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Olive Oatman became the first tattooed white woman in America after her family was killed by Yavapai Indians and she was taken captive in the 1850s. Adopted and raised by Mohave Indians who gave her a tribal blue tattoo on her chin, she was ransomed back to the white world at age 19 and became a celebrity. She was also the inspiration for the appearance of the tattooed circus ladies.

Regular US correspondent Bruce Shapiro previews the year ahead in American politics.

A horsey Australia Day special. The horse plays a significant part in our national story. There are the stockmen – both indigenous and settler; the Light Horse Brigade; the Melbourne Cup; the Man from Snowy River; and Elyne Mitchell’s Silver Brumby children’s novels.

How does immigration result in the loss of familiar worlds, both for immigrants and for host societies? More importantly should a country belong to its inhabitants? Are we not all newcomers to the countries in which we are born? A discussion with three experts on the effects of mass immigration on Australia, Europe and North America. Originally broadcast on 10/10/12.

For years, acclaimed Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh has kept a diary, written in English, recounting his direct experience and all aspects of life under occupation, now published as Occupation Diaries. Unlike many other Palestinians he has chosen to remain in his home, Ramallah, in defiance of what he describes as the strategic campaign by Israel to divide and rid the country of Palestinians. Originally broadcast on 20/9/12.

Acclaimed historian Antony Beevor discusses his magisterial history of the greatest conflict the world has seen, The Second World War Originally broadcast on 3/9/12.

For her book Cheek by Jowl, Emily Cockayne has gone back 900 years to investigate our relationships with our neighbours, and can attest to the fact that whether looking at the present or the past, neighbours have both enriched and ruined our lives. Originally broadcast on 23/7/12.

Putting the current involvement in Afghanistan into context by examining the history of foreign involvement in Afghanistan with Tory MP, author, academic and TV presenter Rory Stewart, OBE.

Phillip meets Scotland's 'Makar' or national poet, Liz Lochhead, also a playwright and veteran performer, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For decades, Liz Lochhead has been the distinctive female voice of Scotland: inquisitive, accusing and playful, but she does not wish to be confined by gender or nationality. A polished performer. Originally broadcast on 6/9/12.