Crossing Continents Episodes Episode guide
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Greece: No Place to Die
The complex business of dying in Greece. With Chloe Hadjimatheou.
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The Drugs Mules of the Andes
Peru's drug 'mules' - youngsters hiking cocaine from the jungle to the highlands.
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Norway and Russia: An Arctic Friendship Under Threat
The sacking of a newspaper editor strains an old friendship between Norway and Russia.
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Paraguay's Schoolgirl Mothers
Why is Paraguay facing an epidemic of schoolgirl pregnancies?
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Hodei - The Man Who Vanished
A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp. Where did he go and how can he vanish?
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Losing Louisiana
James Fletcher travels to the disappearing coastal wetlands of Louisiana.
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The Harragas of Algeria
Lucy Ash meets the young people who burn their identity papers and head to Europe.
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Cuba on the Move
Will Grant takes a ride on Cuba's bumpy roads where change is in the air.
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China's Ketamine Fortress
Celia Hatton explores how China is struggling to contain underground ketamine.
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A Mediterranean Rescue
Gabriel Gatehouse aboard a rescue ship searching for migrants in the Mediterranean.
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South Africa Unplugged
South African electricity powers half the continent, but can it keep its own lights on?
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Peru's Wildlife for Sale
Peru's wildlife is under threat from illicit trafficking. Linda Pressly investigates.
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Georgia: Orthodoxy in the Classroom
A report on Georgia's schools and the radical priests who want to influence them.
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Wrestling out of Poverty
In India, a wrestler in the family can mean a ticket out of poverty. Rupa Jha reports.
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'Police State' Portugal
Does Portugal have a problem with police brutality and racism?
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Who's Afraid of Teatr Doc?
Why does Vladimir Putin fear a tiny drama company that operated from a Moscow basement?
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The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County, Missouri
How a cluster of tiny US cities are accused of fuelling community tensions.
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Escaping Tanzania's Cutting Season
The story of a Tanzanian safe house where girls find refuge from female genital mutilation
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Saving Gaza's Grand Piano
Gaza's only grand piano is lovingly restored as music offers hope to troubled children.
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Greece: The Rubber Glove Rebellion
The cleaners who have raised their rubber gloves in defiance of Greek public sector cuts.
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Should Comics Be Crimes?
Why are cartoons depicting children in explicit sexual situations still legal in Japan?
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Colombia - Where the Truth Lies Buried
Linda Pressly reports on plans to excavate for human remains at a huge dump in Medellin.
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Abdi and the Golden Ticket
Crossing Continents follows Abdi Nor, one of the winners of the US green card lottery.
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The Knights of New Russia
The Russian volunteers fighting in eastern Ukraine for their dreams of empires past.
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Washington Redskins
A popular American football team is under pressure to change a name many say is racist.
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Yemen's Swap Marriages
In Yemen, tradition allows men to marry each other's sisters - but at what price?
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Searching for Annie in Liberia
Gabriel Gatehouse goes in search of Annie, an Ebola victim in Liberia.
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Hunting the Taliban
In Pakistan's port city, Karachi, police are fighting a desperate war against the Taliban.
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Ivory Coast's School for Husbands
In one remote district in Ivory Coast, men are going back to school. Lucy Ash reports.
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Thailand's Slave Fishermen
Becky Palmstrom investigates allegations of modern-day slavery on Thailand's fishing boats
