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From Our Own Correspondent: Weekend Edition 3 Nov 2012

Weekend Edition 3 Nov 2012

03/11/2012

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Weekend Edition 3 Nov 2012

Stories from China, Syria, Burma, Brazil and Germany. Presented by Pascale Harter.

Stories from around the world. This week: a prosperous family and the generation gap in China, and why it’s so easy to bike around Berlin. Presented by Pascale Harter.

Pascale Harter presents stories by BBC correspondents, journalists and writers based around the world. In this edition:
-Jill McGivering visits a wealthy family in China. Their success mirrors the rise of their country and the transformation of their hometown, Shenzhen, from a sleepy fishing village to an economic powerhouse.  But have the younger generations missed out on some of the lessons of their elders?
-We have three dispatches from Syria including a story from inside the country. Tim Whewell met the mayor of a town that has thrown off government control. The mayor is still loyal to the regime but he’s also vital to the rebels – making for a complicated example of the divided loyalties in Syria today.
-In Brazil, the Valley of the Dawn movement combines a grab-bag of religions with faith in extra-terrestrials, and a lot more besides. Our correspondent Rajan Data tries to find out what believers get out of the
-And in Burma, Kim Philley gets invited to a ceremony in honor of nats – spirits whose fondness for alcohol and cigarettes makes for quite a party.
-Finally, BBC Berlin correspondent Stephen Evans has been shopping for bikes. Not a luxury purchase, because for Berliners the easiest way to get around is on two wheels. But will he take all sensible safety precautions? Not a chance.

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