The Fifth Floor: Ukraine, the war and TikTok

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What do Ukrainian soldiers eat on the frontline? And what's the latest meme trending on Ukrainians' TikTok channels? Zhenya Shidlovska from the BBC Ukrainian social media team will talk about the stories they've been covering, and how she adapted her presenting style to connect with a younger audience. Plus, is Brazilian chocolate getting worse? With Mariana Schreiber from BBC Brasil. And the lioness that woke a family up in the middle of the night, with Gopal Kateshiya reporting for BBC Gujarati.

Prestented by Irena Taranyuk Produced by Caroline Ferguson and Alice Gioia

(Photo: Irena Taranyuk)

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:07.3	You're notewand day at the Fifth Floor with Irina Taran York hasstead.
0:12.3	Ba'amane.
0:15.7	You're listening to Aaron Taranukk with program, Fifth Floor,
0:19.2	we're with us with.
0:23.2	Mir Wintanarro program, Fifth Floor, our satrake. You're going to the fifth floor
0:25.4	Irena Taran Yuppo.
0:27.6	Mato part to be.
0:30.9	This is the fifth floor
0:32.6	at the heart of global storytelling
0:34.8	with BBC journalists
0:36.2	from all around the world.
0:38.2	I'm your host, I'm your host, I'm Renata Taranuk.
0:44.5	This episode of the Fifth Floor was recorded a few days ago, so we won't be reflecting the most recent news from Ukraine.
0:56.4	If you use social media, I'm sure you're familiar with one of the latest trends on Instagram and
1:00.9	TikTok. It's called A Day in the Life and it's about people documenting their daily activities.
1:06.8	And it's not just celebrities doing this. Ordinary people also like to post about their skincare routines,
1:12.6	they're commuted into work, their food they cook, and their gym workouts.
1:18.2	Well, this trend has caught up in Ukraine as well,
1:21.0	where life is a bit more complicated at the moment.
1:24.1	Okay, so much.
1:26.1	Pactes look very similar. This is a very look like this
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