Hello (again) New York, a city that is essentially American yet part of world culture with its starring role in so many films and TV shows. From Taxi Driver and Manhattan, to NYPD Blue and Seinfeld, its streets and buildings have become such a

London - Read by Allen Leech

Feb 5th, 2016 15m 30s

Hello London, where the City is a square mile of land that stood inside the original city walls and until medieval times was London itself. It has seen fire and Blitz, boom and bust, fortunes made and lost – but is now the center of the world's

Jerusalem - Read by Allen Leech

Jan 29th, 2016 18m 10s

Hello Jerusalem, where three sabbaths are celebrated by the many different religions who see this ancient city as a centerpiece of their faith. From the time of the Old Testament, through the Ottomans and Crusaders, to the birth of Israel and t

Northern Ireland - Read by Allen Leech

Jan 22nd, 2016 16m 13s

Hello Northern Ireland, bouncing back from "The Troubles" that scarred its cities and both sides of its divided community for 30 years. Now its beautiful landscape is becoming better known as a film location in Game of Thrones while the capital

Dublin - Read by Allen Leech

Jan 15th, 2016 16m 18s

Hello Dublin, from where the Irish Pub – apart from the Irish themselves – is the most successful Irish export of all time. The pub is at the heart of the city, with at least 800 packed in and more than 20 in the small Temple Bar area alone. Ea

Bangkok - Read by Rachel Shelley

Jan 8th, 2016 15m 51s

Hello Bangkok, where a train, longtail boat or motorcycle taxi ride reveals the random nature of a city that grew with no urban master-plan. Ancient temples sit beside ultra-modern skyscrapers and traffic is almost permanently gridlocked. Amid

Amsterdam - Read by Rachel Shelley

Jan 1st, 2016 18m 31s

Hello Amsterdam, a city of beaten-up opafiets, omafiets and bakfiets – “grandpa”, “granny” and “box bikes” that are practical and egalitarian. Rich or poor, everyone rides a bike, all the time. Living at the speed of a bicycle helps make Amster

Sri Lanka - Read by Rachel Shelley

Dec 23rd, 2015 16m 52s

Hello Sri Lanka, whose culture is an irresistible mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism. Its landscapes are an equal mix, ranging from cool highlands where tea is cultivated to warm beaches where stilt fishermen perform their amazing routine in the

Los Angeles - Read by Rachel Shelley

Dec 22nd, 2015 20m 17s

Hello Los Angeles, where Venice Beach is a byword for counter culture even in famously laidback California. But new arrivals such as Google Inc. and Microsoft have begun to turn it into “Silicon Beach” – a long way from the cultured dreams of i

Yellowstone - Read by Rachel Shelley

Dec 4th, 2015 20m 54s

Hello Yellowstone, established in 1872 as America's first national park and famous for  its geysers, dramatic scenery and wildlife. It preserves a part of the original “Wild West” that brought pioneers such as "Buffalo Bill" Cody who made his n

India - Read by Rachel Shelley

Nov 27th, 2015 13m 40s

Hello India, where 1,700 of the world's surviving 4,000 wild tigers live. This powerful symbol of the country is facing threats from India's rapid development and a population that will overtake that of China inside two decades. As tigers and h

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