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19 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
In August 2005 a 12-year-old girl was sentenced to one year in a juvenile prison for smuggling cocaine, under the Bolivian anti-narcotics law 1008. This World follows her story, both in prison and after her release.
Episode 2
90 mins
Rageh Omaar examines child slavery in such places as Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Saudi Arabia. He begins by examining children in conditions that approach slavery, but don't quite meet the United Nation's definition. For instance, there's the ten-year-old boy who works 17 hours a day at two jobs; but his money goes to himself and his family. Meanwhile, there are 8 1/2 million other children who are quite literally slaves. We see a family sell their son to a fisherman, who has made promises of school to his older boys that he has not kept. We meet a girl who was sold into a brothel and kept in a cage when she wasn't serving clients. The zari industry in India has children working in its sweatshops, doing brutally tedious labor for 18 hours or more a day. We meet children who have endured such work. Omaar concludes that tradition and culture, that the fact that these things have gone on for years, are not excuses for allowing them to continue.
Episode 2
90 mins
Rageh Omaar examines child slavery in such places as Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Saudi Arabia. He begins by examining children in conditions that approach slavery, but don't quite meet the United Nation's definition. For instance, there's the ten-year-old boy who works 17 hours a day at two jobs; but his money goes to himself and his family. Meanwhile, there are 8 1/2 million other children who are quite literally slaves. We see a family sell their son to a fisherman, who has made promises of school to his older boys that he has not kept. We meet a girl who was sold into a brothel and kept in a cage when she wasn't serving clients. The zari industry in India has children working in its sweatshops, doing brutally tedious labor for 18 hours or more a day. We meet children who have endured such work. Omaar concludes that tradition and culture, that the fact that these things have gone on for years, are not excuses for allowing them to continue.
Episode 3
This documentary travels from London to Havana to explore who owns the rights to Cuba's music, the Cubans or the Americans.
Episode 4
Investigative documentary series. This programme follows two people in search of a miracle at Lourdes, and a man who claims to have experienced one.
Episode 5
Tom Mangold investigates allegations that racism still exists in the Deep South, and explores how race relations have progressed since the turbulent 1960s.
Episode 6
Exposes for the first time, details of a secret and illegal program of extraordinary rendition, under which those suspected of terrorism, were transported and held in undisclosed CIA prisons, outside of US borders.
Episode 7
This World seeks out the "Party of God", and investigates claims that Hezbollah are back, more powerful than ever and readying themselves for another war.
Episode 8
This World enters a world of paranoia and fear as the program goes to South Africa to follow some of the thousands of Zimbabweans who enter the country illegally every week, fleeing from the political and economic crisis in their country.
Episode 9
Violent rioting between Muslim gangs and white youths on the beaches of Sydney shocked the world. This World follows a group of young Lebanese trying to change the negative image of Muslims in Australia.
Episode 10
Documentary about the impact of the UN's first-ever, all-female peacekeeping force, which has been sent to the West African country of Liberia.
Episode 11
50 mins
It's a documentary about the real life manhunt for Sicilian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano.
Episode 11
50 mins
It's a documentary about the real life manhunt for Sicilian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano.
Episode 12
Across Russia, thousands of people have been poisoned after drinking illegal alcohol that had apparently been spiked with a mystery chemical. John Sweeney investigates.
Episode 13
Documentary in which award-winning filmmaker Ruhi Hamid travels to Nigeria to see Shari'ah law in action, and asks whether it could work alongside the UK's existing legal system.
Episode 14
This summer, a farmer in southern India found a two day old baby girl who'd been buried alive. She was one of thousands of unwanted girls.
Episode 15
Investigative documentary series. Emeka Onono travels to Cleveland, Ohio to discover the human impact of the subprime mortgage crisis.
Episode 16
Documentary series. In Nepal, a girl is chosen to be the 'Virgin Goddess' who gives the King his power - will this continue with the monarchy under threat?
Episode 17
Investigative series. The film uses the accounts of bloggers, monks and student leaders to tell the story of September's pro-democracy protests in Burma.
Episode 18
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela calls the United States 'Dracula' and George W. Bush 'Mr Danger', 'a drunk' and 'a donkey'. He can get away with being so rude because his country sits on trillions of dollars worth of oil.
Episode 19
Documentary series. Who poisoned Alexander Litvinenko? Reporter Mark Franchetti gains exclusive access to Scotland Yard's prime suspect, Andrei Lugovoi.