2025-03-29
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This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.
I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition.
No, no food, no water throughout the day.
It's just adrenaline and passion.
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.
It will inspire people, it will kind of generate interest,
it will generate enthusiasm and hopefully it will make people say,
you know, I've always wanted to go on a dig, I'll go and do it now.
A family of beavers in the Czech Republic saved the government millions of dollars building a dam exactly where authorities planned.
And gary.
I'm Gary O'Donoghue.
Normally you hear me reporting from Washington.
This week I'm on the Happy Pod with my own story of perseverance.
Ramadan is a time of prayer and reflection for Muslims worldwide.
In Egypt, they also market 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.