Inside Iran and Israel's 'shadow war'

Plus, how Sri Lanka is faring after the ousting of its president, finding out how we develop our accents, and the ex-drug dealer who went undercover in North Korea

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Having difficulty reading this email? View it online     Inside Iran and Israel's 'shadow war' Iran and Israel have been fighting a covert war for decades, from assassinations and sabotage to cyber warfare. Suzanne Kianpour talks to experts in Israel, Iran and the United States as she unravels the source of hostilities and assesses the threat to peace in the Middle East. Out of the shadows More documentaries from the BBC World Service     Should Britain return the Rosetta Stone? The Rosetta Stone helped historians unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt, and has been in the British Museum since the early 1800s. But should it go back to where it was taken from? 'We cannot change the past, but we can correct it' What has economic crisis done to Sri Lanka? Six months ago, mass protests led to the ousting of Sri Lanka's president, as an economic crisis caused chaos. Rahul Tandon asks if things are getting any better, and what the future might hold. 'The brain drain is going to become the biggest problem'   'I saw fascism for what it really was' As a teenager, Matthew Collins was a violent neo-Nazi. He is now a leading anti-fascist activist, who helps to dismantle extremist groups. Stephen Sackur hears his story. 'I've taken part in horrendous violence'   How hard is it to change your accent? When you're learning a new language, making unfamiliar sounds can be rather tricky. Marnie Chesterton discovers why our accents start taking shape a lot earlier than you might think. 'We learn a set of sounds when we're a baby' The city where Nato meets the Russian Federation The Estonian city of Narva marks the point where the EU and Nato border Russia. Tim Marshall delves into the stories of its complicated past, present and future. 'You can say that Estonian history starts here'   Going undercover in North Korea Jim Latrache-Qvortrup spent years as a drug dealer in Copenhagen, eventually ending up in prison. After he got out, a film-maker approached him with a much riskier proposition. 'Since I was little, I always had an interest in money'   Will unrest overshadow Leicester's Diwali? Rajeev Gupta visits the English city of Leicester, home to the biggest Diwali celebrations outside of India, to find out how this year's festivities are taking place following violent unrest. 'There's no getting away from it, it was scary times' The Cuban dancer who 'took ballet to the factories' Alicia Alonso was an international ballet superstar, but in 1959, she turned her back on her career to start a new company in her native Cuba. In 2015, she told Mike Lanchin why. 'I will come back to Cuba, and I will fight for ballet in Cuba'

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