4 October 2017
Episode 1540
30 minutes
We ask what a declaration of Catalan independence would mean for the future of federalism in Spain and whether the UK’s foreign secretary is trying to get himself sacked. Plus: Sputnik 1 and the space race, and how Estonia’s media is attempting to serve the country’s native Russian speakers.
4 October 2017
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