Our World Season 14

Our World - Season 14

2020 • 30 episodes

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30 episodes
Jan 17, 2020

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30 episodes
Colombia: The New Cocaine War
Episode 1

Colombia: The New Cocaine War

Episode 1 • Jan 17, 2020

Colombia has long been the world's largest producer of cocaine. A historic peace deal in 2016 was meant to reduce the amount of cocaine being produced by offering farmers alternatives to growing coca. But last year the UN estimated that its output was the largest since records began. Our World traveled to the Cauca Valley to find that farmers are now being caught between new criminal gangs with devastating consequences.

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Who Betrayed Hevrin Khalaf?
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Who Betrayed Hevrin Khalaf?

Episode 2 • Jan 25, 2020

In October 2019, a rising star of Syrian democratic politics, 34-year-old Hevrin Khalaf, was brutally murdered in the Kurdish-governed north east of the country.

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The Hunt for Gaza's Lost Treasure
Episode 3

The Hunt for Gaza's Lost Treasure

Episode 3 • Jan 31, 2020

In 2017 a group of fishermen found a hoard of precious coins on the sea bed off the coast of Gaza. They were decadrachms from the reign of Alexander the Great- and they were worth a fortune. 3 years on, they have disappeared. So what happened to them, and why are rare coins so hard to trace?

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Journey to the Doomsday Glacier
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Journey to the Doomsday Glacier

Episode 4 • Feb 07, 2020

Antarctica is one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. Reporter Justin Rowlatt travels to Thwaites, the so-called Doomsday Glacier.

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Confessions of a Mafia Killer
Episode 5

Confessions of a Mafia Killer

Episode 5 • Feb 14, 2020

Panzuto was a mafia boss, and a hardened killer. For years he played a key role in Naples' Camorra, but now he has turned state witness and is helping put his former associates behind bars. Dominic Casciani gains exclusive access to an Italian anti-mafia prison to meet Panzuto and hear his story of love, murder and betrayal. It's a tale which took him from the back streets of Naples to a caravan park in Blackpool. We hear from those at the sharp end of the ongoing battle against organised crime in Naples, and from those who believe the tide has finally turned. Above all we hear from the man himself: why did he decide to break with the Camorra, and what does the future hold for him?

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Facing the Bombers
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Facing the Bombers

Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2020

Our World gained unprecedented access to enter Indonesia’s prison to witness both Garil and Sarah meeting the bombers who killed their parents.

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Blasian Love in South Africa
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Blasian Love in South Africa

Episode 7 • Feb 28, 2020

Few events are more nerve wracking than meeting the parents of someone you love. For black and Asian couples in South Africa, it's even more challenging.

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Wuhan: Life under Lockdown
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Wuhan: Life under Lockdown

Episode 8 • Mar 13, 2020

With exclusive access to two film-makers inside the Chinese city of Wuhan, Our World tells the story of life under lockdown.

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The Trees that Bleed
Episode 9

The Trees that Bleed

Episode 9 • Mar 20, 2020

Umaru Fofana investigates trade in trafficked rosewood worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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North Korea's Celebrity Defectors
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North Korea's Celebrity Defectors

Episode 10 • Mar 28, 2020

Our World follows two North Koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status yet struggle to move on from their past.

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Sri Lanka: One Year On
Episode 11

Sri Lanka: One Year On

Episode 11 • Apr 17, 2020

On Easter Sunday 2019 eight co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks across Sri Lanka killed over 270 people and injured hundreds more. One year on, Jane Corbin returns to the island and meets three of those whose lives were changed that day and who have set out to help rebuild the Sri Lanka they love.

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Colombia: Saving Eden
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Colombia: Saving Eden

Episode 12 • Apr 24, 2020

Deforestation has skyrocketed in Colombia since the Peace Deal of 2016. Our World joins a team of scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as they go on a mission into virgin tropical rainforest; they hope to discover and save rare plant species, before they are destroyed and vanish forever.

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Venezuela Falling Backwards
Episode 13

Venezuela Falling Backwards

Episode 13 • May 01, 2020

Oil-rich Venezuela has been in an ever-growing state of crisis since Hugo Chavez died in 2013, and global oil prices crashed.

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India's Missing Children
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India's Missing Children

Episode 14 • May 08, 2020

In India a child goes missing every 8 minutes. The children are often trafficked into domestic labour or the sex trade - many are never seen again.

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Ireland's Traveller Women
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Ireland's Traveller Women

Episode 15 • May 16, 2020

Irish society has changed in recent years, but discrimination against travellers remains widespread. Our World meets three women fighting to bust the myths about their community.

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Spain's Coronavirus Heroes
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Spain's Coronavirus Heroes

Episode 16 • May 23, 2020

Spain is one of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus. Our World follows the lives of some of those at the heart of the crisis.

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New York: Coronavirus Diaries
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New York: Coronavirus Diaries

Episode 17 • May 30, 2020

New York has been the epicentre of America's coronavirus outbreak. This is the story of four of those on the frontline - told through their video diaries as the crisis unfolds.

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South Korea: How to Fight Coronavirus
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South Korea: How to Fight Coronavirus

Episode 18 • Jun 05, 2020

Laura Bicker tells the inside story of South Korea's virus hunters. How did they manage to keep the death toll so low, and what can the rest of the world learn from South Korea?

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Wuhan: Life After Lockdown
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Wuhan: Life After Lockdown

Episode 19 • Jun 20, 2020

The lockdown in Wuhan has now been lifted, and the city is trying to recover. But just how normal is daily life in Wuhan now - and how are its people adjusting to a new world?

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Kenya's Locust Hunters
Episode 20

Kenya's Locust Hunters

Episode 20 • Jun 27, 2020

Our World looks at the worst invasion of desert locusts East Africa has seen for decades. Just an average swarm can eat the same in a day as 2500 people for a year.

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Coronavirus Cruises
Episode 21

Coronavirus Cruises

Episode 21 • Jul 04, 2020

More than 25 million people go on cruises each year. As coronavirus spread, cruise ships suffered devastating outbreaks that resulted in thousands being infected and dozens dying.

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Brazil: One Virus, Two Worlds
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Brazil: One Virus, Two Worlds

Episode 22 • Jul 11, 2020

Brazil has been devastated by coronavirus. More than 1.4 million people have been infected and the numbers are rising fast. Our World travels to Sao Paulo.

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Iran and the Virus
Episode 23

Iran and the Virus

Episode 23 • Sep 19, 2020

Iran has been hit hard by coronavirus but its government has gone to great lengths to keep the true extent of the outbreak hidden from view. Now, with the help of videos posted by Iranians on social media, Our World reveals what life is really like inside the country during the pandemic. From illicit lockdown parties to hospitals which are struggling to cope - this is Iran as you've never seen it before.

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Police Brutality - American Witnesses
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Police Brutality - American Witnesses

Episode 24 • Sep 26, 2020

The killing of George Floyd, caught on camera by eyewitnesses, has led to an outpouring of anger in America. But what happens when the cameras are turned off?

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Europe's Cycling Revolution?
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Europe's Cycling Revolution?

Episode 25 • Oct 03, 2020

Anna Holligan travels across Europe to see how people are getting on their bikes and asks if the surge in cycling is the start of a much bigger change in the way we travel.

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Trump and God
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Trump and God

Episode 26 • Oct 10, 2020

Lebo Diseko meets Christian voters in the swing state of North Carolina and explores how important faith will be in a contest that Biden has billed as a battle for America's soul.

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The Day Moria Burned
Episode 27

The Day Moria Burned

Episode 27 • Oct 17, 2020

On 8 September, the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos went up in flames. Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the events surrounding the blaze.

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America's Tik Tok Election
Episode 28

America's Tik Tok Election

Episode 28 • Oct 24, 2020

TikTok is one of the fastest growing apps in the world and has now been downloaded more than two billion times. It is most famous for lip-syncing teenagers and out-of-control pets, but its phenomenal growth means it is starting to change the world - and nowhere is that clearer than in the US presidential election. Donald Trump may not be a fan, but his supporters and Joe Biden's are now fighting for the future of their country on TikTok. With just over a week to go until America decides, Sophia Smith-Galer delves into the crazy world of TikTok and meets its breakout stars - from the Republican Girls to the Minnesota state senator who is using it to get out the Democrat vote. How is TikTok changing US politics, and what influence will it have on who the next resident of the White House will be?

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Bangladesh: The End of Fast Fashion?
Episode 29

Bangladesh: The End of Fast Fashion?

Episode 29 • Oct 31, 2020

Bangladesh has the world's second largest garment manufacturing industry, which for decades fuelled Europe and America's appetite for fast fashion. But as coronavirus spread around the world, over two billion pounds’ worth of clothing orders were cancelled and many factories were shut. It was a devastating blow to the sector on which many livelihoods depend. Our World follows factory owner Mostafiz Uddin, who now stands to lose everything, and meets the women workers whose jobs have disappeared. Has coronavirus changed the way we buy clothes forever - and what about those who are being left behind?

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Iran and the Mystery Murders
Episode 30

Iran and the Mystery Murders

Episode 30 • Nov 07, 2020

Jiyar Gol follows a trail of destruction across Europe - Could the Iranian regime have orchestrated assassinations and an attempted bombing on European soil?

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