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Essential Guide Episodes

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    Internet Dreamers - Part Two

    The stories and culture of the internet pioneers, focussing on Silicon Valley.

  2. Internet Dreamers - Part Three

    Meet the people coming from all over the world to work in Silicon Valley

  3. Calcutta Stories - Part Two

    Views of Calcutta from some of its residents.

  4. Calcutta Stories - Part One

    Views of Calcutta from some of its residents

  5. Challenging the Global Order

    Interview with Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's permanent representative to the UN

  6. Challenging the Global Order

    Interview with Ali Mazrui

  7. Challenging the Global Order

    Interview with Hanan Ashrawi, spokesperson for the Palestinians in occupied territories

  8. Challenging the Global Order

    Interview with Sergei Karaganov

  9. The Agent in the Archive

    Vasili Mitrokhin who defected from the USSR in 1992 - he brought archives with him

  10. Human Rights

    Which human rights are important?

  11. The Future of English

    An exploration of the dominance of English in communication all over the world

  12. Breaking Down the Barriers

    The people trying to combat fear and hatred in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Burma

  13. Class of 2010

    How education may change with new technology in the 21st Century

  14. Democracy

    What does the future hold for democracy - and is it achievable for all societies?

  15. Balance of Power

    Which nations have the clout to counterbalance the might of the USA?

  16. Winners and Losers

    Who will gain from education in the future and how can education be made available to all?

  17. Surviving the Future

    The shifts in teaching, learning and education in the 21st Century

  18. Transport

    Quiet, clean and hi-tech - is that the reality of the transport of the future?

  19. Resources

    How the impact of global warming will be disproportionately hard on poor countries

  20. Species Depletion

    Extinction is driven by humanity's relentless growth into the world's wild areas

  21. Water Wars

    The growing prospect of wars over access to water as shortages become increasingly likely

  22. The Family

    The changing nature and shape of the family in the 21st Century

  23. Poisoning the Planet

    How pollution is adversely affecting life and health in big cities

  24. Gender

    How girls' education is contributing to changes in gender roles

  25. Meeting and Mating

    How will we find love and romance in the future?

  26. Population

    Expectations for population growth, reproductive health and contraception in the future

  27. Sex and Society

    What will sexual freedom and new reproductive technology mean for the future?

  28. Travel and Tourism

    How the development of tourism will open up ever more remote regions - including space

  29. Safety on our Streets

    How crime will become more complex and international

  30. Communities

    Are traditional communities under pressure in the 21st Century?

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