Crossing Continents Episodes Episode guide
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Cuba
Linda Pressly investigates the housing crisis in Cuba.
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The Iraqi Backstreet Boys
Caroline Hawley meets an Iraqi boyband formed towards the end of Saddam Hussein's rule.
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Islam and Canada
Bill Law investigates the extent of Islamist extremism in Canada.
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Australia's Northern Territory
The Australian government's intervention in the remote Aboriginal areas.
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Spain
The growing antagonism between Spain's Socialist government and the Roman Catholic Church.
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Sri Lanka
Roland Buerk investigates the Sri Lankan army's war against the Tamil Tigers.
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Iceland
Paul Henley investigates the human impact of the economic crisis in Iceland.
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Liberia: Children for Sale
Nadene Ghouri goes undercover to expose the trade in Liberian children.
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Northern Uganda
Callum Macrae reports from a region devastated by civil war.
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Confessions of an LA Gangster
Michael Montgomery tells the story of a former gang leader turned police informant.
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Zimbabwe
Julian Pettifer scours the airwaves to find out what life is like in Zimbabwe today.
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Czech Republic
Ray Furlong reports on a landmark court case involving the education of Roma children.
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Guatemala and Canada Gold Rush
Bill Law looks at a controversial mining project by Vancouver-based Goldcorp in Guatemala.
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India - The Real Slumdog Story
Mukul Devichand reports on a scheme that may solve the developing world's slum problem.
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In the Shadow of the Cartel
Emilio San Pedro examines the influence of Mexico's drug cartels on local communities.
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Belarus Youth
Lucy Ash travels to Belarus to ask the post-Soviet generation where their future lies.
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Haiti
Orin Gordon looks at the struggle for Haitians to feed themselves as food prices soar.
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Lithuania: The Battle for Memory
Tim Whewell examines why memories of WW2 are being politicised in East European countries.
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South Africa's Promised Land
Rosie Goldsmith investigates the process of land reform in South Africa.
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Somalia
Rob Walker asks how successful Ethiopia's military intervention in Somalia has been.
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Israel Football
David Goldblatt reports on the changing fortunes of football club Beitar Jerusalem.
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Las Vegas
Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but not in Las Vegas. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments
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Illegal Logging in the Siberian Taiga
Lucy Ash follows a frequently illegal timber trade from the Siberian forests to China.
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Uzbekistan
Natalia Antelava asks whether the Ilkhom Theatre can survive after its founder was killed.
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Korean Missionaries
Ulli Schauen visits Korea to find out why Koreans are such fervent evangelists.
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Egypt
Bill Law looks at the gender equality issue in the Arab world.
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French Housing Protesters
Jonny Diamond meets French protesters who have taken action due to the housing crisis.
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Kurdistan
Kate Clark goes behind the image of a prosperous, democratic Kurdistan.
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South Korean Gamers
Julian Pettifer reports on the extraordinary popularity of online games in South Korea.
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Struggle for Survival in Tanzania
Kerri Miller reports on the conflict between poverty and conservation in Tanzania.