition on Europe's tourism boom as well as a 2003 Sony Gold Award
and a 2004 Amnesty International
award for an investigation of the India
n dowry
system. More recently, the programme won the 2010 Best Radio Documentary One World Media Award, for Tim Whewell's report on child sacrifice
s in Uganda
.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
documentary programme, focusing on foreign affairs issues through on-location journalism and interviews from various parts of the world. Crossing Continents is broadcast 28 times a year on Thursdays at 11:00, with repeats on Mondays at 20:30 and is available from the BBC as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.
The episode aired on 16 April 2009 was the centre of media attention in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
when, based on the British Foreign Office warnings, it concluded that the country is "cursed by crime and corruption". In Croatia, the programme was heavily criticised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of foreign relations and admission into the European Union.-Foreign affairs ministers:...
, the Prime Minister and the President
President of Croatia
The President of Croatia , officially styled the President of the Republic represents the Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad as the head of state, maintains the regular and coordinated operation and stability of the national government system, and safeguards the independence and...
claiming that the programme's reporter was biased and presented the country focused on a couple of incidents which cannot represent the safety conditions for the whole nation as well as tourists.
Crossing Continents has received several awards, including the 2005 Foreign Press Association Travel Story of the Year for an edition on Europe's tourism boom as well as a 2003 Sony Gold Award
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
and a 2004 Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
award for an investigation of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
system. More recently, the programme won the 2010 Best Radio Documentary One World Media Award, for Tim Whewell's report on child sacrifice
Child sacrifice
Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please, propitiate or force a god or supernatural beings in order to achieve a desired result...
s in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
.
See also
- From Our Own CorrespondentFrom our own CorrespondentFrom Our Own Correspondent is a BBC radio programme in which BBC correspondents broadcast monologues on topical current events from countries outside the UK...
- List of BBC Radio 4 programmes