This World
Season 2005
Award-winning BBC documentary strand reporting on social issues and current affairs stories from around the world.
Where to Watch Season 2005
5 Episodes
- Bad MedicineE1
Bad MedicineDocumentary about the increasing problem of fake medical drugs. In Nigeria in 2003, four babies and children died after they underwent cardiac surgery in a top teaching hospital where the adrenalin drips they had been fed with contained fake drugs. But it's not just a problem for the developing world - in Britain, counterfeits have been found in high street pharmacies and a fake diazepam and Viagra factory was discovered in Wembley. - Iran's Nuclear Secrets
E2Iran's Nuclear SecretsAs Iran defies the world by restarting its nuclear programme, Paul Kenyon travels to the Islamic Republic with UN nuclear inspectors, and gains exclusive behind-the-scene access to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iranian negotiators talk candidly about why they deceived the world over their nuclear programme for 18 years. But it takes on a new complexion now we know that Iran later abandoned the diplomacy and chose to start enriching uranium again. - Bollywood: The Casting CouchE3
Bollywood: The Casting CouchAn investigation into the hidden reality of sex, power and corruption that lies behind the grand edifice of Bollywood - the world's biggest film industry. India's movie moguls were recently rocked to the core by allegations of sex being traded for film roles. Reporter Tanya Datta takes an unprecedented, candid, behind-the-scenes look at the real lives of the rich and famous and uncovers a seedy sub-culture that reduces aspirant actors and actresses to sex objects.