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This World Episodes

  1. Don't Panic - The Truth About Population

    Professor Hans Rosling uses 3D graphics to show how the world's population is changing.

  2. World's Busiest Maternity Ward

    Anita Rani investigates rapidly growing populations in the developing world.

  3. No Sex Please, We're Japanese

    Anita Rani goes on a journey to discover why the Japanese are not having enough babies.

  4. Dan Snow's History of Congo

    Revealing how Congo became one of the world's poorest countries despite its many resources

  5. Terror in the Desert

    British survivors of the terrorist attack on a gas plant in Algeria tell their stories.

  6. America's Stoned Kids

    John Marsden investigates how legalisation may change teenage drug use in Colorado.

  7. India's Supersize Kids

    Anita Rani investigates the obesity epidemic engulfing India's middle class.

  8. The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

    John Dickie uncovers the truth about Italy's most powerful organised crime group.

  9. South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation

    Peter Hain MP investigates the killing of 34 protesting miners in Marikana.

  10. Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?

    The father of an RAF reservist killed in Basra in 2007 travels to the Iraqi city.

  11. A History of Syria with Dan Snow

    Dan Snow looks at how Syria's civil war has been shaped by the country's history.

  12. America's Poor Kids

    Documentary looking at child poverty in America, which has reached record levels.

  13. The Great Spanish Crash

    Paul Mason travels to Spain to see how it became another casualty of the Eurozone crisis.

  14. Cuba with Simon Reeve

    Could Cuba's new economic openness lead to political liberalisation?

  15. Obama: What Happened to Hope?

    Andrew Marr assesses how far Obama's first term in office has lived up to expectations.

  16. Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice

    Documentary following Aung San Suu Kyi's step into everyday politics in Burma.

  17. Michael Portillo's Great Euro Crisis

    Is this the moment the Eurozone becomes more united, or will it be pulled apart?

  18. The Shame of the Catholic Church

    Darragh MacIntyre reveals evidence of a scandal that goes to the top of the Irish church.

  19. Norway's Massacre

    This World tells the story of the 2011 massacre in Norway.

  20. The Mormon Candidate

    John Sweeney investigates Mormonism, the religion of US Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

  21. Interviews Before Execution: A Chinese Talk Show

    Featuring an extraordinary Chinese talk show which interviews prisoners before they die.

  22. The Fastest Changing Place on Earth

    How rural China is being transformed by the world's most ambitious urbanisation project.

  23. Inside the Meltdown

    A look at how a nuclear disaster nearly unfolded after the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

  24. Egypt - Children of the Revolution

    The differing visions of three young revolutionaries in the Arab Spring collide.

  25. Return of the Lost Boys of Sudan

    Following the return of child refugees forced to flee South Sudan during the civil war.

  26. Spain's Stolen Babies

    Katya Adler reveals the impact of Spain's stolen baby scandal.

  27. Thailand - Justice Under Fire

    Can Thailand deliver justice to the victims of army violence?

  28. Italy's Bloodiest Mafia

    Reporter Mark Franchetti investigates Italy's deadliest mafia, the Camorra.

  29. The Invasion of Lampedusa

    How a crisis on a tiny island in the Mediterranean is changing immigration in Europe.

  30. Chilean Miners: What Happened Next

    How are the Chilean miners reacting to the fame which followed their freedom?

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