The Fifth Floor Episodes Episode guide
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31/01/2026 GMT
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
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24/01/2026 GMT
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
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The Fifth Floor
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
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The Fifth Floor
At the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world
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Afghanistan's love poetry princess
Rabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love
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Not-so-golden weddings
How record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings
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Living in fear on South Africa's farms
Farmers in South Africa fear theft and violence, but why do these crimes happen?
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A makeover for Syria's interim leader?
Ahmed al-Sharaa has embraced social media to project an apparently moderate image
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Reporting the Nigerian school kidnappings
Why it was vital for BBC journalists to visit the site of the Nigerian school kidnappings
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What is the 'Shadow Fleet'?
How Russia uses oil tankers to evade sanctions and conduct hybrid warfare
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Inside India's war on Maoists
India has been at war with Maoist insurgents for nearly 60 years, is it about to end?
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The COP 30 summit and the climate change frontline
Stories from the frontline of climate change and the 30th COP climate summit in Brazil
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Does Kruger deserve a park?
The debate surrounding the name of South Africa's iconic wildlife park
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How Russian AI targets news organisations
‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Doppelganger’: the bot networks targeting journalists
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'Looking American' to avoid deportation
The ways in which Brazilian people living illegally in the USA try to avoid deportation
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Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
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Tackling loneliness in India
We live in an ultra-connected world, but does that mean we’re less lonely?
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The Kremlin’s reporter
Pavel Zarubin is a journalist following President Putin's every move
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Social media influencers and politics
Food, fashion and politics - how social media influencers are shaping global politics
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A radio lifeline for Afghan women
Radio for women, by women in the Panjshir Valley
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Who's behind Europe's largest rare book heist?
How hundreds of Russian rare books disappeared from libraries across Europe
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Colombia's cocaine submarines
How Colombian drug cartels are using new methods to boost their revenues
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Scammed, robbed, traumatised – life after war for Russian soldiers
Vladimir Putin promised soldiers a hero's welcome, but their reality is quite different
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Mud wrestling and tent pegging: Africa’s unusual sports
Wrestling in the mud, a dance of the mind, and a medieval sport on horseback
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Comedians and Afghan weddings
How Afghans found alternative ways to celebrate weddings after the Taliban banned music
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Why are Chinese micro-dramas so popular?
What's behind the success of a Chinese short form video trend that has expanded globally
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Why a South Korean church bought a village in Paraguay
How the remote rural village of Puerto Casado ended up at the centre of a land dispute
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The shooting of India’s biggest hip hop star
Inside the world of Punjabi rap and gangsters
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The mystery of the ‘tula boy’
How a South Korean boy ended up in Colombia, and what happened to him next
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The Romanians choosing life in the hills
A growing number of Romanians are choosing to move to the countryside. Why?
