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6 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
How the "peace dividend" from the end of the Cold War vanished in waves of terrorism and war, leaving the Middle East mired in conflict.

Episode 2
History is sometimes determined by individual leaders as much as by nations. We look to heroes for inspiration and guidance, but too often they disappoint with their all-too-human flaws.

Episode 3
The quest for personal and political freedoms has shaped much of the past thirty years so why is 'democracy in retreat?'

Episode 4
Natural disasters causing death and destruction are intensifying as the earth's climate changes, leaving billions of people in harm's way.

Episode 5
Globalisation, technology and the spread of economic power from West to East have profoundly changed the world of money.

Episode 6
Why are walls of steel and razor wire going up in Europe and the US? And, what happened to the international commitment to give refugees asylum?
