On today’s show, the story of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s great sporting rivalry hits Broadway. Next, Chilean co-director Pedro Peirano joins us in the studio to discuss the comic stresses and horrors of family life as seen in his new film, "Old Cats". Finally, a new Paris exhibition tells you to "Open your Ears" to learn about the history of radio.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude shook central Chile on Monday prompting the evacuation of coastal towns amid fears of a tsunami. The tremor occurred in the same region that was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami two years ago.
This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who indicted Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet, went on trial Tuesday for allegedly ordering illegal wiretaps. Garzon faces another trial next week involving his probe into atrocities during Spain's civil war.
Five firefighters were killed and a further three were missing on Thursday after trying to stamp out a massive wildfire in a nature preserve in southern Chile. The blaze has destroyed around 24,800 hectares of land and displaced 600 people.
A wildfire that has been blazing through the pristine Torres del Paine national park in Chile since Thursday has forced authorities to shut down the park throughout January, at the peak of the hiking season. Over 100,000 people visit it every year.
Following student riots in Chile we meet one of the leaders behind the country's worst unrest since the fall of General Pinochet. Also, the disillusioned and the unemployed are welcome in Manhattan's Zucotti Park as the “Occupy Wall Street” movement gains pace. Finally, Cuba's peaceful protesters mourn one of their leading lights. We have a special report from Havana.
Their story gripped the world.
Trapped at the bottom of a mine for 69 days, the “Atacama 33” went though a living hell.
Their incredible rescue was watched live by over a billion people on television.
One year on, now the media frenzy has subsided, what has happened to them?
Is the nightmare really over? What are their lives like today?
A year on, many of the 33 rescued miners are suffering from psychological problems - and say they've been let down by the Chilean government. We also take a look at what happened to Gaddafi's weapons, and a gang of robbers in Spain - with very expensive taste.
In Chile the death of a teenager has galvanized the movement and demonstrators demands for their share of the country's economic boom. And the US congress has passed a bill granting compensation to those made ill by helping at the 9/11 sites. Finally we turn to Argentina to take a look at the evangelical churches being preyed upon by Mexican drug cartels.
