In this episode: the military might of Islamic state - can the militants stand up to the Western powers?

Сыров во Франции, как известно, столько же, сколько дней в году. И один из самых вкусных дней принадлежит сыру из Фонтенбло.

In this episode: in the last ever 90-minute programme Alexander Kan talks about the progress of modern art, music and cinema.

In this episode: Fifth Floor is dead - long live Fifth Floor! It's the last weekend the programme goes out in its original 90 minutes format, and we...

Russia is seeking Lithuanian deserters from Soviet army;
One day in life of Seva;
Oscar Pistorius guilty verdict;
International nomad games in...

Close cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan;
Big tennis and sex;
Refugees from Ukraine in Yaroslavl;
Latvia successfully saves abandoned babies.

Stories:
Are Ukrainian refugees really returning home? Why keep a diary? Global commission on decriminalising drug use; Stonehenge and Stone Age...

Как известно сейчас в Париже существуют два здания оперы – а точнее – две оперы. Одна называется опера Гарнье, другая – опера Бастий.

Stories:
Has MH17 changed the way Dutch people think about Russia? When bananas grew in Vorkuta; What will the British call themselves if Scotland...

BBC Panorama ‘Putin’s Gamble’ on the crisis in Ukraine; Novels on mobile; DNA proof of the real Jack the Ripper?; Tall Ships Thames Festival.