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BBC Radio 4 - The Global Reach, Episode 4

The Mayor of Mogadishu on bringing order to 'the most dangerous city in the world'.

Katie Derham presents real-life stories from people around the globe. Mohamed Nur used to run an internet cafe in North London. He's now Mayor of Mogadishu.

The Global Reach is a new weekly programme , presented by Katie Derham ,which aims to shine a light on international affairs through the personal stories of those directly involved in the making of history. It is built on the premise that participants in a happening story are more than mere soundbites and will feature voices which are simply never heard elsewhere on BBC Radio 4.

We will hear extended testimony from those on the frontline, both in the form of extended interviews with key players in global events and in a series of blogs from an international network of citizen journalists. 

Featured stories will include that of King Zero, a Burmese monk at the heart of his country's struggle for democracy; the narcocorridos, or drug ballads, of Mexico, which glorify the violence which has claimed the lives of around 40 thousand people in the last 5 years and the multimillionaire rat-catcher from China. 

All human life is here. Too often a foreign news story is played out without any real sense of its longer term human impact. The Global Reach will remedy that.


Producer: Will Yates
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Katie Derham presents real-life stories from people around the globe

Katie Derham presents real-life stories from people around the globe. Featuring extended testimony from those on the frontline

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