Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Fixing India’s Car Crash Capital
The people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city
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Torah and Tech in Israel
David Baker meets Israel's new breed of high-tech Haredim
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Addicted in Suburbia
Heroin, opiates, and and the impact of addiction in suburban Ohio
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Protesting in Putin’s Russia
How Russia is dealing with dissent in the run up to elections in September
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Colombia’s Forgotten Exodus
The people displaced by war in Colombia who fear they will never be able to return home.
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Poland's Amateur Defenders
Why are more people in Poland preparing for war?
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Malawi’s Big Charity Secret
Inside one of Malawi’s biggest charities - Dapp (Development Aid for People to People)
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Syria’s Secret Library
The story of the library in a besieged Syrian town providing a lifeline to its community
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'Stealing Innocence' in Malawi
The men in Malawi who are hired to have sex with young girls
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The Battle for Barcelona
Why are residents protesting about the impact of tourism on their neighbourhoods?
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The City Giving Wine to Alcoholics
How the city of Ottawa reduces the fall-out from addiction: giving wine to alcoholics.
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Sparing the Killers of Belize
The campaign against capital punishment in a small but violent country
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Macedonia’s Colourful Revolution
The women prosecutors who have become the scourge of Macedonia’s political elite
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Honduras: After Berta
How the murder of environmentalist, Berta Caceres, is emblematic of divisions in Honduras
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Bangladesh’s Hidden Shame
A report on the alleged persecution of the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh.
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Target: Tolo TV
Yalda Hakim on how a Kabul TV station has paid a terrible human price for its journalism
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Capturing South Africa
Why the Gupta family of Indian entrepreneurs are accused of 'capturing' South Africa
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Ghana: The Obuasi Stand-Off
Why have illegal miners invaded three of Ghana's gold mines in recent months?
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Checkmate Me in St Louis
How the mid-western city of St Louis has become a world centre for the game of chess
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China's Family Planning Army
China's once hated population police are being turned into child development specialists
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Born Free, Killed by Hate in South Africa
The story of Pasca, a young lesbian, and how South Africa's rainbow nation failed her
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‘Islamic State’s’ Most Wanted
The astonishing story of a group of young men who chose to resist so-called Islamic State
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Norway: Parents Against the State
Norway's child protection policies are attracting sharp criticism both at home and abroad.
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The Panama Papers
A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions
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Thai Buddhism: Monks, Mercs and Women
The rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees.
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Romania: The Shepherds’ Revolt
The shepherds protesting over what they see as a threat to their traditional way of life
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Hungary at the Cutting Edge
Maria Margaronis examines Hungary's hardline response to migration in Europe
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Kidnapped in Mexico
Vladimir Hernandez gets a rare insight into the world of kidnapping in Mexico
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America’s Angry Cowboys
The growing dispute over public land between America’s rural communities and government
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The Christians Stranded in Thailand
The plight of Christians fleeing violence in Pakistan and seeking refuge in Thailand