Episodes
| First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|
| 20160314 | Lyse Doucet talks to those who have survived - or are surviving - the conflict in Syria.
Five years ago, protests in Syria as part of the Arab Spring, were put down with violence by the Syrian Government. The mass protests quickly became an armed rebellion, with increasing sectarian involvement. As the conflict escalated, other countries became involved with Russia commencing air strikes in September 2015, and areas of the country becoming strongholds of so-called Islamic State militants.
The Syrian conflict has changed people's lives irrevocably and, in this series of interviews, they reflect on the situation in which they find themselves.
Episode 1: Sam has stayed in his home city of Deraa and believes the Government is doing its best to support the Syrian people. He studies English Literature, even though many of his teachers, and his fellow students, have left the country. He finds solace in his books, reading Hamlet and writing poetry. At night, he often listens to music to drown out the sounds of warfare around him.
Producer: David Prest
Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by the Syrian conflict. Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria. |
| 20160315 | Lyse Doucet talks to those who have survived - or are surviving - the conflict in Syria.
Five years ago, protests in Syria as part of the Arab Spring, were put down with violence by the Syrian Government. The mass protests quickly became an armed rebellion, with increasing sectarian involvement. As the conflict escalated, other countries became involved with Russia commencing air strikes in September 2015, and areas of the country becoming strongholds of so-called Islamic State militants.
The Syrian conflict has changed people's lives irrevocably and, in this series of interviews, they reflect on the situation in which they find themselves.
Episode 2: Alia lives in a rural area which is in the hands of rebel forces. Her son joined up to fight the regime, but was killed. His body was brought back to the village. "Even though he had died twelve hours earlier, he was still bleeding," she says, "that is how I know he was a martyr."
Producer: David Prest
Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by the Syrian conflict. Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria. |
| 20160316 | Lyse Doucet talks to those who have survived - or are surviving - the conflict in Syria.
Five years ago, protests in Syria as part of the Arab Spring, were put down with violence by the Syrian Government. The mass protests quickly became an armed rebellion, with increasing sectarian involvement. As the conflict escalated, other countries became involved with Russia commencing air strikes in September 2015, and areas of the country becoming strongholds of so-called Islamic State militants.
The Syrian conflict has changed people's lives irrevocably and, in this series of interviews, they reflect on the situation in which they find themselves.
Episode 3: Khadija Kamara came to Britain to escape civil war in Sierra Leone. Her son Ibrahim was just a week old when she had to flee from her village as the bullets flew around her. In 2014, without her knowledge, he travelled to Syria and joined an Islamic terrorist group. A few months later he became the first British jihadi to be killed in Syria when a US drone strike targeted the house where he was staying.
Producer: David Prest
Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by the Syrian conflict. Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria. |
| 20160317 | Lyse Doucet talks to those who have survived - or are surviving - the conflict in Syria.
Five years ago, protests in Syria as part of the Arab Spring, were put down with violence by the Syrian Government. The mass protests quickly became an armed rebellion, with increasing sectarian involvement. As the conflict escalated, other countries became involved with Russia commencing air strikes in September 2015, and areas of the country becoming strongholds of so-called Islamic State militants.
The Syrian conflict has changed people's lives irrevocably and, in this series of interviews, they reflect on the situation in which they find themselves.
Episode 4: Prof. Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim is the Director General for Antiquities and Museums in Syria. He's in charge of a staff of around 2500, many of them are his former students who are now volunteers. As the five year conflict continues, they've been doing their best to protect Syria's collections of artefacts, and historic sites.
Producer: David Prest
Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by the Syrian conflict. Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria. |
| 20160318 | Lyse Doucet talks to those who have survived - or are surviving - the conflict in Syria.
Five years ago, protests in Syria as part of the Arab Spring, were put down with violence by the Syrian Government. The mass protests quickly became an armed rebellion, with increasing sectarian involvement. As the conflict escalated, other countries became involved with Russia commencing air strikes in September 2015, and areas of the country becoming strongholds of so-called Islamic State militants.
The Syrian conflict has changed people's lives irrevocably and, in this series of interviews, they reflect on the situation in which they find themselves.
Episode 5: Abdul Halim Hariri is a musician and also runs one of Aleppo's best known arts and music organisations for young people. Throughout the conflict, and the destruction of his city, he has continued to play, teach and host cultural events. His home city is suffering, but like a mother dying of cancer, he says, she cannot be abandoned.
Producer: David Prest
Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by the Syrian conflict. Lyse Doucet talks to those whose lives have been changed by events in Syria. |