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Welcome to the Beyond Borders world tour. While much of the media talks about people, we listen to people. Telling the forgotten stories shaping our shared history. Beyond Borders is a global study of the human experience. An exploration of what unites and divides us, through the eyes of ordinary people living often extraordinary lives.  From Sri Lanka’s former child soldiers, to Greenlandic inuits fighting for justice, and New York’s rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here: www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Beyond Borders is a TRT World original production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Aug 13

    Guns, Bunkers and the Neutrality Myth: Inside Our Switzerland Shoot

    Switzerland hasn't fought a foreign war in more than 200 years. So why is it one of the most heavily armed nations in Europe?   The Beyond Borders team goes behind the scenes of its latest documentary, “Courage or Cowardice: Switzerland at War.” Presenter David Foster and producers Nathalie Kantaris Diaz and Vivienne Dacre reveal a country wrestling with its own identity: a shooting festival held on a military base, an advert where a young girl pulls a rifle from her cupboard instead of a toy, and a soldier's startling admission that the army couldn't properly defend the country with the equipment it has.   Then we go deep underground, into Switzerland's labyrinthine bunker network. The family shelter behind a massive steel door, the Cold War fortress carved into a mountainside, and the 11 km stronghold whose private owner surprised us all when asked if he'd shelter his neighbours in a crisis!   Vivienne, who is Swiss and grew up with a bunker under her own home, explains what outsiders get wrong about her country's relationship with guns and neutrality. And we hear how Ukrainians and Palestinians living in Switzerland experience that famous neutrality very differently.   With two referendums looming that could redefine Swiss neutrality forever, this is the story behind the story.   Watch the full film on the Beyond Borders YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAb_zWxivc Email us: beyondborders@trtworld.com Everyone has a story. Host: Adam Charlton Guests: David Foster, Nathalie Kantaris Diaz, Vivienne Dacre Editors: Vivienne Dacre, Nathalie Kantaris Diaz Executive Producer: Alice Tegg ---- From neighbours living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to breakaway micro nations, repentant child soldiers, and rat-catchers risking their lives - you can find our entire back-catalogue here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Guns, Bunkers and the Neutrality Myth: Inside Our Switzerland Shoot

  2. Jul 2

    Spain's Unfinished History

    Making “Spain's Unfinished History” is the focus of our latest episode of The Beyond Borders Podcast. This is the story behind the documentary, told by the team that made it. From a Friday conversion ceremony in the shadow of the Alhambra to 1,300-year-old Islamic water systems being restored to fight Spain's climate crisis, the Beyond Borders team reflects on the communities keeping Al-Andalus alive, and the far-right VOX party trying to erase it from Spanish schools. Spain spent centuries trying to erase the legacy of Al-Andalus. But as the team discovered, history has a way of resurfacing through music, politics, and even the water flowing down the mountains. Email us: beyondborders@trtworld.com Everyone has a story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Spain's Unfinished History

  3. Jun 9

    Who's Hiring Sweden's Child Killers?

    This time on The Beyond Borders Podcast, we go behind the story of Sweden's Child Killers: Victims or Criminals? - the documentary that asks how Sweden's gangs turned children into contract killers, and whether anyone can stop them. This is what it was actually like on the ground. From a murder scene we arrived at less than 24 hours after a teenager was shot dead outside his home, to a police weapons cache holding 27,000 seized items including grenades, assault rifles, and 3D printed handguns. Among those we meet are three alleged gang members who agreed to only talk to us in a cold basement. All three had a casualness about violence and criminal behaviour that was difficult to reconcile with how young they were. We also go inside a community centre that makes a simple argument: £200,000 a year to keep kids off the street, or £700,000 a year to keep one person behind bars. The maths isn't complicated. And we ask why it's the children of immigrants, not the first generation, who are most at risk of being recruited. Sweden calls it a national emergency. The age of criminal responsibility has just been lowered to 13. But few think that’s the answer. The story behind the story. Watch the full documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0uNP1enCA&t=212s Hosts: Adam Charlton, David Foster, Vivienne Dacre Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Editor: Emine Gezici Ustundag ---- From neighbours living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to breakaway micro nations, repentant child soldiers, and rat-catchers risking their lives - you can find our entire back-catalogue here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Who's Hiring Sweden's Child Killers?

  4. May 7

    The Country That Evicts Its Own People

    Denmark is one of the happiest places on earth. So why is its government forcing thousands of people out of their homes on account of where they live and who they are? Adam Charlton and David Foster go inside Denmark's controversial "Parallel Societies" policy - a social experiment that's demolished neighbourhoods and broken up communities. Now it’s being legally challenged as potentially unlawful racial discrimination.  They meet the residents left behind in near-empty tower blocks, the lawyer fighting to bring the whole thing down, and the activists who took 50,000 signatures to Parliament, only to be ignored. The Danish government calls it integration. The people living through it call it discrimination.  What happens when the state decides your community is the problem?  Watch the full documentary, "Ghetto Blasted: Integration or Discrimination?" and tell us: is this pioneering social policy, or state-sanctioned discrimination?  Leave your comments here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XReHIUWekU&t=30s Hosts: Adam Charlton, David Foster Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Editor: Nathalie Kantaris Diaz and Emine Gezici Ustundag From neighbours living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to breakaway micro nations, repentant child soldiers, and rat-catchers risking their lives - you can find our entire back-catalogue here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Country That Evicts Its Own People

  5. Mar 9

    No Pain, No Spain: Why Spain Can’t Survive Without Migrants

    Spain’s economy is booming. But its growth relies on a workforce some refuse to even acknowledge. From the people risking death to reach Europe, to the “Sea of Plastic” that enables Europeans to eat fresh fruit and vegetables all year round, these are the human stories behind the headlines.  Hosts: Adam Charlton, David Foster and Nathalie Kantaris Diaz Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Editor: Nathalie Kantaris Diaz and Emine Gezici Ustundag From neighbours living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to breakaway micro nations, repentant child soldiers, and rat-catchers risking their lives - you can find our entire back-catalogue here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    No Pain, No Spain: Why Spain Can’t Survive Without Migrants

  6. Jan 21

    Being Gypsy in Britain

    Is this really the last ‘acceptable’ form of racism?   Romany Gypsies have been nomadic for centuries. But today their way of life is under threat like never before. From the road, to the fireside, to the boxing ring, and the heart of Britain’s biggest gypsy gatherings - Beyond Borders explores a community on the fringes that has never felt welcome. Watch the full programme here: https://youtu.be/FiyLOpcpEWw?si=QuZnu0fsh4iaWmMz   Hosts: Adam Charlton and Nathalie Kantaris Diaz Show Producers: Nathalie Kantaris Diaz and Caoimhe Louise Willemoes Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Podcast Editor: Emine Gezici Ustundag and Caoimhe Louise Willemoes From neighbours living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to breakaway micro nations, repentant child soldiers, and rat-catchers risking their lives - you can find our entire back-catalogue here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Jan 9

    Norway: Land, Language and Loss

    For generations Europe’s oldest living culture was told to be ashamed. Its language silenced, its identity suffocated. Now a new fight is unfolding in the Arctic. Not against the past but over progress, and the use of traditionally Sami territory for Europe’s clean energy goals. But this time the struggle isn’t just against the government, it comes from within, and the unspoken power-struggle inside the Sami hierarchy. Watch the full programme here: https://youtu.be/d2tPbbE3AHQ?si=3aMppGSzmW2nnx_h   Hosts: Adam Charlton, Caoimhe Louise Willemoes and Nathalie Kantaris Diaz Show Producers: Caoimhe Louise Willemoes, Nathalie Kantaris Diaz, and Vivienne Dacre Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Podcast Editor: Vivienne Dacre, Emine Gezici Ustundag   From communities living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to Sri Lanka’s repentant former child soldiers, to the New York rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Norway: Land, Language and Loss

  8. 11/17/2025

    Welcome to Liberland: Freedom or Fantasy?

    Welcome to Liberland, the self-declared micronation in the heart of Europe, that claims to be building a new country from scratch. Sold as a tax-free utopia with no government interference and a crypto-powered economy, Liberland has attracted libertarians, adventurers, and digital nomads from around the world.   But is this bold experiment in freedom a genuine blueprint for the future of nation-building, or an elaborate illusion built on disputed land that it may never legally control?   Beyond Borders investigates the vision, the politics, the believers, and the controversy behind one of the world’s most ambitious and polarising attempts to create a new country.   Watch the full programme here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpByXa-LnRM&t=111s   Hosts: Adam Charlton, Connor McLaughlin & Caoimhe Willemoes Show Producers: Connor McLaughlin & Caoimhe Willemoes  Executive Producer: Alice Tegg Podcast Editor: Connor McLaughlin   From communities living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to Sri Lanka’s repentant former child soldiers, to the New York rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here:    https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld   Get in touch: beyondborders@trtworld.com   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Welcome to Liberland: Freedom or Fantasy?
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Welcome to the Beyond Borders world tour. While much of the media talks about people, we listen to people. Telling the forgotten stories shaping our shared history. Beyond Borders is a global study of the human experience. An exploration of what unites and divides us, through the eyes of ordinary people living often extraordinary lives.  From Sri Lanka’s former child soldiers, to Greenlandic inuits fighting for justice, and New York’s rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here: www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld Beyond Borders is a TRT World original production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    TRT World
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © TRT World
  • Show Website
    Beyond Borders

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