Foreign Correspondent

Series 2018

TV-PG
In-depth documentary reports from all over the world about current events that often raise political controversy. Each episode covers a single topic.

Where to Watch Series 2018

12 Episodes

  • On His Own Terms
    E1
    On His Own TermsThis is the inside story of 104-year-old activist David Goodall's last days in Europe as he farewells family and campaigns for the right to die, up to his final hour.
  • Don't Call Australia Home!
    E2
    Don't Call Australia Home!Australia is detaining, cuffing and deporting more New Zealanders than any other group. Guest reporter Peter FitzSimons finds it's riling Kiwis and straining relations across The Ditch. Is this how we treat an old mate?
  • Blockchain Island
    E3
    Blockchain IslandA tropical paradise is racked with bankruptcy then smashed by a killer hurricane. In rides a cavalry of digital evangelists selling hi-tech revolution. Will they save the day? Eric Campbell reports.
  • Bloodland
    E4
    BloodlandAre attacks on white South African farmers aimed at terrorising them off the land? Should Australia offer them special haven, as some MPs here have suggested? Jonathan Holmes investigates.
  • Tipping Point
    E5
    Tipping PointChina sent Australia's recycling industry into a spin when it banned most waste imports. Now it's tackling a home-grown rubbish crisis. Bill Birtles looks at China's own war on waste and asks: is it winning?
  • To Burn or Not to Burn
    E6
    To Burn or Not to BurnThere's a new push in Australia to build giant incinerators to burn waste. Is this the way to go? Those clever Swedes think so. Foreign Correspondent sends War on Waste's Craig Reucassel to Sweden to investigate.
  • The Village
    E7
    The VillageSean Dorney got thrown out of PNG for his reporting yet he received one of its top honours. He skippered its footy team and fell for a local girl. Now suffering motor neurone disease, he makes an emotional final visit.
  • Homeland
    E8
    HomelandBerlin was Holocaust headquarters - but for young Israeli Jews it's the paragon of cool. Eric Campbell tracks one of the odder modern migrations as he goes inside Berlin's Jewish diaspora in Homeland.
  • The French Letter
    E9
    The French LetterIs it OK for a man to proposition a woman in the street or at work? Some leading French women say yes. In Paris, guest reporter Annabel Crabb asks what happens when #MeToo rubs up against Pepe Le Pew.
  • A Big Piece of Good News
    E10
    A Big Piece of Good NewsA wild piece of coast was threatened by malls and McMansions... until a reclusive billionaire couple arrived with the gift of a lifetime. Zoe Daniel reports.
  • Leave No Dark Corner
    E11
    Leave No Dark CornerChina is marrying Big Brother to Big Data. Every citizen will be watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history. Matthew Carney reports.
  • Eye of the Fire
    E12
    Eye of the FireIt's a Greek tale of tragedy, heroism and mind-blowing incompetence. Eric Campbell tells the story of the world's deadliest bushfire since Australia's Black Saturday in 2009 - and the fury in its aftermath.

 

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