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Therapy for fishing families
Roy Vanderhoff's eyes are amongst the saddest I have ever seen. He's a commercial fisherman here in Louisiana. He's had to stop because of the oil spill. "What's hurting me, is that we uncertain about...
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Your Questions to Louisianans
On Friday World Have Your Say will be coming to you live from New Orleans. We need your help! If you've been following my blog posts, you'll know that people here are growing angrier by the day as the...
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Seeing the oil spill firsthand
Today I saw the oil spill with my own eyes. I've been in Louisiana for two weeks now covering the personal stories of this disaster. But I hadn't yet seen the spill for myself. I can tell you right...
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Pelican brief
The other day I saw the oil spill with my own eyes. Today I saw the impact it's having on Louisiana's wildlife. I paid a visit to the Fort Jackson Bird Rescue Centre. It's mostly oil-covered...
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Farewell to Louisiana
After three weeks of being embedded in Louisiana covering the human stories of the oil spill, this is my last day. I'm feeling extremely sad - almost guilty - about leaving. There are so many stories I...
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On air at 1700GMT: What lessons have been learned from fallen dictators?
This topic was discussed on April 13 2011. Listen to the programme here. Hi, I'm Robyn Bresnahan, taking the baton from Jill and presenting the late edition of the programme today. On the early...
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On air at 1700GMT: What makes a good immigrant?
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to see "good immigration, not mass immigration" in the UK. In a speech today, Mr Cameron said "we want to welcome people here, but we want people...
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On air at 1700GMT: Should President Obama be visiting Ground Zero today?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 5 May 2011. Listen to the programme. Later today, the American President Barack Obama plans to visit Ground Zero in New York City to lay a wreath in...
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Meet the team: Robyn Bresnahan
I always get a good laugh when people hear me on air and email in to ask where I'm from. Maybe it's the last name, but I've been mistaken for being Irish, American - even Polish. In actual fact, I...
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On air 1700GMT: Will the death of Saleem Shahzad change anything in Pakistan?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 1 June, 2011. Listen to the programme. Journalists in Pakistan bid a sad farewell to their colleague Saleem Shazad today. Fellow reporter Abbas...
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On Air 1700GMT: What would the world look like if all drugs were legalised?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 2 June, 2011. Listen to the programme. Close your eyes for a minute and picture this. You go down to your local pharmacy and order some cocaine...
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On air at 1100GMT: Homophobia in football
After a long meeting on what to discuss today, we've decided on a topic which was pitched to us by a WHYS listener. Guillaume wrote to our editor Mark wondering why the programme hadn't touched on a...
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On air 1100GMT: Aung San Suu Kyi's Reith Lecture - part two
We've got a special programme for you today, carrying the second part of this year's BBC Reith Lectures by Aung San Suu Kyi. The recording of the Burmese pro-democracy leader was done secretly at her...
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On air 1100GMT: Phone hacking - the scandal deepens
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 6 July, 2011. Listen to the programme. Tomorrow marks a sad anniversary for Graham Foulkes. Six years ago, his son David was killed in the July 7th...
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On air 1100GMT: Does menstruation affect how women work?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 7 July, 2011. Listen to the programme. The head of a major New Zealand employers' group has been fired after implying that women were paid less than...
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