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This World: Season 2013
March 6, 2013
12 Episodes
~60 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
12
1
America's Poor Kids
Mar 6, 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
Mar 11, 2013
60 min
A History of Syria with Dan Snow
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3
Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?
Mar 20, 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
Apr 24, 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
May 1, 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
Aug 13, 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
Aug 24, 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
Aug 31, 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
Oct 9, 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
Oct 24, 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
Oct 31, 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
Nov 7, 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.
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