Our World (2007)
Season 2017
Current affairs documentary reporting on issues around the world.
Where to Watch Season 2017
36 Episodes
- Black in Trump's America
E1Episode 1Black in Trump's AmericaIn 2008 Barack Obama called slavery 'America's original sin'. But how much of a difference did his eight-year presidency make to the lives of African-Americans? And what does Donald Trump's election say about attitudes to race in the United States today? Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Louisiana. - The Chimp Smugglers
E2Episode 2The Chimp SmugglersEntire families of adult chimpanzees are being slaughtered by poachers in Africa in order to capture newborn chimps to sell as pets in the Middle East and Asia. During a year-long undercover investigation, BBC journalists posing as prospective buyers infiltrate a global baby chimpanzee trafficking ring and discover how criminals are flouting international law to trade in this endangered species. - Cambodia: The Power of Memory
E6Episode 6Cambodia: The Power of MemoryAlmost 40 years after the Cambodian genocide, which cost more than two million lives, people are still struggling to come to terms with what happened. A new film by Hollywood director Angelina Jolie, with an entirely Cambodian cast, attempts to help the healing process. For Our World, Yalda Hakim has been to Cambodia to meet Angelina and some of those who lived through that time. - Banished for Bleeding
E10Episode 10Banished for BleedingIn the Bajhang district of western Nepal, centuries-old taboos about menstruation still affect the lives of girls and women. Menstruating females are believed to be impure and are required to stay away from their families overnight in small huts. This practice, known as chhaupadi, has been illegal in Nepal since 2005, but the law is hard to enforce in the face of tradition. Two young Nepali women travel from Kathmandu to far-western Nepal to find out why chhaupadi's hold is still so strong there. - The Sex Slaves of Al Shabaab
E14Episode 14The Sex Slaves of Al ShabaabFor six years the Kenyan army has been fighting the Somali Islamist militants Al Shabaab. As part of an exclusive investigation, the BBC has discovered that Kenyan women are being abducted and trafficked as sex slaves to Al Shabaab camps. Anne Soy meets women who have managed to escape from the camps, and an Al Shabaab insider who reveals for the first time how vulnerable women are captured and imprisoned. - Syria - Football on the Front LineE15
Episode 15Syria - Football on the Front LineSyria's national football team is in with a real chance of qualifying for the World Cup. It is an astonishing achievement for a country entering its seventh year of a bloody civil war. The team can't play at home and many of its star players have left Syria. Other stars refuse to play because the team is funded by the Assad regime. Richard Conway has spent time with members of the squad in Damascus and the whole team in Malaysia for a qualifying match against Uzbekistan. He discovers that, for some Syrians, the country's football team is a focus for a national pride which appears to transcend the nation's deep and bloody divisions. - Murder On CampusE18
Episode 18Murder On CampusA brilliant student, Mashal Khan, was brutally murdered by a mob on a university campus in Pakistan earlier in 2017 after he was accused of blasphemy. The killing caused widespread outrage in Pakistan and has even led to calls to change the country's strict blasphemy laws. Who was Mashal Khan and why was he murdered? Secunder Kermani investigates. - Sicily Overwhelmed with Yalda HakimE19
Episode 19Sicily Overwhelmed with Yalda HakimSicily is on the frontline of Italy's escalating migrant crisis. More than 80,000 people are believed to have crossed the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy in 2017, and 2,000 are thought to have died in the attempt. Ships operated by charities are rescuing thousands but, as the numbers crossing grow, they face accusations that they are encouraging the migrant trade. Meanwhile, anti-immigrant groups are targeting Sicily, seeing an opportunity to build popular support. Yalda Hakim reports. - Resistance and Repression in Venezuela
E22Episode 22Resistance and Repression in VenezuelaIn Venezuela daily protests against President Maduro's government have resulted in scores of deaths. Inflation, malnutrition and even starvation are on the rise. For Our World, Vladimir Hernandez reports from Caracas - The Forgotten Children of the UkraineE30
Episode 30The Forgotten Children of the UkraineIn Ukraine more than 30,000 children with disabilities are living in state-run institutions. A few are orphans, but most have families - yet they spend much of their lives in children's homes, some in shockingly bad conditions. Nikki Fox reports. - Rebuilding Puerto RicoE32
Episode 32Rebuilding Puerto RicoTwo months ago Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory of Puerto Rico, depriving many of electricity and clean water, and destroying vital infrastructure. President Trump blames its slow recovery on an already poorly managed economy. Is he right? - The Butcher of Bosnia
E33Episode 33The Butcher of BosniaMore than 20 years after the Bosnian war ended an international court is about to deliver its verdict on the genocide case against Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic. For Our World, Mark Urban has been to Bosnia and discovers a country still haunted by its past. - The Massacre at Tula Toli?
E34Episode 34The Massacre at Tula Toli?In recent months, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, driven from their homes by the Burmese army and local Buddhist civilians. Many other Rohingyas have been murdered and their villages burned. Gabriel Gatehouse has been to a refugee camp in Bangladesh to hear from survivors of a massacre in the village of Tula Toli. This film contains harrowing testimony from the start. - Why Can't My Child Speak?
E35Episode 35Why Can't My Child Speak?Selective mutism is a condition which deprives some children of the ability to speak at will. For the youngsters affected - and their parents - it can cause great anxiety, lead to isolation and hinder a child's progress. For the first time, cameras have been allowed access to one of the only intensive-therapy summer camps for young people with selective mutism. Over the course of a week in New York City, Our World hears from parents and children about living with the condition. - The Return
E36Episode 36The ReturnAt just three days old, Kati Pohler was left on a street in the Chinese city of Suzhou. At the time, China's 'one-child policy' banned parents from having a second baby and many were abandoned. Kati's parents left a note with their daughter asking whoever raised her to bring her back to meet them at the 'Broken Bridge in Hangzhou' at a set date in the future. Kati was adopted by an American family and moved to the USA. Over twenty years later, she returns to China to meet her birth parents.
