Our World (2007)Season 2010

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Current affairs documentary reporting on issues around the world.

Hvor å se Our World (2007) • Season 2010

43 episoder

Vanishing Breed
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Vanishing BreedThirty years ago, the then BBC correspondent Brian Barron and his cameraman Eric Thirer set out to make a film about the hunters of east Africa. The film was never completed - until now.
Breaking into Auschwitz
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Breaking into AuschwitzAn amazing tale of courage amid the horrors of the Holocaust. Denis Avey spent the latter stage of World War Two as a prisoner of war in a camp adjoining Auschwitz. Working alongside the starved and brutalised Jewish inmates, he decided to try to help them.
Hard Labour
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Hard LabourTougher jail sentences mean the US prison system is having to deal with more and more pregnant women behind bars. Laura Trevelyan reports on how many are shackled whilst giving birth, and the moves to ban the practice.
Operation Angry Cobra
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Operation Angry CobraAs President Obama raises America's stake in Afghanistan, his military commanders are trying to seize the initiative with large scale military operations. Mark Urban and cameraman Mark McCauley follow the US Marines in Helmand.
Uganda
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UgandaTim Whewell has been to Uganda to investigate why there are now more reports of ritual killings. He hears some astonishingly frank confessions from those directly involved in murdering children, supposedly to satisfy evil spirits.
Guantanamo Reunited
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Guantanamo ReunitedA former guard at Guantanamo Bay comes face-to-face with two of his ex-prisoners who spent more than two years at the world's most notorious prison accused of being members of Al Qaeda.
Ceausescu's Children
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Ceausescu's ChildrenIn 1990, the world was shocked by the evidence of neglect and squalor in the orphanages of Romania. Twenty years on, Chris Rogers uncovers appalling conditions that adults and young people with disabilities and HIV are still suffering in the country's institutions.
Mandela - 20 Years of Freedom
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Mandela - 20 Years of FreedomTwenty years after Nelson Mandela's release from prison, James Robbins reports from South Africa, a country transformed by the end of white minority rule and racial segregation. Former President FW de Klerk and Desmond Tutu look back on that historic day.
Sharing Power
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Sharing PowerA year since Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and Movement for Democratic Change formed a unity government, Sue Lloyd-Roberts returns to the country to find out if power-sharing has benefited the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans.
The Cocaine Trail
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The Cocaine TrailGary Duffy reports on the women being used by international traffickers to carry drugs through Brazil's airports - and what happens to these so-called drug mules when they get caught.
The Rise of the Sceptics
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The Rise of the ScepticsNick Bryant reports from Australia on how climate change scepticism there is on the rise, with a political backlash following December 2009's conference in Copenhagen.
Inside Cuba
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Inside CubaThe Cold War may have ended 20 years ago following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, but there remains one last simmering conflict: US-Cuban relations. The generation that led the Cuban revolution remains in power, as does the punitive US trade embargo. A year after President Obama came to power, relations with America's Communist neighbour are as strained as ever. With unprecedented access, Matt Frei reports on the reality of living inside Cuba, from the politics to economics, and discovers a vibrant culture that flourishes in the most unlikely circumstances.
Beneath the Radar
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Beneath the RadarFeaturing news on issues around the world. Olenka Frenkiel reports on Bill Carney, a former priest from Ireland accused 32 times of abusing children in his care, who is still living quietly in Britain.
Front Line Helmand
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Front Line HelmandBritish soldiers serving in Afghanistan talk frankly about life and loss. Using their own video material, as well as that shot by a BBC team, Our World shows the reality of a military campaign for those most intimately involved with it.
Cracking Walls
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Cracking WallsBBC reporter Jiyar Gol travels across Iraq to discover the extraordinary impact the internet is having politically and socially in the country.
Aid Under Scrutiny
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Aid Under ScrutinyHumphrey Hawksley examines how much aid from the British government actually gets to those who need it most. He asks whether enough is being done to deal with corruption in the aid chain, and whether those who blow the whistle are treated fairly.
On/Off
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On/OffA village in Nigeria is linked up to the internet for the first time, while two families in the most wired nation on earth, South Korea, have their internet connection switched off for a week. How will both communities react to their changed circumstances?
Mexico's Drug War
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Mexico's Drug WarKatya Adler examines the battle between rival drug cartels in Mexico over smuggling routes to America, and hears from the victims of the violence.
FC Barcelona
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FC BarcelonaDan Walker is access all areas with Joan Laporta in his final months as the president of FC Barcelona. Our World explores the football club's Catalonian identity, visits Rwanda to witness its groundbreaking work with Unicef, and talks to the game's greats about what makes the European Champions more than a club.
Motorway Man
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Motorway ManWith Britain's General Election campaign in its final week, Stephen Smith seeks the views of people who regularly use or live near motorway service stations.
China's Unknown Mega City
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China's Unknown Mega CityIn the last decade Chongqing in South West China has mushroomed into the biggest metropolis in the world. John Simpson reports from a city with a larger population than Canada, where a massive campaign against organised crime and corruption is underway.
Afghanistan Online
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Afghanistan Online Can the web help aid development in a country blighted by poverty and decades of war? Najieh Ghulami travels to Afghanistan to look at the role the internet plays in people's lives.
Returning to Sierra Leone
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Returning to Sierra LeoneTen years ago, Allan Little reported on the civil war that tore Sierra Leone apart and the British military intervention that stopped it. Now he returns to look at the story behind that military action.
Afghanistan's Alcatraz
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Afghanistan's AlcatrazLyse Doucet gains unprecedented access to Kabul's main jail. She meets the Taliban fighters and long-term prisoners in this extraordinary community and asks, is justice itself on trial here?
Inside North Korea
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Inside North KoreaFew journalists are allowed the access to venture through North Korea's borders. Sue Lloyd Roberts travels to the Korean peninsula for a rare glimpse inside one of the last remaining communist states in the world.
This is London
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This is LondonSeventy years ago General de Gaulle made an impassioned plea on the BBC for France to continue fighting the Nazi invaders. Robert Hall has been to France to meet resistance veterans and finds out how important the BBC was in the fight for freedom.
Anti-gay in Uganda
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Anti-gay in UgandaA bill being put forward in the Ugandan parliament is proposing life imprisonment and even death for some homosexual acts. As John Simpson finds out, there is widespread public support for the bill.
Thailand's Red Rage
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Thailand's Red RageFor two months Bangkok was blockaded by protesters wearing red, shouting for democracy and calling for the prime minister to resign. The BBC's Asia correspondent, Alastair Leithead, traces the background to the crisis and asks - what next for Thailand?
Pakistan and the Great Game
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Pakistan and the Great GameNine years after the West began the war in Afghanistan, it's becoming clear that military action alone will not bring peace. Can the Taliban be defeated without the full support of the Pakistani government? John Simpson investigates
Brazil's Child Prostitutes
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Brazil's Child ProstitutesIn this shocking episode of Our World, Chris Rogers goes undercover, posing as one of the millions of so-called sex tourists who visit Brazil. As Brazil prepares to host the next World Cup, it's people are confronted with the growing problem of child prostitution. The country's relaxed attitude to buying sex has long attracted millions of tourists, particularly men. But now the world's oldest industry is recruiting the world's youngest workers. UNICEF estimates there are 250,000 children forced into prostitution across Brazil.
Iraq - Militiamen
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Iraq - MilitiamenAn inside look at the Sunni militia credited with turning the tide against Al Qaeda in Iraq. Now they are being targeted by Al Qaeda - and as Gabriel Gatehouse reports - their future as a legitimate force is uncertain
Alaska - After the Spill
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Alaska - After the SpillThe BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reawakened painful memories for people who lived through what was America's worst spill - until now - in the once-bountiful waters of southern Alaska. Rajesh Mirchandani reports.
Kandahar: the Prize
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Kandahar: the PrizeMark Urban and cameraman Luke Winsbury go to the Taliban stronghold in Kandahar and discover both a growing climate of fear, and the shape of the plan to turn the city around.
Luol Deng - Home Game
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Luol Deng - Home GameOne of the brightest stars of basketball has returned to the country he fled as a child refugee. In an exclusive episode of Our World, Tim Franks has followed Luol Deng for the BBC's World Olympic Dreams series as he goes to southern Sudan.
God's Beggar Children
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God's Beggar ChildrenEvery day in the west African state of Senegal, tens of thousands of schoolboys are sent out to beg on the streets by their own teachers. They are the Talibes, pupils at private Islamic schools, forced to live a life of abuse and exploitation.
Clash of Faiths
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Clash of FaithsIn Indonesia, recent attacks on churches and other minority groups have raised fears that conservative Islamic groups are gaining support in the world's most populous Muslim nation. Karishma Vaswani investigates from the capital Jakarta
The Legacy of Empire
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The Legacy of EmpireAs the tide of history turned against the empire, a young colonial officer John Smith trained young Nigerians to run what would become their own democratic republic. Fifty years on from independence, he returns to meet one of his old students.
Europe's Secret Prisons
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Europe's Secret PrisonsDaniel Sandford investigates allegations that terrorist suspects were tortured in Europe. He travels to Poland and Lithuania where prosecutors are to decide whether crimes were committed at secret CIA sites.
Joining the Club
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Joining the ClubFor tiny Montenegro joining the European club is a priority that will help stabilise the Balkans. For Ukraine it is a long journey that could take decades. Humphrey Hawksley reports from both countries on the challenges and obstacles to joining the club.
Gary - City of the Century?
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Gary - City of the Century?Paul Mason goes to Gary, Indiana, one of the poorest cities in America, to see the impact of President Obama's fiscal stimulus. The city's downtown district was wrecked spectacularly by the decline of industry.
Extreme Schemes
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Extreme SchemesWe are living through one of the biggest extinction eras the planet has ever witnessed. Some scientists are beginning to argue for intervention in the natural order in new ways: Extreme schemes to bring threatened species back from the edge.
Elections - Burmese Junta Style
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Elections - Burmese Junta StyleElections are being held in Burma for the first time in 20 years. At the last elections, in 1990, the 'wrong' side won, that is Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, and the generals are determined that this won't happen again.
Putin's Russia
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Putin's RussiaRupert Wingfield-Hayes investigates life in modern Russia and asks if Vladimir Putin's policies are delivering a more contented country.