Lines in the Sand

Riding the Graphene Wave

Graphene is a super-strong and super-conductive material. Gerry Northam looks at its move from the laboratory to the commercial world.

Inside the Fed

The US Federal Reserve, America's central bank, is one hundred years old. Simon Jack tells its surprising story.

Brazil - Fighting Slavery

Brazil's anti-slavery hit-squads are unique. Linda Pressly joins a raid with a committed band of labour inspectors on an alleged slave labour operation in deepest rural Brazil.

Who's Left Holding the Baby

Childcare options in Fiji, where children are taken care of by the community, and China where infants as young as three might live away from their parents in boarding kindergartens. Madeleine Morris reports.

Lines in the Sand

The emerging Jihadi challenge across the Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa. Are there links between various Islamist groups?