Our World (2007)
Season 2008
Current affairs documentary reporting on issues around the world.
Where to Watch Season 2008
48 Episodes
- Zimbabwe UndercoverE3
Episode 3Zimbabwe UndercoverPresident Mugabe, whose regime has brought Zimbabwe to the verge of collapse, is now likely to face a challenge for power from within his own Zanu-PF party. After a week's secret filming in the capital Harare, defying a ban on the BBC, World Affairs Editor John Simpson reveals the condition of Zimbabwe's people. - Innocent Behind BarsE6
Episode 6Innocent Behind BarsIn Mexico they're developing a progressive policy which allows children born in jail to stay with their mothers until six years old. Duncan Kennedy has exclusive access to one of Mexico's toughest women's prisons to see how the new policy is working. - Generation Me Grows UpE8
Episode 8Generation Me Grows UpChina's first generation of cars and home owners are growing up. They are independent and successful, but what more do they want? Quentin Sommerville meets four young people in Shanghai who are discovering there is more to life than getting rich. - Zimbabwe End DaysE11
Episode 11Zimbabwe End DaysThis weekend millions of Zimbabweans are going to the polls. In the highly charged race for the presidency, Robert Mugabe is being challenged from inside his own party, as well as by the opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai. How will Zimbabweans vote? The BBC is banned from reporting inside Zimbabwe, but in the run up to the election, the BBC accompanied RTE's Richard Downes to try to assess the state of the country. - Danger - Democracy at WorkE13
Episode 13Danger - Democracy at WorkIs fostering Western style government in poorer countries the best way to bring peace and raise living standards? Humphrey Hawksley travelled from war torn Iraq, through the monarchies of the Middle East, to the economic tigers of East Asia, to find out. - The Birth of IsraelE18
Episode 18The Birth of IsraelSixty years ago Israel established itself in the wake of the British Mandate of Palestine. For the Palestinians, expelled from their homes in the process, the Israeli War of Independence is still known as The Catastrophe (al-Nakba). Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East editor examines the events leading up to the conflict, the war itself and the lasting legacy for the Middle East. - The Killing MachinesE27
Episode 27The Killing MachinesDuncan Kennedy investigates Mexico's heavily armed drugs cartels. He uncovers training camps where gang members are prepared to fight an increasingly violent war on the country's streets, and tracks the guns to their source across the border in the U.S.A. - Pakistan's TalibanE28
Episode 28Pakistan's TalibanFrom the shelter of Pakistan's remote tribal areas, fighters strike against international forces in Afghanistan and attack the government in Pakistan's cities. They are Pakistan's Taliban, and the question of how to deal with them has left relations between Pakistan and the United States at their most strained for years. As Barbara Plett reports, the BBC has gained rare access to their leader and his supporters. - From the Bann to BeijingE30
Episode 30From the Bann to BeijingThe story of three men from one Northern Ireland town, Coleraine, with the shared dream of Olympic rowing glory in China. For the past 18 months Our World has followed the progress of oarsmen Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers and Richard Archibald on their journey to Beijing 2008. - Kenya: Peace at Any PriceE31
Episode 31Kenya: Peace at Any PriceSix months after a peace deal brought an end to Kenya's post election violence, Our World examines what is being done to repair the damage. Kenyans are desparate for the violence not to be repeated but does that mean sweeping away difficult questions? - China's win-win in AfricaE32
Episode 32China's win-win in AfricaChina's Olympic slogan is 'One World, One Dream', and it hopes the Beijing games will herald a new era in its relations with the world. But what lies beyond the Olympic dazzle? Tim Whewell investigates the impact of Chinese economic power in Africa. - When the Water Runs OutE35
Episode 35When the Water Runs OutThe south-western US is suffering its eighth year of drought. There are concerns that the Colorado River can no longer meet the needs of the tens of millions of people living in major cities such as Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Matthew Price investigates. - The Land That Radovan BuiltE37
Episode 37The Land That Radovan BuiltThe former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, is on trial for war crimes but what about the country he left behind? The Bosnian war ended 13 years ago. The fighting has stopped but as Allan Little discovered, much else remains unchanged. - The Last VolunteerE41
Episode 41The Last VolunteerAt the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, Robert Hall meets Henry Allingham. In this intimate portrait, Britain's oldest man remembers his childhood at the turn of the twentieth century, his experience of combat, and the horrors of the First World War.