The Documentary Podcast

The Documentary Podcast

BBC World Service

Original BBC documentary storytelling, bringing award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and “unputdownable” audio. New episodes every week from The Documentary, Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio and OS Conversations.

Categorias: Cultura y sociedad

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For a period earlier this month, the historic city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand had the worst air of any city in the world.

The city gained the same unwanted accolade last year. The practice of agricultural burning in the hills around Chiang Mai renders the air so toxic from February to April that it becomes unsafe to breathe. Respiratory problems and allergies caused by PM2.5, a type of pollution, led to more than 12,000 people being admitted to hospital in 2023.

The bad air affects everyone, including the young and physically fit. In December 2023, Krittai Tanasombatkul, a 29-year-old doctor and basketball fanatic, succumbed to lung cancer. Like 40% of people with the disease in the city, he was not a smoker.

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  • 2614 - Assignment: Choking in Chiang Mai 
    Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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    Wed, 27 Mar 2024
  • 2612 - Bonus: The Black 14 
    Tue, 26 Mar 2024
  • 2611 - In the Studio: Helmut Deutsch and Michael Volle - Staging Winterreise 
    Mon, 25 Mar 2024
  • 2610 - Bonus: The Global Story 
    Sun, 24 Mar 2024
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