Foreign Correspondent

Series 25

31 episodes · Mar 15, 2016

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  • Rosie's Journey
    S25E1

    Rosie's Journey

    Mar 15, 201630m

    Does gender equality free women from family violence? Campaigner Rosie Batty & reporter Sally Sara journey to gender equality heartland, Sweden to find out. What they discover will surprise.

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  • The Zombies From Wall Street
    S25E2

    The Zombies From Wall Street

    Mar 22, 201630m

    They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.

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  • One Night In Cologne
    S25E3

    One Night In Cologne

    Mar 29, 201630m

    A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?

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  • Poppyland
    S25E4

    Poppyland

    Apr 5, 201630m

    Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?

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  • Mafia Hunter
    S25E5

    Mafia Hunter

    Apr 12, 201630m

    Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.

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  • On Thin Ice
    S25E6

    On Thin Ice

    Apr 19, 201630m

    A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.

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  • Saudi Arabia Uncovered
    S25E7

    Saudi Arabia Uncovered

    Apr 26, 201630m

    Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.

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  • False Economy
    S25E8

    False Economy

    May 3, 201630m

    Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.

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  • Persian Jam
    S25E9

    Persian Jam

    May 10, 201630m

    Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.

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  • Come In Spinner
    S25E10

    Come In Spinner

    May 17, 201630m

    A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.

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  • Into The Zone
    S25E11

    Into The Zone

    May 24, 201630m

    Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.

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  • Surgical Strike
    S25E12

    Surgical Strike

    May 31, 201630m

    Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.

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  • There'll Always Be An England
    S25E13

    There'll Always Be An England

    Jun 7, 201630m

    Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".

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  • Accused
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    Accused

    Jun 14, 201630m

    A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?

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  • A Fleeting Freedom
    S25E15

    A Fleeting Freedom

    Jun 21, 201630m

    As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.

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  • Honouring Noah
    S25E16

    Honouring Noah

    Jun 28, 201630m

    It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.

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  • The Reckoning
    S25E17

    The Reckoning

    Jul 5, 201630m

    It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.

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  • Freedom Riders
    S25E18

    Freedom Riders

    Jul 12, 201630m

    How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.

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  • A Bloody Boycott
    S25E19

    A Bloody Boycott

    Jul 19, 201630m

    Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.

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  • The Labours Of Mr. Zhang
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    The Labours Of Mr. Zhang

    Jul 26, 201630m

    As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.

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  • Get Up, Stand Up
    S25E21

    Get Up, Stand Up

    Aug 2, 201630m

    As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.

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  • Never Trump
    S25E22

    Never Trump

    Aug 9, 201630m

    Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

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  • For Greater Glory
    S25E23

    For Greater Glory

    Aug 16, 201630m

    A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.

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  • The War on Children
    S25E24

    The War on Children

    Aug 23, 201630m

    In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.

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  • Last Whites of The East End
    S25E25

    Last Whites of The East End

    Aug 30, 201630m

    For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.

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  • Generation Left Behind
    S25E26

    Generation Left Behind

    Sep 6, 201630m

    More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. Matthew Carney reports on the generation left behind.

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  • Joe Leahy's Troubles
    S25E27

    Joe Leahy's Troubles

    Sep 13, 201630m

    When award-winning Australian filmmaker Bob Connolly reunites with the characters of his acclaimed PNG Highlands trilogy, he is shocked at how their fortunes have changed.

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  • Wild Things
    S25E28

    Wild Things

    Sep 20, 201630m

    Elephants roaming Scandinavia, wolves chasing bison in Europe - endangered animals are being reintroduced to wild places as part of a radical and controversial idea called "re-wilding".

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  • Keep Calm And Drill On
    S25E29

    Keep Calm And Drill On

    Sep 27, 201630m

    Oil-rich Norway has adopted the radical goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. But, as Eric Campbell reports, there's a catch to this green revolution.

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  • The Bridge
    S25E30

    The Bridge

    Oct 4, 201630m

    Who'll be next? Fear and paranoia grip Turkey after a failed coup and a payback purge, as Sally Sara reports.

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  • President Trump
    S25E31

    President Trump

    Nov 20, 201630m

    He was a showman, a wheeler-dealer & one-time rank outsider who shocked Washington's establishment. Now he's set to lead the free world. So who is President Trump? Emma Alberici reports.

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