Crossing Continents Episodes Episode guide
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Frank Wild's last journey
Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.
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The Graves of Kashmir
Who are the thousands of people discovered in mass graves in Indian Kashmir?
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China's Migrant Worker Mega-City
Tales of discontent and reform from Guangzhou, China's mega-city of migrants.
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Exposing Bali's Orphanages
Ed Butler investigates abuse of children and scamming of volunteers by Bali's orphanages.
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Farming Zimbabwe
Martin Plaut investigates Zimbabwe's agriculture ten years after the farm invasions.
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Roubles and Radicals in Dagestan
Lucy Ash asks if a billionaire's roubles can help to end Dagestan's bloody insurgency.
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India's Whistleblowers
How local level campaigners against corruption in India face threats and violence.
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Zimbabwe's child migrants
The stories of young children travelling alone from Zimbabwe to South Africa.
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9/11 - Toxic Ash
Investigating the health impact on New York from the collapse of the World Trade Centre.
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The Mystery of Dirar Abu Sisi
Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the mysterious disappearance of Dirar Abu Sisi.
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Takoradi, Ghana's Oil City
A portrait of the sleepy Ghanaian city of Takoradi at the start of an oil boom.
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Murder, migration and Mexico
Linda Pressly joins migrants on their perilous journey north through Guatemala and Mexico.
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The Mourides of Senegal
Tim Judah reports from Senegal on the growing influence of the Mouride Sufi brotherhood.
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Escape from North Korea
Reporting the desperate and dangerous efforts of North Koreans to flee to the South.
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Libyan refugees
The mountain Berbers of Libya fighting for their culture and their lives against Gaddafi.
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On the road with Hillary Clinton
An on-the-road behind-the-scenes profile of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Searching for an Alzheimer's Cure in Colombia
Does the key to curing Alzheimer's lie with a poor extended family in Medellin, Colombia?
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The Pakistan Connection
Owen Bennett-Jones explores Pakistan's connections to jihadi groups.
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South Africa: Aurora Mine Controversy
Martin Plaut investigates alleged shortcomings at gold mines in South Africa.
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What happened next?
Lucy Ash returns to some significant stories Crossing Continents covered in recent years.
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Germany
David Goldblatt looks at whether Berlin's alternative culture is under threat.
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Egypt: Sisters of the Revolution
The unfolding Egyptian revolution through the eyes of five extraordinary women.
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Ecuador
Ecuador's radical plan to keep oil reserves in the ground, and save the rainforest.
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Uganda
Investigating the human trafficking of Ugandan women to work as virtual slaves in Iraq.
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Baghdad Airport
A portrait of life in Iraq through the story of its international gateway.
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Cambodia: Country for Sale
Cambodia is selling vast swathes of its land to global investors - but at what price?
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Palliative Care in India
Linda Pressly travels to Kerala to examine the silent revolution in palliative care.
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Senegal
David Goldblatt examines Senegalese wrestling; Africa's sporting spectacular.
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The Two Faces of Bahrain
Bahrain says it's modern and progressive - but political opponents face jail and torture.
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Nichi Vendola
A profile of Nichi Vendola, the new hope of the left in Italy.