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Gangsters Made Good
A relative's death leads one man to draw local youths away from UK gang culture. (Coming soon)
 

Power Play in Pakistan
Witness follows the twists and turns of recent events in the country.

Battle Of Sea Point
The once-affluent town highlights the stark differences in South Africa. (Coming soon)
 
 

Ending The Violence
Beauty Ara takes a personal stand against domestic abuse and violence in India.

Lost Boys
Young Somali men in London feel alienated from UK society - with tragic results.
 

Two Schools In Nablus
Unpaid teachers, crowded classes and students at risk - a normal Palestinian school.

Deadly Playground
Children from South Lebanon, come across cluster bombs in their neighbourhood.
 

Across The Border
An account of Rageh Omaar's recent journey to Peshawar in northern Pakistan.

A Strange Kind Of Freedom
How some Uyghur Muslims persecuted in China paid the price for their freedom bid.
 

Little England
Spain is a hot spot for northern Europeans, but local anger is growing.

Stolen Dreams
An Iraqi artist flees her country seeking ways to express hope out of the hell of her homeland.
 

Talking Cure
In Buenos Aires a popular radio talk-show run by asylum inmates.

An Unsuitable Boy
Can 33-year-old Rajesh find love online? His parents hope so - but he is not so sure.
 

Hostage To Fortune
Two journalists chart the rise and fall of hope in Gaza after Israeli army withdrawal in 2005.

The Last Jew Of Babylon
In a personal tale, Ezra, an Iraqi Jew searches for a lost love from 50 years ago.
 

SPECIAL: Red Mosque
An exclusive interview with Rashid Ghazi at the Red Mosque before his death.

 

Insuring Against Famine
We track a UN team as they work with Ethiopians to manage aid relief and drought.
 

Beirut Diaries
A diary of the momentous events in Lebanon after the killing of Rafiq al-Hariri.


 
The Hostages Of Gaza
Rageh Omaar returns to Gaza to investigate the kidnapping of journalists there.
 

Death Behind Bars
A death-row prison in Louisiana follows more humane methods - but not everyone is pleased.

 
The Silver Fez
In the Cape Town slums men with melodic voices sing for the Silver Fez trophy.
 
Myths And Medicine
Some societies still regard mental illness as an evil curse rather than a medical problem.
Living In Fear
Women face particular hardships and horror amid Colombia's ongoing civil war.
Mourning Their Daughters
One woman campaigns for Guatemala's forgotten daughters.
The Other Washington
A look at life in the 'other' Washington DC which is poor, black and disenfranchised.
 
The Long March
A cross-country hike is one school's solution for China's growing number of problem kids.
Digging Up The Past
One man sets out to exhume the ghosts of Spain's totalitarianism past.
 
Jungle Music
Bolivians making a very different kind of Jungle Music.
Qat Barons of Sheffield
An ancient Yemeni tradition is maintained in the unlikely place of north England.
 
Meltdown Fiji
Climate change is cause for serious concern on the idyllic island of Kabara.
  Gonzaga
Poverty forces many in Brazil, to seek new dreams which can end in tragedy.
  Sangoma
In South Africa the sick are more likely to go to traditional healers than to hospital.
  Vanished
An unknown fate for one Iraqi-born American who answered US government calls.
 
Diary Of A Massacre
Pacificists learn the hard way that there's no escaping the civil war in Colombia.
  Gaza Fixer
Raed Atharmneh helps journalists in Gaza but becomes part of the story himself.
  A Maasai Tale
A young Maasai girl leaves the tribe to study in the USA.
Beirut Under Siege
Getting caught up in the 2006 war in Lebanon.
  Meltdown Nepal
Norbu's village is suffering from the effects of global warming.
Women Gladiators
Indigenous women wrestling with oppression, as well as each other.
  Mud And Guts
The villagers of Gorlu are re-building their homes and lives after Liberia's civil war.
Chechen Syndrome
Russian soldiers face a tough return home from their time fighting in Chechnya.
  Child Miners
Young children carry out back-breaking work in Bolivia's tin mines.
Gypsy Witch
Madame Rudika offers white magic from influential gypsies in the region.
  Children Who Don't Exist
In Egypt only a father can legally register a child, leaving many without an identity.
  Singing Barber of Mosul
Barber and wannabe pop idol, Mohamed Yunis, heads to Beirut to fulfill his dream.
  Divorce In Yemen
Divorced women in Yemen struggle to find independence and acceptance in society.
The Red Zone
Predominantly Muslim areas of southern Thailand face brutality that goes beyond sectarian differences.
  Banking On The Future
Ajay is just 13 and manages a special kind of bank aimed at helping street children in India.
Avalon
Avalon cemetery is fast running out of space because of the Aids epidemic.
  The War Comes Home
Investigating the mood of middle America on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Looking Good
The 'burqa' remains a common sight in Afghanistan - but there is a lot behind the veil.
  Romance Chinese Style
Speed dating and love schools are replacing party loyalty in China.
  Photographing The Exodus
A photographer traces failed asylum seekers back to Mali.
 
Bullets To Ballots
Nepal is the rooftop of the world yet its recent politics have been anything but lofty.

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