2014 (2014)
Episodes: 35
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 40 Years of Solitude
Air Date: 2014-02-05
What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?
Ep.2 Escape in Istanbul
Air Date: 2014-02-12
Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?
Ep.3 The Power and the Pain
Air Date: 2014-02-19
We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.
Ep.4 A Passage to Nowhere
Air Date: 2014-02-26
A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.
Ep.5 Stateless
Air Date: 2014-03-04
Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.
Ep.6 Syria: The Battle Beyond
Air Date: 2014-03-19
Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.
Ep.7 Slave
Air Date: 2014-04-02
One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.
Ep.8 Coming Back
Air Date: 2014-04-09
In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.
Ep.9 Harvest Time
Air Date: 2014-04-30
A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.
Ep.10 Lost Cities of Palestine
Air Date: 2014-05-14
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.
Ep.11 Syria: The Wounds of War
Air Date: 2014-05-21
The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.
Ep.12 Area C
Air Date: 2014-05-28
Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.
Ep.13 Shattered Heritage
Air Date: 2014-06-04
The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.
Ep.14 Brazil: World Cup Nation
Air Date: 2014-06-11
Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.
Ep.15 Roadtrip Iraq
Air Date: 2014-06-16
From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.
Ep.16 Journey Into an Invisible War
Air Date: 2014-06-17
The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.
Ep.17 Algerian Wedding
Air Date: 2014-06-26
A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.
Ep.18 Going Against the Grain
Air Date: 2014-07-02
Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.
Ep.19 The Uighurs: Eternal Exile
Air Date: 2014-07-10
Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.
Ep.20 Son of the Desert
Air Date: 2014-07-17
Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
Ep.21 Syria: So Near, So Far
Air Date: 2014-07-23
Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.
Ep.22 Gypsy Melody
Air Date: 2014-07-30
Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
Ep.23 Gaza: Left in the Dark
Air Date: 2014-08-06
Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.
Ep.24 Khuzaa: Attack and Aftermath
Air Date: 2014-08-11
What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?
Ep.25 Hunger Strike
Air Date: 2014-08-12
To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?
Ep.26 Slavery in Yemen
Air Date: 2014-09-10
Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.
Ep.27 Shattered Dreams
Air Date: 2014-09-17
Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.
Ep.28 The Bedouin of Petra
Air Date: 2014-09-24
We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.
Ep.29 Stronger Than Words
Air Date: 2014-10-01
The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.
Ep.30 Between the Desert and the Fire
Air Date: 2014-10-08
Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.
Ep.31 Ceuta: Multicultural City
Air Date: 2014-10-15
In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.
Ep.32 Wave Upon Wave
Air Date: 2014-10-22
The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.
Ep.33 Stories From the Intifada (1)
Air Date: 2014-12-10
Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.
Ep.34 Stories From the Intifada (2)
Air Date: 2014-12-17
How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.
Ep.35 Camels in the Outback
Air Date: 2014-12-26
Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?