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S10.E1 ∙ An American Injustice

Fri, Jan 22, 2016

America imprisons a higher proportion of its citizens than anywhere else in the world, and Louisiana more than anywhere else in America. Aleem Maqbool tells the story of one prisoner who was jailed in the 1990s for killing a young tourist.

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S10.E2 ∙ Votes for Women

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

In December 2015, women in Saudi Arabia voted and stood as election candidates for the first time. Our World follows three women on the campaign trail.

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S10.E3 ∙ Libya: The Hunt for the Golden Gun

Fri, Feb 05, 2016

Gabriel Gatehouse returns to Libya to find those who seized Gaddafi's golden gun, and report on the rise of so-called Islamic State.

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S10.E4 ∙ Return to Zanskar

Fri, Feb 12, 2016

Two friends return to a Himalayan Buddhist kingdom which was one of the most inaccessible settlements on earth when they first visited it 30 years ago. Things are about to change.

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S10.E5 ∙ Columbine: A Killer in the Family

Fri, Feb 19, 2016

The mother of one of the Columbine High School shooters talks to Kirsty Wark about trying to come to terms with what happened.

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S10.E6 ∙ Thailand's Asylum Crackdown

Fri, Feb 26, 2016

Chris Rogers goes undercover in Thailand, exposing how the country treats asylum seekers. Thailand does not recognize refugees.

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S10.E7 ∙ Confronting the Cartels

Fri, Mar 04, 2016

Tens of thousands of Mexicans have been killed in drug-related gang violence in the past ten years. One of Mexico's leading politicians, known as El Bronco, claims he can beat Mexico's infamous cartels. Yalda Hakim speaks with him.

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S10.E8 ∙ Kidnapped in Mexico

Fri, Mar 11, 2016

Kidnapping in Mexico is an epidemic. Vladimir Hernandez meets people rebuilding their lives after being held for ransom and meets a man who has made kidnapping his business.

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S10.E9 ∙ The Penguin Watchers

Fri, Apr 08, 2016

Victoria Gill joins scientists in Antarctica as they begin to analyze their findings after a year spent monitoring the lives of thousands of penguins.

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S10.E10 ∙ Norway: Parents Against the State

Fri, Apr 15, 2016

Tim Whewell meets the parents and professionals calling Norway's child protection agency dysfunctional and dangerous. Is a system designed to put children first, out of control?

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S10.E11 ∙ Death at the Junction with Yolande Knell

Fri, Apr 22, 2016

Over the past year, a new wave of violence has brought terror to the streets of Israel and the West Bank. The Gush Etzion junction, on the main road between Jurusalem and Hebron is one site of many attacks.

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S10.E12 ∙ Terror at the TV Station

Fri, Apr 29, 2016

The Kabul office of Afghanistan's Tolo Television is a young and energetic place. But the station's popularity and prominence carries a deadly risk. In January a Taliban suicide bomber blew up a bus carrying Tolo employees home.

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S10.E13 ∙ China's Family Planning Army

Fri, May 06, 2016

Lucy Ash visits a pilot project in Shaanxi Province. Former enforcers there are being trained up to offer advice and support to rural grandparents who are left rearing children while parents migrate to jobs in the big cities.

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S10.E14 ∙ Killing the Ganges with Justin Rowlatt

Fri, May 13, 2016

The Indian prime minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning up the Ganges, but can one of the world's dirtiest rivers be saved?

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S10.E15 ∙ Dancing for Peace? with Natalio Cosoy

Fri, May 20, 2016

Our World follows Fernando Montano, the world-famous Colombian ballet star, as he returns home for the first time in 16 years to lend his support to the peace process in Colombia.

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S10.E16 ∙ Disabled and Displaced

Fri, May 27, 2016

Syria's neighbour Jordan is struggling with a huge refugee population. For disabled refugees, including those injured during the conflict, the future looks particularly difficult.

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S10.E17 ∙ The European Dream

Fri, Jun 03, 2016

As the European Union struggles to stay united in the face of a 21st century crisis, Gabriel Gatehouse asks what's happened to the European dream.

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S10.E18 ∙ Legacy of Wounded Knee

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

Nick Lazaredes reports on life at the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota, and the efforts to improve life for young people there.

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S10.E19 ∙ The Horrors of the Red House

Fri, Jun 17, 2016

Filipina women who were raped by Japanese soldiers during WW II tell their extraordinary stories. The women are fighting to make sure their ordeal isn't forgotten and asking for a full state apology from the Japanese Government.

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S10.E20 ∙ Life on the Rubbish Dump

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Thousands of people fleeing war in the Middle East have headed to the relative safety of Kurdish controlled Northern Iraq. For Our World, Namak Khoshnaw has been to meet refugee families whose only means of survival is to scavenge in the rubbish dump which serves the regional capital, Erbil.

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S10.E21 ∙ A Symphony for Syria

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Four musicians from the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music prepare for a series of concerts, reuniting members in exile and in Syria.

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S10.E22 ∙ Iran's Nuclear Deal

Fri, Jul 15, 2016

In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear program with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. Our World reports on the process that led to the agreement.

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S10.E23 ∙ Ghana's Child Labourers

Fri, Jul 22, 2016

A look at how tens of thousands of children in Ghana have been trafficked into forced labour. Yalda Hakim joins a team of charity workers rescuing children around Lake Volta.

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S10.E24 ∙ Going Hungry in Venezuela

Fri, Jul 29, 2016

Venezuela is going through a national food crisis that's seeing many people struggling to eat proper meals. President Maduro blames the crisis on an 'economic war' designed to topple his government, but critics accuse him of mismanagement.

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S10.E25 ∙ Russia: Crushing Dissent

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

After the last election in Russia, mass protests against vote-rigging led to violent clashes in Moscow. They were the biggest challenge Putin has ever faced to his rule. The laws on protesting have been tightened and arrests continue.

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S10.E26 ∙ Afrikaners on the Edge

Fri, Sep 16, 2016

More than 20 years after the end of apartheid some Afrikaners claim their language, and culture, are being marginalized. For Our World Benjamin Zand meets Afrikaners who fear for their future in the 'Rainbow Nation'.

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S10.E27 ∙ Starving Yemen

Fri, Sep 23, 2016

The silent killer in Yemen's ongoing conflict is starvation. Nawal Al-Maghafi travels to the city of Hodeida - while it is being bombed by Saudi-led forces.

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S10.E28 ∙ The Philippine Drug War

Fri, Sep 30, 2016

The new president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has launched a brutal crackdown on drug crime. Might the president's ruthless approach succeed, or simply see his country branded a leading human rights abuser?

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S10.E29 ∙ Sweden: Exporting Islamic Extremism

Fri, Oct 07, 2016

More than 300 people have left Sweden to fight for ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Yalda Hakim travels to Gothenburg to discover why so many young people there are attracted by ISIS.

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S10.E30 ∙ The Killing of Qandeel

Fri, Oct 21, 2016

Qandeel Baloch, Pakistan's first social media star, was murdered in her bed in July. Our World has been to her home village to discover more about the remarkable story of her life.

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S10.E31 ∙ The Poisoning of Flint

Fri, Oct 28, 2016

Residents of the small American city of Flint, Michigan, are living with a contaminated water supply. Our World meets residents to find out how they're coping.

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S10.E32 ∙ Nomad Warrior Women

Fri, Nov 04, 2016

The Olympics Games are the pinnacle for many of the world's leading sportsmen and women - but for horse-back wrestlers, bone-throwers and eagle hunters it's the World Nomad Games.

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S10.E33 ∙ Australia's Shark Menace

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Australia's east coast surfing beaches are suffering from a spate of deadly shark attacks. Our World discovers there's little agreement about what can be done to increase safety.

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S10.E34 ∙ American Addiction

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

More Americans die from drug overdoses than car crashes or being shot. The majority of deaths involve the use of heroin or prescription painkillers. Over the past year, Ian Pannell followed a number of addicts as they try to kick the habit

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S10.E35 ∙ Cleansing Turkey

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

On one traumatic night in July, a faction of the Turkish military tried to overthrow the government. The coup failed, but hundreds of people were killed.

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S10.E36 ∙ Living Goddesses

Fri, Dec 02, 2016

Sahar Zand travels to Nepal to find out if the choosing of the Kumaris, young girls who live as goddesses, is an exploitative or an empowering practice.

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S10.E37 ∙ The Forgotten Shipwreck

Fri, Dec 09, 2016

BBC News has, for the first time, revealed the untold story of what is understood to be the biggest single shipwreck of a migrant boat in 2016. More than 500 people are believed to have died, but there has been no inquiry into the deaths.

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S10.E38 ∙ The Funeral Bombing

Fri, Dec 16, 2016

On 8th October in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Saudi-led coalition jets bombed a funeral in a community building. Nawal al-Maghafi travelled to Yemen to investigate what happened.

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