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Foreign Correspondent Season 29 Episodes

24 Episodes 2020 - 2020

Episode 1

The Coal War: Germany

33 mins

While Australia ponders opening new coal fields, Germany has reached an agreement between government, mining and energy companies and unions to phase out brown coal by 2038 in return for a $60 billion injection of funds.

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Episode 2

Tourist Mecca: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

31 mins

The 'hidden kingdom' of Saudi Arabia has been mostly closed to journalists and travellers ... until now. In a glitzy PR push, the country wants to promote itself as a tourist destination. But will the notoriously repressive regime deliver on its promise of reform?

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Episode 3

Paper Orphans: Nepal

29 mins

Reporter Sally Sara travels to Nepal to uncover an ugly truth: many children living in the more than 500 orphanages across the country are not orphans but victims of traffickers, who prey on poor families in remote areas.

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Episode 4

The Peacemaker of Syria

30 mins

An idealistic young woman who believed in a better future for her war-torn country, Hevrin Khalaf was brutally murdered just days after Turkey's invasion of north-east Syria. Who killed her and why? Yalda Hakim investigates.

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Episode 5

The New Mafia: Italy

31 mins

Sex, drugs and people smuggling. Emma Alberici braves a no-man's land near Naples to report on a ruthless new criminal group moving in on the Italian mafia. Will the Nigerian mafia be as hard to root out as the local mob?

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Episode 6

Life In The Time of Corona: Italy

25 mins

Europe's Coronavirus epicentre and a system at breaking point. Italy in lockdown with cases of infection rising by up to a thousand daily, hospitals are swamped and patients young and old are dying. Emma Alberici reports.

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Episode 7

The Singapore Solution

33 mins

While the world shuts down, Singapore has been open for business. Learning from the SARS outbreak, Singapore acted on its pandemic plan even before the new virus turned up. We explore the secrets to its success, and hear from critics asking if it's enough.

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Episode 8

Atom Hunters In Antarctica

27 mins

Take an epic journey across Antarctica with a crack team of scientists on a mission to unlock earth's secret history. They plan to drill hundreds of metres deep to find atoms in a bid to illuminate our climate future.

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Episode 9

The War On Afghan Women

29 mins

After years of war the US government and the Taliban are making a 'peace deal'. But what does the Taliban's return to power mean for Afghan women? Will migrant Afghani workers returning home from Iran spread COVID-19?

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Episode 10

Behind Enemy Lines: USA

31 mins

With around 10,000 deaths estimated to have been caused by COVID-19, New York has become the epicentre of the US fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Foreign Correspondent's reporter Karishma Vyas, a New York resident, goes behind the lines of the city's battle to slow infections, save lives, protect its vulnerable and bury the dead.

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Episode 11

A New Crusade: Poland

30 mins

A deeply divided nation in the throes of a culture war. The Polish government and Catholic Church are forming a holy alliance to denounce Western-style liberalism. Now feminists, gay people and liberals are fighting back.

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Episode 12

Revolution In The Time Of Corona: Lebanon

29 mins

Lebanon's young and old, rich and poor, Muslim, Christian and Druze have united to try and overthrow corrupt and incompetent leaders. They face hyperinflation, currency collapse, high unemployment, power cuts and COVID-19.

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Episode 13

The War Next Door: Indonesia

29 mins

A secret war on Australia's doorstep. Sally Sara reports from inside the escalating conflict in Indonesian-ruled West Papua. There have been protests, fighting, a security crackdown, hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

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Episode 14

The World's Biggest Lockdown: India

29 mins

India has enforced the world's biggest lockdown. When the government ordered people to stay home, millions of migrant workers left the city for their villages so they wouldn't starve. Is the cure worse than the disease?

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Episode 15

Carry On COVID

30 mins

The coronavirus pandemic has hit Britain hard. More people have died than in any other European country. Carry On Covid takes a snapshot of England through the lockdown, canvassing pub owners, school principals, carers, students and experts about their fears and hopes for life after corona.

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Episode 16

The Doctor vs. The President

29 mins

She's a young doctor. He's the Russian President. He insists he's got the virus under control. She says he's lying. We follow the medic who's learned to fight without fear and the leader who's afraid of losing control.

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Episode 17

Pirates of the Caribbean

29 mins

The laid back, self-proclaimed 'rainbow people' of Trinidad and Tobago are dealing with an increase in illegal migration, gang crime and piracy on-sea. Andy Park visits during peak party season, the festival of Carnival.

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Episode 18

No Justice, No Peace

29 mins

What began as a hashtag seven years ago has transformed into a global movement for justice for black people. Sally Sara reports on #BlackLivesMatter, the force galvanising rage and grief sparked by George Floyd's death.

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Episode 19

All the Single Men

28 mins

Being a single man in China is tough. Young men face pressure to provide a family heir but finding a bride isn't easy. With 30 million more males than females, many bachelors are taking desperate measures to get hitched.

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Episode 20

The Swedish Model

29 mins

Sweden is addressing COVID-19 differently. Its herd immunity strategy allows cafes, schools and gyms to remain operating, trusting citizens to do the right thing. History may well be on their side. Despite an initial spike in deaths, the country appears to be making a successful recovery.

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Episode 20

The Swedish Model

29 mins

Sweden is addressing COVID-19 differently. Its herd immunity strategy allows cafes, schools and gyms to remain operating, trusting citizens to do the right thing. History may well be on their side. Despite an initial spike in deaths, the country appears to be making a successful recovery.

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Episode 21

Stolen Children

30 mins

Born in Timor, raised in Indonesia, a group of East Timorese stolen during wartime is now returning home. But will reunion with long lost family heal old wounds? This is a moving story about the power of blood and memory.

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Episode 22

North Korea's Secret Armada

30 mins

Foreign Correspondent investigates North Korea's secret fishing fleets, exposing smuggling operations which make millions for leader Kim Jong Un. As they illegally fish further out to sea are they breaking UN Sanctions?

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Episode 23

The Power of Falun Gong: USA

31 mins

Falun Gong has morphed from fringe quasi-religious group into a powerful player in America's conservative media landscape. Using social media they try to get Trump re-elected so he can continue his war of words with China.

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Episode 24

Life and Liberty

31 mins

US Bureau Chief David Lipson travels through the northeast swing states to speak with voters about the coming presidential election. Will this fractured country survive the ultimate democratic stress test?

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