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  • Location: Greece, Balkans

The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos

1930s: Patrick Leigh Fermor walks from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople.

  • Location: Ireland, Africa, Caribbean, West Indies

The Richness

1600s, 2000s: A story shows how dramatic actions of the past can have consequences in the present.

  • Location: The Gambia

Fatou Fetch the Water

Where do children get water from in the Gambia?

  • Location: Nigeria

The Death of Vivek Oji

2000s: They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died.

  • Location: New York City, Burkina Faso

American Spy

1986: Based on true events, a black woman works at the heart of the FBI and this is no place for a lady of any…

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The Nightingale’s Castle

1573: Inspired by the true story of  ‘The Blood Countess’

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