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This World Season 3 Episodes

16 Episodes 2006 - 2006

Episode 1

Munich: Operation Bayonet

Investigating Mossad's "Bayonet" unit, responsible for Israel's retaliation against the Palestinian Black September terrorist organisation following the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics.

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Episode 2

Kidnap Cops

60 mins

A shocking investigation into a wave of kidnappings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the mothers of famous footballers have become targets. While filming the country's most notorious kidnapper known as 'Bin Laden' is arrested after a shoot-out. His observations in a remarkable interview behind bars reveal a cool, calculating man who sees his victims as a ticket out of poverty.

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Episode 2

Kidnap Cops

60 mins

A shocking investigation into a wave of kidnappings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the mothers of famous footballers have become targets. While filming the country's most notorious kidnapper known as 'Bin Laden' is arrested after a shoot-out. His observations in a remarkable interview behind bars reveal a cool, calculating man who sees his victims as a ticket out of poverty.

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Episode 3

How to Plan a Revolution

Two young political activists, Murad and Emin, are on a mission. They want to overthrow the government in Azerbaijan by staging a peaceful "Orange" revolution.

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Episode 3

How to Plan a Revolution

Two young political activists, Murad and Emin, are on a mission. They want to overthrow the government in Azerbaijan by staging a peaceful "Orange" revolution.

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Episode 4

Drug Trials - The Dark Side

Thousands of poor and illiterate patients are being recruited onto clinical trials in India to test new drugs for the West. But how can the drug companies recruit so quickly here? Why are Indian patients so willing to take the risk?

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Episode 5

Killers' Paradise

Who shot dead young law student Claudina Velasquez in Guatemala last year? As Claudina's father tries to find out, Olenka Frenkiel investigates a country in which the number of women murdered is soaring and killers are never caught.

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Episode 6

Putin's Palace

In less than two years, Vladimir Putin must give up the presidency of Russia. This World goes behind the Kremlin's walls as presidential candidates jockey for position. Who will be the next leader of the world's largest country?

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Episode 7

Psychic Vietnam

After the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands failed to return home. Thirty years later, Vietnamese families are still looking for their loved ones and, in desperation, have turned to a group of government-supported psychics.

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Episode 8

Prisoners of Katrina

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away.

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Episode 9

The Tea Boy of Gaza

Meet Mahmoud, a 12-year-old boy who struggles to support his family by selling tea in the wards of Gaza's biggest hospital. Filmed before and during the Israeli re-occupation of the Gaza Strip.

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Episode 9

The Tea Boy of Gaza

Meet Mahmoud, a 12-year-old boy who struggles to support his family by selling tea in the wards of Gaza's biggest hospital. Filmed before and during the Israeli re-occupation of the Gaza Strip.

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Episode 10

Will Israel Bomb Iran?

Just as Israel ends one war, it is getting ready for what may be its next armed conflict. This time, the enemy is Iran, the Islamic state accused of arming Hezbollah's militia.

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Episode 11

Black and White and Read All Over

Lurid headlines such as "Boyfriend Ate My Grandson!", and gory front pages, have helped make The Daily Sun sub-Saharan Africa's biggest selling newspaper. As it prepares to publish its 1,000th edition.

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Episode 12

Baghdad: A Doctor's Story

39 mins

This is the story of an Iraqi doctor and the filming he took inside the ER hospital in Baghdad. This story outlines the struggle of Iraqi's after the invasion by the U.S. and looks rather at the struggle now between Sunni's and Shiates, and shows the results of this horrible battle in the ER.

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Episode 12

Baghdad: A Doctor's Story

39 mins

This is the story of an Iraqi doctor and the filming he took inside the ER hospital in Baghdad. This story outlines the struggle of Iraqi's after the invasion by the U.S. and looks rather at the struggle now between Sunni's and Shiates, and shows the results of this horrible battle in the ER.

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Episode 13

Iran Kidney Sale

In Iran the buying and selling of kidneys is regulated by the state, which claims to have eliminated waiting lists for people on dialysis. But if you don't have the money, there is no list to get on.

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Episode 14

Retired Husband Syndrome

It's estimated that some 60 per cent of older Japanese women suffer from physical illness caused by the stress of looking after their demanding, retired spouses. In extreme cases this has led to suicide.

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Episode 15

Religion and Fashion: A Tale of Two Turkeys

A look at the clash of religious and secular values in Turkey through Istanbul's fashion industry. On one side, a young manufacturer of racy lingerie. On the other, the owner of an Islamic fashion house where business is on the up.

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Episode 16

Poison, Murder and Putin - Anna's last words

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of Russia's President Putin, was shot dead in October 2006 following a suspected poisoning attempt and death threats.

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