This World

Season 2013

2013 · 12 episodes · 12h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. America's Poor Kids

   6 Mar 2013 · 60 min

   Child poverty has reached record levels in America. This documentary offers a unique perspective on the nation's flagging economy, told from the point of view of the children.

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   2. A History of Syria with Dan Snow

   11 Mar 2013 · 60 min

   A History of Syria with Dan Snow

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   3. Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?

   20 Mar 2013 · 60 min

   Documentary. The father of an RAF reservist killed in Basra in 2007 travels to the Iraqi city to discover the impact of the war and the subsequent occupation on ordinary Iraqis.

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   4. South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation

   24 Apr 2013 · 60 min

   In August 2012, 34 miners were shot dead by police as they protested outside a mine. Peter Hain MP uncovers a day of shocking brutality and disturbing allegations.

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   5. The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

   1 May 2013 · 60 min

   Author and mafia historian John Dickie uncovers the truth about Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta', believed to be Europe's biggest cocaine traffickers.

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   6. India's Supersize Kids

   13 Aug 2013 · 60 min

   Investigating the obesity epidemic engulfing India's growing middle class. Anita Rani travels to Mumbai to meet some of India's overweight teenagers.

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   7. America's Stoned Kids

   24 Aug 2013 · 60 min

   Professor John Marsden heads to Colorado, which voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in November 2012, to investigate the impact this could have on teenage drug use.

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   8. Terror in the Desert

   31 Aug 2013 · 60 min

   In January 2013, 39 people died and dozens of workers were held hostage when terrorists stormed a gas plant in Algeria. British survivors tell their dramatic and harrowing stories.

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   9. Dan Snow's History of Congo

   9 Oct 2013 · 60 min

   Dan Snow travels to Congo to reveal how its troubled history has turned one of the world's potentially richest countries into one of its poorest.

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    10. No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement

    24 Oct 2013 · 60 min

    As Japan faces a future which could see its population shrink by a third in just 40 years, Anita Rani explores the reasons why the Japanese are not having enough babies.

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    11. World's Busiest Maternity Ward

    31 Oct 2013 · 60 min

    In crowded Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Anita Rani follows the lives of three different women and visits a hospital where up to 100 babies are born each day.

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    12. Don't Panic - The Truth About Population

    7 Nov 2013 · 60 min

    Statistician Professor Hans Rosling presents a spectacular portrait of our rapidly changing world, showing how the problems of rapid population growth are starting to be conquered.