Podcast bbc radio 4

Sandi Toksvig goes to Reykjavik to look at aspects of tourism in Iceland and discovers that the volcanic eruptions and the financial crash there may not have been so bad for the country. As well as reminding the world of its geological attractions the crises have helped Iceland look at its cultural roots like the sagas and knitting.

Michael Portillo examines the Georgian period. We remember the politeness, elegance, wealth and taste but forget how the Georgian regime supressed political dissent and wrote out of history those opposed to its version of Britishness.

The problems mining for earths of uranium can cause to the environment

It's about the threat of mercury in Indonesia and surrounding áreas.

Lucy Ash reports the men looking for love in a country where there will soon be 24 million bachelors, due to the severe gender imbalance.