The Fifth Floor: Ukraine's 'Memory Cafés'

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Could a cup of coffee become an act of love and remembrance? BBC Ukrainian's Ilona Hromliuk speaks to the relatives of fallen soldiers who have opened 'memory cafés' to pay tribute to their loved ones. Plus, Alfred Lasteck from BBC Africa tells us about a pioneering conservation project that helped restore the coral reef around the Mnemba island in Zanzibar, and sports journalist Emmanuel Akindubuwa meets the power couple of Nigerian para table tennis.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:04.0	This is
0:05.0	You're
0:08.0	You're actually
0:09.0	the fifth floor.
0:10.0	The fifth floor de noosos fifth floor in Newseus.
0:14.0	We see me as well.
0:15.0	To me have this fifth floor
0:17.0	fornak and me this obat.
0:21.0	This is the fifth floor at the heart of global storytelling with BBC journalists from all around the world.
0:29.0	I'm your host, Paren I'm Iti. Hello, how are you?
0:40.0	Good, thank you.
0:42.0	Can I have a flat white please?
0:45.0	When I get into work, I always stop at the BBC
0:49.0	cafe and order my favorite coffee.
0:52.0	It's just a nice way to kick-start my day and have a small chat with
0:56.1	Anya, the barista that prepares my morning fuel.
0:59.7	Is a busy day today?
1:01.3	Always busy.
1:04.0	It's warm and comforting, but could a humble cup of coffee hold a deeper, more powerful meaning?
1:12.0	The answer is yes, if you live in Ukraine. In recent months, several
1:16.8	so-called memory cafes have opened up across the country. They are run by
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