2026-01-15
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If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft is flawed?
In 1999, four Russian apartment buildings were bombed, hundreds killed,
but even now we still don't know for sure who did it.
It's a mystery that sparked chilling theories.
I'm Helena Merriman and in a new BBC series I'm talking to the reporters who first covered this story.
What did they miss the first time?
The History Bureau, Putin and the apartment bombs.
Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Available now on the documentary from the BBC World Service.
China is developing its ambitious polar silk road through the cold and volatile waters of the Bering Sea that borders both Russia and the United States.
Join me and Aholigan
as I travel to Alaska to explore why China is increasing its presence around America's last frontier.
Listen now by searching for the documentary wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Welcome to The Explanation from the BBC World Service.
I'm Katie Razzle and this is The Media Show.
We're here to explain the trends behind the fast-changing media landscape.
This week we're looking at how the Iranian protests have been reported around the world.
Journalists covering the story explain how they're verifying information that they're able to get out of the country and will examine the claim that some news outlets have been too slow to recognise the significance of what's going on.
And the producer of the film Hamnet joins us.