Season 2013

1. America's Poor Kids

March 6, 2013 · 1h

Child poverty has reached record levels in America. This documentary offers a unique perspective on the nation's flagging economy, told from the point of view of the children.

2. A History of Syria with Dan Snow

March 11, 2013 · 1h

A History of Syria with Dan Snow

3. Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?

March 20, 2013 · 1h

Documentary. The father of an RAF reservist killed in Basra in 2007 travels to the Iraqi city to discover the impact of the war and the subsequent occupation on ordinary Iraqis.

4. South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation

April 24, 2013 · 1h

In August 2012, 34 miners were shot dead by police as they protested outside a mine. Peter Hain MP uncovers a day of shocking brutality and disturbing allegations.

5. The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

May 1, 2013 · 1h

Author and mafia historian John Dickie uncovers the truth about Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta', believed to be Europe's biggest cocaine traffickers.

6. India's Supersize Kids

August 13, 2013 · 1h

Investigating the obesity epidemic engulfing India's growing middle class. Anita Rani travels to Mumbai to meet some of India's overweight teenagers.

7. America's Stoned Kids

August 24, 2013 · 1h

Professor John Marsden heads to Colorado, which voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in November 2012, to investigate the impact this could have on teenage drug use.

8. Terror in the Desert

August 31, 2013 · 1h

In January 2013, 39 people died and dozens of workers were held hostage when terrorists stormed a gas plant in Algeria. British survivors tell their dramatic and harrowing stories.

9. Dan Snow's History of Congo

October 9, 2013 · 1h

Dan Snow travels to Congo to reveal how its troubled history has turned one of the world's potentially richest countries into one of its poorest.

10. No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement

October 24, 2013 · 1h

As Japan faces a future which could see its population shrink by a third in just 40 years, Anita Rani explores the reasons why the Japanese are not having enough babies.

11. World's Busiest Maternity Ward

October 31, 2013 · 1h

In crowded Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Anita Rani follows the lives of three different women and visits a hospital where up to 100 babies are born each day.

12. Don't Panic - The Truth About Population

November 7, 2013 · 1h

Statistician Professor Hans Rosling presents a spectacular portrait of our rapidly changing world, showing how the problems of rapid population growth are starting to be conquered.