Alex Ritson

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This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Series. I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition... No, no food, no water throughout the day.

This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Series. I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition... No, no food, no water throughout the day.

This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Series. I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition... No, no food, no water throughout the day.

As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, street football tournaments take over streets across Egypt. We also hear how a routine sweep with a metal detector led to one of the UK's biggest archaeological discoveries.

As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, street football tournaments take over streets across Egypt. We also hear how a routine sweep with a metal detector led to one of the UK's biggest archaeological discoveries.

As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, street football tournaments take over streets across Egypt. We also hear how a routine sweep with a metal detector led to one of the UK's biggest archaeological discoveries.

A family of beavers in the Czech Republic saved the government millions of dollars, building a dam exactly where authorities planned.

A family of beavers in the Czech Republic saved the government millions of dollars, building a dam exactly where authorities planned.

A family of beavers in the Czech Republic saved the government millions of dollars, building a dam exactly where authorities planned.

Ramadan is a time of prayer and reflection for Muslims worldwide. In Egypt, they also mark it using one of their nationwide passions, football. Since the 1960s, street tournaments have spread to nearly every town, involving everyone from children to old men. Some professional footballers take breaks from the training schedules...

Ramadan is a time of prayer and reflection for Muslims worldwide. In Egypt, they also mark it using one of their nationwide passions, football. Since the 1960s, street tournaments have spread to nearly every town, involving everyone from children to old men. Some professional footballers take breaks from the training schedules...

Ramadan is a time of prayer and reflection for Muslims worldwide. In Egypt, they also mark it using one of their nationwide passions, football. Since the 1960s, street tournaments have spread to nearly every town, involving everyone from children to old men. Some professional footballers take breaks from the training schedules...

to take part in the communities that first taught them to love the sport, often undeterred by heavy fines imposed by their clubs. It's been a lifelong passion for 70-year-old El-Sayed Mohamed, who used to play with a ball made out of old socks. He says the tradition has much evolved since the early tournaments.

to take part in the communities that first taught them to love the sport, often undeterred by heavy fines imposed by their clubs. It's been a lifelong passion for 70-year-old El-Sayed Mohamed, who used to play with a ball made out of old socks. He says the tradition has much evolved since the early tournaments.

to take part in the communities that first taught them to love the sport, often undeterred by heavy fines imposed by their clubs. It's been a lifelong passion for 70-year-old El-Sayed Mohamed, who used to play with a ball made out of old socks. He says the tradition has much evolved since the early tournaments.

I got more from the sports journalist Mohamed Koudba.

I got more from the sports journalist Mohamed Koudba.