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27/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Pakistan: the world's most deadly country for journalists

Another journalist has been killed in Pakistan, making it the most dangerous place in the world to work as a reporter. We meet the courageous men and women putting their lives at risk. We then join the campaign trail with the man who could be the next prime minister of India, Rahul Gandhi. Finally, families separated under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are brought back together thanks to the latest reality TV show there.

08/12/2011 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Ivory Coast: campaigning for parliamentary elections is on

One year after a poll that kicked off months of post-electoral violence, Ivory Coast gets ready to vote once again. Next, we look at what happens to African immigrants caught as they try to sneak into Europe. Many end up in limbo in a country that is not their own. Finally, in Burkina Faso, a wave of home-grown TV shows has replaced Brazilian telenovelas as the new favourites of the African small screen.

08/12/2011 - CULTURE

Literary spin-offs

Are TV shows cashing in on novels? The memoirs of Jerry Della Femina ("From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbour") take us back to the advertising world at the dawn of the 1960s. Martinis, cigarettes and womanizing - here's where the TV craze "Mad Men" all started. But "God Hates Us All" takes spin-offs to the extreme: the book was written for fans of the show "Californication" and fictional character Hank Moody is its supposed author.

05/12/2011 - TECH 24

Tech 24 celebrates five years of FRANCE 24

In honour of FRANCE 24's fifth birthday this week, Tech 24 goes behind the scenes in the newsroom to bring you an inside view of how the channel manages its large and growing social network feeds. Also, a sneak peek at interactive television and how FRANCE 24 is using this technology to reach even larger audiences around the world.

11/11/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

Rick Perry's big 'fail'

MEDIAWATCH, Fri., 10/11/2011: One moment of forgetfulness may well have cost Rick Perry his presidential ambitions. We take a look at the man who would be president who couldn't remember a list of three...

27/10/2011 - CHINA - CULTURE

Chinese government to limit 'overly entertaining' TV

China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television published an order in state media Thursday saying that it would limit the number of reality shows, variety shows and other TV shows that threaten "core socialist values".

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19/10/2011 - CULTURE

Tracing the history of television shows

From The Sopranos to Dr Who and Sex and the City, we all have our favourites. We talk TV series secrets with journalist and author Nils Ahl. Also, after once dismissing it as 'posh bingo', the author Julian Barnes wins one of the world's most prestigious literary prizes, the Man Booker. Our literary critic Augustin Trapenard joins us to discuss the prize. And did Vincent Van Gogh really kill himself? A new theory on the artist's death emerges.

16/08/2011 - AFGHANISTAN

Politicians mocked in Afghan take on The Office

Corruption, ineptitude, nepotism… the latest comedy on Afghan TV is far from subtle when it comes to portraying politicians. Inspired by British hit The Office, the show is the first of its kind in the country, where freedom of expression is scarce.

25/07/2011 - TECH 24

Murdoch's Digital Woes

Over the past 60 years Rupert Murdoch has built one of the world's largest media empires. While News Corporation has become a dominant force in TV and newspapers, success on the Web has so far eluded Murdoch. His companies have lost billions in online ventures from My Space to the iPad app 'The Daily.' Now, under fire, can Murdoch ever realize digital success?

29/06/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Rural activists murdered amid land rows

An unsolved double murder in Brazil adds to a recent spike in crimes believed to be linked to disputes over the Amazon's vanishing forest. Pictures of Hugo Chavez are released by Venezuela and Cuba - an attempt to end feverish speculation about his health. Finally, a new Brazilian soap explores the dark past of the country’s military dictatorship.