From Our Own Correspondent Folgen

The spiritualists selling costly ‘cures’ and offering exorcisms for mental health problems. Kate Adie introduces stories, wit, and analysis from correspondents around the world. Nicola Kelly is in Zanzibar where spiritual healers are getting rich as the country struggles to deal with rising demand for mental health services. Mark Lowen ponders what the future may hold for Iraqi Kurdistan. Zeinab Badawi explores Charleston in America’s Deep South. The carefully maintained Georgina houses are impressive, but look closely and the marks of the child slaves’ hands that built them are still visible. Phoebe Smith visits a restaurant for vultures in Nepal. And Hugh Schofield has become a dad again. He’s discovering that a lot has changed in France since his last child was born 18 years ago.

Election day was peaceful in Liberia, but are sinister forces at play? Kate Adie introduces analysis, wit, and story-telling from correspondents around the world. As the ballots are counted in Liberia’s presidential election, Tamasin Ford asks what influence did Charles Tylor have on voting? In China, the censors are hard at work, says Stephen McDonnell. Ahead of the Communist Party Congress, there is an increasing number of things you can't say. Bill Law asks whether the most significant impact of the blockade on Qatar could be caused by family division rather than economic upset. James Jeffrey walks the Camino de Santiago in Spain - no longer just a pilgrim's pathway but an economic lifeline. And Nick Higham has his wallet stolen in Ukraine and receives an unexpected insight into how the country functions. There is always a story behind the story

Hurricane Maria has exposed the complex relationship between Puerto Rico and the mainland USA. Kate Adie introduces insight, wit, and analysis from correspondents around the world.Puerto Ricans are getting used to a new way of life on their storm-ravaged island but not, they tell Aleem Maqbool, getting the help they need from the rest of the United States. In France, Stephen Sackur assesses President Macron’s chances of rebooting the nation’s economy and asks whether history is repeating itself. John Sweeney is in Mesquite, once the hometown of Stephen Paddock, as he searches for clues as to what may have motivated the deadliest mass murder in modern America. In Somalia, Yasmin Ahmed hears young men's dreams of footballing glory and life in Europe – at whatever cost. And Justin Rowlatt has a confession to make.