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| Aids - The Search For The Virus | ...ALLAN LITTLE tells the story of the race to identify the cause of a new and devastating disease.... |
| America's First Principles [world Service] | ...ALLAN LITTLE presents an appraisal of the man described as America's Apostle of Freedom, Thomas Jefferson.... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...In the summer of 1940, Britain was preparing for a Nazi invasion. ALLAN LITTLE meets members of the top secret British resistance army who were trained to use guerrilla tactics and espionage to wreak havoc behind enemy lines.... |
| Birth Of Britain, The | ...ALLAN LITTLE presents George Rosie's dramatised account of the wheeling and dealing which led to the Act of Union of 1707, which merged the parliaments of England and Scotland. He's on the spot, with Daniel Defoe as his guide, and in a tale of spying, bribery, corruption, military threat, economic bullying, financial disaster, great optimism and fiercely argued negotiation, he overhears the deals done in London coffee houses and the spin doctoring in Edinburgh inns which resulted in the Union and the beginning of the country we now call Britain.... |
| Brand Cuba | ...With Cuba about to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its revolution, ALLAN LITTLE analyses some of the factors that have given the country such a prominent image on the world stage over such a long period. He considers the enduring images of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Cuba's unique approach to diplomacy through medical aid, its military exploits and its five decade stand-off with the United States.... |
| Chirac's New Backyard | ...ALLAN LITTLE, the BBC's PARIS Correspondent, makes a rare visit to Algiers. He asks the locals, business people and other activists what they think of President Chirac. Since the Iraqi war FRANCE has become popular with opponents of the conflict particularly those in the Arab world. Did their past experience as the colonizers in Algeria teach the French crucial lessons in how to manage change peacefully in this volatile region? Of what concrete benefit to FRANCE, or the Arabs, is the President's championing of the Arab cause?... |
| Correspondents Look Ahead | ...The BBC's specialists from around the globe identify the issues that will dominate the front pages in 2002. ALLAN LITTLE directs the discussion.... |
| Crusades - The Unfinished Story, The | ...ALLAN LITTLE presents a special evening of discussion, features and music exploring the significance of the Crusades / The Struggle for Jerusalem: ALLAN LITTLE visits Israel to re-evaluate the events of the Third Crusade from Islamic and CHRISTIAN perspectives / Usamah Speaks: Readings from an 11th-century account by Usamah Ibn-Munqidh of early encounters between Islam and CHRISTIANity / Crusading Present: Writer Adina Hoffman invites Jews, CHRISTIANs and Muslims to her home in Jerusalem to share their thoughts on the power of the word Crusades today / A Perfect Match: Andrew Wheatcroft desconstructs the myths surrounding Saladin and Richard I and gives his view of why they have become such icons.... |
| Cuban Missile Crisis As Seen From Moscow And Havana, The | ...What decisions were being taken in the Kremlin and in Havana during the 1962 crisis? Former BBC Moscow correspondent ALLAN LITTLE pieces together the untold side of the story.... |
| Despatches From Home | ...BBC foreign correspondent ALLAN LITTLE returns to the land of his birth to size up the political situation in the run-up to the opening of the new Scottish Parliament. In the first of a two programmes, he offers a clear-eyed view of Scotland's political and economic prospects.... |
| European Breaking News [radio Scotland] | ...ALLAN LITTLE... |
| Faultlines | ...ALLAN LITTLE analyses four parts of the world where the 'tectonic plates' of history keep bringing the regions into the news headlines generation after generation.... |
| Forging The Union | ...ALLAN LITTLE looks at how the European Union was created, from the devastation of World War Two to its current incarnation as a new kind of superpower. Focusing on key moments along the journey, he analyses Britain's contradictory relationship with 'Europe'.... |
| From Our Own Correspondent | Cast and Crew |
| Gallic Way, The | ...BBC Paris Correspondent ALLAN LITTLE explores the political culture of France.... |
| Great Debates, The | ...ALLAN LITTLE holds the ring as today's leading theologians and historians argue on behalf of their historical counterparts.... |
| Home For The Holidays | ...The last of three letters reflecting on the meaning of home for those who have left it, and exploring the complex feelings that returning to childhood settings can evoke. Having grown up in Inverness in the sixties and seventies, writer Ali Smith reflects on the healthy need to get away from home, and the bittersweet pleasures of return. / Three letters reflecting on the meaning of home for those who have left it, and the complex feelings that returning to childhood settings can evoke. 2: Foreign correspondent ALLAN LITTLE spent his childhood dreaming of places beyond his village home in Scotland. Having lived most of his adult life in extreme situations around the world, what meaning does he still find in this beautiful but isolated place?... |
| I Was Put On Trial By Al Qaeda | ...ALLAN LITTLE describes his own terrifying interaction in November 1993 with a group of mujahideen volunteers who were fighting on behalf of Bosnian Muslims during the war there. He explores the role that Bosnia played as a recruiting arena for Islamist extremists and their effect on the local population.... |
| Joy To The World | ...Sheena McDonald and ALLAN LITTLE present a celebration and reflection in words and music for Christmas morning, with special reports from around the world.... |
| Kosovo - The Seeds Of Conflict | ...A three-part history of relations between the Serbs and the Albanians, presented by ALLAN LITTLE. 1: Why is Kosovo so important to the Serbs that they cannot give it up?... |
| Life Behind The News [radio Scotland] | ...Ruth Wishart talks to foreign correspondent ALLAN LITTLE about his time in war-torn Yugoslavia, and how he put his career on hold when his partner fell seriously ill.... |
| Living With Aids - The Search For The Virus | ...ALLAN LITTLE recalls the race to identify the cause of a devastating disease.... |
| Making News [world Service] | ...ALLAN LITTLE examines the notion of impartial journalism and how news is presented by the BBC and international broadcasters.... |
| Making Terror, Breaking Terror | ...ALLAN LITTLE looks at some national liberation movements who use terror to get what they want, and asks how they should be dealt with.... |
| Marshall's Plan | ...ALLAN LITTLE recalls the programme developed by General George Marshall, the recently installed US Secretary of State in 1947, which injected 13 billion dollars into a postwar Europe in desperate need of reconstruction. Marshall had to sell his idea to an initially reluctant Congress, many members of which felt that the US had contributed quite enough to saving Europe. He also asks whether the plan hastened the Cold War and looks at the motives behind the Soviet Union's rejection of it.... |
| Monday Documentary, The [world Service] | ...Fifty years after its revolution, ALLAN LITTLE analyses some of the factors that have k.... |
| Out Of Darkness - The Triumph Of Nelson Mandela | ...ALLAN LITTLE pays tribute to Nelson Mandela as he prepares to stand down after five years as president. Mandela trained as a lawyer and later became known as the `black pimpernel' throughout his years on the run. A show trial led to 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Fellow prisoners and colleagues talk about those years and his refusal to depart from his vision of a multi-racial ideal. / ALLAN LITTLE pays tribute to Nelson Mandela as he prepares to stand down after five years as president. Mandela trained as a lawyer and later became known as the `black pimpernel' throughout his years on the run. A show trial led to 27 years in prison on Robben Island. Fellow prisoners and colleagues talk about those years and his refusal to depart from his vision of a multiracial ideal.... |
| Pentagon Power | ...America spends more on its military than the next ten biggest militaries in the world combined. But ALLAN LITTLE argues that far from having imperialist ambitions, the awesome USA forces of today have evolved against all the nation's instincts, traditions and history. America is the reluctant superpower.... |
| Profile | ...ALLAN LITTLE presents an insight into the life of Khalid Meshal, an elusive figure who has risen to prominence through the ranks of Hamas to become the organisation's leader and a vital component in the politics of the Middle East. He survived an Israeli assassination attempt in 1997, which made him revered figure among Hamas supporters, and he forms an important bridgehead between the political masters of Hamas and the gunmen and bombers who enforce their authority on the streets.... |
| Remembering D-day | ...ALLAN LITTLE reflects on the significance of this summer's 60th anniversary with the help of those who attended the ceremonies of remembrance.... |
| Reporting The War | ...BBC Paris correspondent ALLAN LITTLE introduces extracts from some of the most memorable writing of the Second World War.... |
| Return To Sarajevo | ...The BBC's ALLAN LITTLE reported from Bosnia and its capital Sarajevo for most of that time - and revisits the people and places he knew then to see what kind of peace they're living with.... |
| Road To Rome, The [world Service] | ...To mark its fiftieth anniversary, ALLAN LITTLE tells the story of the tortured birth of the Treaty of Rome, the first step along the path to the modern European Union.... |
| Road To Rome, The | ...To mark its fiftieth anniversary, ALLAN LITTLE tells the story of the tortured birth of the Treaty of Rome, the first step along the path to the modern European Union.... |
| Talking America - Poplar Bluff [world Service] | ...ALLAN LITTLE is in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to talk about the upcoming US Presidential Election.... |
| Talking America - The View From [world Service] | ...the Inside: A debate from Nashville addressing Americans' concerns and opinions in the US Presidential election campaign. Presented by ALLAN LITTLE and Jacqueline Fellows.... |
| True Colours - South Africa Today | ...`Cape Town and the Western Cape'. Five years after South Africa's first democratic elections, ALLAN LITTLE, the BBC's former South Africa correspondent, investigates multicultural harmony today. / `Cape Town and the Western Cape'. Five years after South Africa's first democratic elections, former BBC South Africa correspondent ALLAN LITTLE investigates multicultural harmony today.... |