Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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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
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Germany at the Centre of EU Migration Crisis
Chris Bowlby explores how Germany found itself at the centre of Europe's migration crisis
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Trump v the Republicans: PJ O’Rourke on the Campaign Trail
PJ O’Rourke is on the trail of Donald Trump in New Hampshire
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Gaddafi and the Man with the Golden Gun
The search for the golden gun seized by rebels when Col Gaddafi was captured
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Women in Love in Bangladesh
Lipika Pelham on the extraordinary story behind Bangladesh’s first same sex wedding
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The Great Tennis Fix
Have the tennis authorities done enough to investigate allegations of match fixing?
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Molenbeek Through the Looking Glass
Why has Molenbeek in Belgium been dubbed ‘jihadi-central’ and what can be done about it?
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Brazil versus Sleaze
The web of corruption and scandal that has deepened Brazil's economic crisis
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The Battered Champions of Aleppo
The quest to find the football champions of Aleppo, now torn apart by civil war