Crossing Continents Episodes Episode guide
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Reel Revolution? The dramatic rise of Saudiwood
Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told.
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Death Marches: uncovering the truth beneath the soil
How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is discovering its troubling past.
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The Gambia: When migrants are forced to go home
The young Gambians who had to give up on their journey to Europe.
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South Korea: The Feminist Hunters
How feminists in South Korea are being hunted down, attacked and sacked.
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The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'.
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Poland's Ghosts, Ukraine's Heroes
The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes.
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Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw
President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
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Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?
The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea.
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France: trouble on the vine
Low harvests, economic and climate batterings, changing tastes - is French wine in crisis?
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Our whole life is a secret
One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan.
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Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis
The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast.
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The 'ghost city' of Cyprus
The beach resort frozen in time by 50 years of conflict, and the struggle over its future
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The struggle for Jerusalem’s Old City
Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle.
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Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
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Rejecting public education in Arizona
‘School choice’: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?
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The Italian town where praying is a political issue
Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town.
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A Slogan and a Land (Part 2)
Tim Whewell completes a trip across the West Bank and Israel, reaching the Mediterranean.
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A Slogan and a Land (Part 1)
A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Caspian Crisis
Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region?
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Return of the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897.
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Italy’s Mafia Whistleblower
Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family.
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Kosovo: Euro or Bust
Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?
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Armenia's Lost Garden
The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub.
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Reggaeton: The pride of Puerto Rico?
Reggaeton’s the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene.
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Mexico - Coyotes and Kidnap
Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico.
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Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women.
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American Mercenaries: Killing in Yemen
Why former soldiers were hired to carry out assassinations in Yemen in 2015.
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Bulgaria: the people smugglers
The men who risk jail to help migrants across Europe – meeting the people smugglers.
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The Struggle for Barbuda's Future
How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise.
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Bones that speak
Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines.