'He's a prisoner in his own hospital'

A Nobel Peace Prize winner risking everything to save women's lives. Plus, how the world deals with sadness, tattoo artists turning scars into art, and the future of the office

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Having difficulty reading this email? View it online     'He's a prisoner in his own hospital' This programme contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence   Dennis Mukwege is a gynaecologist working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Rwanda, where sexual violence has been routinely used as a weapon of war. He estimates that he has treated thousands of victims of such attacks. In 2018, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - but his outspoken criticism of the conflict has made him an enemy of many of the region's most powerful figures. Mike Wooldridge learns why Dr Mukwege chose to risk everything to protect women caught in a brutal situation. 'We need justice in Congo, and to ask for justice is a problem' Heart and Soul: Faith, hope and morality in the modern world     Why Afghanistan is facing a new terror threat It's 18 months since the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan, and the group now faces an insurgency problem of its own. Can they tackle this crisis, or will they be forced to seek external aid? 'It's clear that there is very little sympathy' 'All I could do was look sadness squarely in the face' Helen Russell takes a personal journey through the roles that sadness plays in people's lives, and discovers why it's an emotion that's treated very differently around the world. 'He hadn't cried for 30 years, and told me to make him cry'   The tattoos that use ink to change lives Tran Ngoc and Madlyne Van Looy are tattoo artists who specialise in turning scars, burns and cuts into works of body art. Kim Chakanetsa hears how they help people reclaim their bodies. 'They're not only a kind of art, but a kind of therapy'   How Soviet 'night witches' helped win World War Two Orna Merchant tells the little-known story of the 'night witches', all-female Soviet crews who conducted vital bombing raids in wooden planes during World War Two. 'All the men laughed at us - then they saw how we flew' Treating a heart attack on a passenger plane Last year, Dr Vishwaraj Vemala was on a flight to India when one of his fellow passengers suffered a cardiac arrest. He spent the next five hours trying to save a stranger's life at 40,000 feet. 'I had an air hostess who was working like a nurse'   Emmett Till: An American injustice Reverend Wheeler Parker was 16 when his younger cousin, Emmett Till, was abducted and murdered. He recalls how the killing changed his country, and his life. 'The white people could do anything they wanted'   What do offices mean in a post-pandemic world? Where did the idea of offices come from, and are they really the best places for people to do their jobs? Rajan Datar discovers how the history of the office could offer clues to its future. 'The typewriter gave a pathway for women' 'I feel safe, I feel beautiful': The business of hijabs Emb Hashmi hears from hijab-wearers who've created their own personal styles, and learns how the business of modest fashion has become a multi-billion dollar global industry. 'Nobody should have a say on what women want to wear'

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