The Smell of History
From Our Own Correspondent
BBC
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2015
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Analysis, observation, writing, storytelling. In this edition, the smells of a city's chequered history are resurrected in a shop in Serbia's capital, Belgrade. From inside Syria, the tactics a new force is employing to take the fight to the militants of IS. Aung San Suu Kyi's new government in Myanmar should soon be sworn in after its historic election victory -- but there are tough challenges ahead. All change in Poland too -- but why's the electorate there turned its back on an administration which provided new roads, airport terminals and jobs? And we're inside a beauty salon in Kabul turning down advice on a new coiffure and learning instead what sort of future Afghans think lies in store for their nation.
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| 0:00.0 | Thanks for downloading this edition of From Our Own Correspondent. |
| 0:03.2 | It's the one broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, November the 14th, 2015. |
| 0:09.7 | And it was introduced by Kate Adi. |
| 0:12.1 | On a day the news agenda is dominated by the terror attacks in Paris. |
| 0:17.0 | More than 120 people killed 200 injured. |
| 0:20.0 | Most of them out enjoying themselves on a Friday night in restaurants at a football match and a rock concert. |
| 0:27.0 | These are of course events which unfolded overnight and which we'll leave for another day. |
| 0:32.0 | We can, however, start on a story that's offered joy |
| 0:36.1 | and no little hope to a country on the other side of the world. Myanmar seems set to have its |
| 0:41.6 | first truly civilian government in more than half a century. |
| 0:45.9 | With the final results from last Sunday's general election still coming in, it's clear that |
| 0:50.7 | Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party has secured a historic victory. |
| 0:56.6 | Already it has enough seats for a majority in the two House parliament. |
| 1:00.8 | It can now select a president, name a cabinet and form that new administration. |
| 1:06.2 | The country's army chief has promised to cooperate with the new government, but Jonathan |
| 1:10.6 | Head, who's based in neighbouring Thailand and was in Myanmar for the election, |
| 1:14.7 | says Miss Suu Kyi's new team still faces many challenges. |
| 1:18.9 | I have seen too many remarkable moments of political change to believe any longer in new dawns. |
| 1:25.0 | After all the jubilation in Myanmar over the extraordinary site of Aung San Suu Kyi |
| 1:30.0 | being allowed to win an election, now the really hard work begins. |
| 1:34.0 | Not just the formidable challenge of moving a still impoverished and conflict-ridden country |
| 1:39.0 | forward with an untested party in charge, |
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