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Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Jan 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Jan 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Does Cuba hold the best policy for surviving hurricanes? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Norway

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Feb 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How has Norway managed to have the lowest rate of prisoners reoffending in Europe? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Nepal

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Feb 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th Feb 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How has Nepal dramatically reduced maternal death – and can their policy be replicated? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Canada

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Feb 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Feb 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Is Canada’s catch share model for sustainable fishing a contender for an imagined utopia? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Which Policies will Work?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Feb 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Feb 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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From closing the gender gap to sustainable fishing, which policy will be adopted? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Rwanda

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jan 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Jan 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Rwanda has closed its gender gap by 80%. Is it a model other countries should follow? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Germany

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Jan 2018, 00:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Jan 2018, 09:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Is the way Germany has handled refugee integration a model other countries could follow? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Preventing Suicide in Michigan, USA

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Feb 2016, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Feb 2016, 10:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Would Michigan's 'zero suicide model' - which has seen instances of suicide fall by 80% - be a policy for adoption in a perfect country? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Sanitation for Women in India

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Mar 2016, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Mar 2016, 10:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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In a country where the lack of sanitation is holding women back in education and work, should India's pioneering policies on sanitation be adopted elsewhere? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Legal Advice in Uganda

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Mar 2016, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Mar 2016, 10:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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How a group of legal experts revolutionised Uganda's legal system through social media. Show more

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My Perfect Country: The UN Debate

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Jul 2016, 19:06 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jul 2016, 12:06 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Fi Glover, Martha Lane Fox, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a panel of guests discuss ground-breaking social policies. Show more

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Bermuda - Solving Water Scarcity

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Dec 2016, 02:39

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Bermuda's roofs catch every drop of rain, purify water and stores it for daily use Show more

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Peru - Cutting Poverty

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2016, 02:36

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Peru has cut poverty by 50% in 10 years. Is it a model others could - or should - follow? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Solving Water Scarcity in Bermuda

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Dec 2016, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Dec 2016, 09:06 on BBC World Service Australasia

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The island's roofs catch every drop of rain, purify water and store it for daily use. Show more

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My Perfect Country: Shanghai's Model for Teaching Maths

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Jan 2017, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jan 2017, 09:06 on BBC World Service

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Has Shanghai found the perfect formula for teaching maths? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Curbing Smoking in Australia

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 26^th Jan 2017, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Jan 2017, 09:06 on BBC World Service

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Is Australia's anti-smoking policy a model for other countries to follow? Show more

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Making a Difference

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Jan 2019, 11:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Jan 2019, 18:32 on BBC World Service News Internet

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Japan’s eradication of gun control policies, Norway’s prisoner rehabilitation scheme, and Uganda’s incredible access to legal assistance are put under scrutiny. Show more

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My Perfect Country: Cutting Poverty in Peru

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2016, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Jan 2017, 09:06 on BBC World Service Australasia

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Peru has cut poverty by 50% in 10 years. Is it a model others could - or should - follow? Show more

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My Perfect Country: Gun Control in Japan

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Jan 2017, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Jan 2017, 09:06 on BBC World Service

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How Japan's rigorous gun control policy has reduced gun violence to single digits per year. Show more

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My Perfect Country: 'State Feminism' in Tunisia

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Jan 2017, 02:06 on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Jan 2017, 09:06 on BBC World Service

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Is Tunisia’s approach to what women can and can't do an example for other Arab countries to follow? Show more

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