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In ABC Radio National's 360 documentary and features program you'll hear tales of ordinary and extraordinary lives; adventures in sound, and fresh perspectives on the way ideas and culture intersect with contemporary life. From the corner shop to the rainforests of Kalimantan, the full 360-degree view.
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360 2009-11-14
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Nov 14, 2009
In the land of 419s
419s are those scam e-mails sent by Nigerians that clog up inboxes all over the world and itīs also the nickname given to any form of corruption in Nigeria. In this oil-rich country corruption is rife, causing a profound debauching of government, the people and the environment. In this Nigerian travel diary Susan Murphy meets people who carry on against the odds, with grace, fortitude and a sense of style. She also visits an extraordinary three-day Holy Ghost Revival meeting. They say in Nigeria that if you want to get rich start an NGO or a church. The music in the program is by Fela Kuti.
Revival Meeting of The Lordīs ChosenWatch this short video of an extraordinary, 3-day long, Christian revival meeting held in Mbidi, Nigeria, attended by half a million people.
[Duration: 3'56" 24.7MB]
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360 2009-11-07
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Nov 07, 2009
Blues for Checkpoint Charlie
A program marking the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with the testimony of two American servicemen who spent years on guard in Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous crossing point between East and West Germany during the Cold War.
Checkpoint Charlie was the name given to the tiny makeshift building, erected in Berlin in August 1961 alongside the wall. American GIs at Charlie stood facing the Soviet Army and the East German police just a few yards away. While waiting for real combat they played psychological war with one another, incessantly hiking up the degree of provocation.
Blues for Checkpoint Charlie is a documentary feature set in an accompanying soundtrack by Dominic Muldowney, one of Britainīs leading contemporary composers. While Germany celebrates the end of Cold War Berlin, our two Americans manifest a curious nostalgia for a time and place when they were the brave boys of Checkpoint Charlie, `standing tallī near Berlinīs famous wall, eyeballing an enemy who had them literally surrounded and vastly outnumbered.
Night butterflies
One of the more polite names given to sex workers in Indonesia is `night butterfliesī. Transsexual night butterflies haunt the streets of Jakarta, eking out an income from passing cars. They have often left their deeply-religious families in rural towns across Indonesia to pursue their desire to live as women in the bustling, 'liberal' capital. Even so, in Jakarta their choice of lifestyle is still widely considered a sin against God and makes them worthy of derision, ridicule and contempt.
Come into the world of the transsexual night butterflies on the streets of Jakarta in these candid photos shown on this short video.
[Duration: 11'15" 80.5MB]
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360 2009-10-31
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Oct 31, 2009
Bedtime stories
A groundbreaking program at Risdon Prison in Hobart is using storytelling to help prisoners reconnect with their children. A year ago a handful of prisoners began reading storybooks aloud and recording them on to CD. The CD was sent home to their children, along with the story book. Now, more than 100 prisoners are involved. Prison educators hope the program may go someway to chipping away at generational crime, unemployment and low levels of literacy.
Life on the outside: Pam and Tony have five children, they've been together almost 20 years. Pam and the children talk about what it's like waiting for Tony to finish serving his time in Risdon Prison. Photos: Yvette Barry
[Dur: 4'08" 42MB]
Vagy
As a boy, George Bien was sent thousands of miles away from his home in Hungary to Siberia to the notorious Gulag, the prison camp system in the Soviet Union where millions of people perished. Alex van Oss came to know George Bien decades later, and learned of his most personal and vivid experience of thirst.
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360 2009-10-24 - UPDATED
Author: ABC Radio National
Sat, Oct 24, 2009
Live local
What would life be like if you could only stay within a small geographical area? At a time when we've never been more connected, by technology and fast transport, our communities and lives have also become more fragmented. As a reaction there's a rising push towards community engagement, sustainability and more work/life balance, with movements like Slow Food. Producer Anna Burns took the Live Local challenge. For a month she stayed within two kilometres of her inner-city home and got to know her community.
Pho-nomenal
A culinary probe into the heart of Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup dish that has caught on in suburban Australia. Its aroma comes from star anise, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, Vietnamese basil leaves and coriander leaf, but itīs the stock that is so delicious. And the history of Pho is every bit as rich as the broth. Join a variety of Pho fans as they slurp and muse about it.
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