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From Our Own Correspondent

The Lost Orchards

From Our Own Correspondent

BBC

News, News Commentary

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2013

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Correspondents' despatches: Jeremy Bowen on the talks, restarting in Geneva next week, about Iran's nuclear ambitions; the Colombian authorities are trying to rehabilitate child soldiers who have fought for leftist armed groups like the FARC - Tom Esslemont's been along to take a look; Steve Vickers finds out why people no longer want to live among the thousands of islands off the coast of Sweden; an atheist goes to church: Andrew Whitehead visits Martin Luther King's Baptist church in Alabama and finds himself caught up in a service. And is there any trace left of the apple orchards which once covered the island of Jersey? The answer to that one comes from Christine Finn. From Our Own Correspondent is produced by Tony Grant

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0:00.0

Hello from the from our own correspondent studios at Broadcasting House in London.

0:04.8

You've downloaded the latest edition of the programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

0:09.2

It's introduced by Kate Aide.

0:11.8

Today the big prize awaiting the negotiators in Geneva trying to reach a deal over Iran's nuclear

0:17.9

power.

0:19.1

The ghost islands of the Swedish coast, some now have only one inhabitant. An atheist calls in at Martin

0:25.8

Luther King's church in Atlanta, and emerges moved and humbled. And once you could smell

0:31.0

apple blossom on the breeze.

0:33.0

Today we're off in search of the lost orchards of Jersey.

0:37.4

The Prime Minister and the American President have been talking on the phone about the possibility

0:41.6

of an agreement over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

0:46.0

Officials from Tehran are due to restart talks on the matter in Geneva next week.

0:50.8

Mr Cameron and Mr Obama agree it's an important opportunity to strike a deal. Mr. as Iranian President this summer. But Jeremy Byrne, who's been in the Swiss Lakeside City

1:05.3

monitoring the diplomatic comings and goings, says there are many hurdles to cross before Penn can

1:10.6

finally be put to paper.

1:13.0

The reporting of international diplomacy can come down to hanging around for

1:16.9

tit bits thrown out by the delegations on their way in and out of

1:20.5

negotiations. At the last session, the Swiss worked hard to keep journalists out of the lobby of the Geneva Intercontinental,

1:28.1

the hotel where most of the meetings were held.

1:30.9

But we are a devious and persistent bunch and not long after each clear out the armchairs and sofas were filled up again with reporters with laptops

1:38.8

Twitching and tweeting every time one of the delegations marched past.

1:44.0

Journalists are at their worst in herds.

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