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Patrick Kielty on Ireland's 1994. Patrick and producer Ruth Sanderson on how 1994 was an extraordinary faultline in Irish life, for Radio 4's Archive on 4. Listen on BBC Sounds.
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Alistair Heather is not proud of some of his past interactions with women. The Scottish writer explores what more he and all men can do to help women feel safer in the world. Listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0015mgx
In the summer of 1978, many Swedish workers relished the chance to take longer, paid vacations than ever before.This was thanks to an update to Sweden’s Annual Leave Act - or Semesterlagen in Swedish - passed the previous year.
The law guaranteed all employees four consecutive weeks of vacation, and increased their total annual leave to five weeks, giving them some of the longest paid holidays in the world.These policies transformed the way Swedes do business. Many factories and offices shut down for an entire month during the summer. Today,Sweden retains its strong reputation for work-life balance, and the annual leave act has given rise to the 'sommar jobb' - short summer jobs that help cover holiday absences.
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An immersive audio experience for BBC Radio 3's After Dark festival at Sage Gateshead. Composer and sound artist Rob Mackay at five locations where remains of Hadrian’s Wall can be found in Newcastle, complemented by the words of writers and poets as they respond to the sounds of Tyne.
Five of the world’s top female climbers are thrown into a race to be first to climb all of the world's 14 highest mountains. For the BBC World Service - listen here.