Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Boom and Bust in Australia’s Coal Country
The story of business in Mackay in Queensland and its good - and not so good - times
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Inside Gay Pakistan
Mobeen Azhar discovers a secret vibrant gay scene in urban Pakistan
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Turkey’s New Opposition
Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together?
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Kazakhstan’s Living Gulags
How allegations of torture in Kazakhstan's prisons resonates with former Soviet gulags
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Bombing Boston
Is the US pursuing the most effective anti-terrorism strategy?
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Miracle Village
The unique community in Florida where over half the residents are registered sex offenders
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Spain: Operation FGM
The doctor offering reconstructive surgery to women scarred by female genital mutilation
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Welfare Britain – the New Reality
London families talk to Nina Robinson about the reality of new welfare reforms.
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Greece – In Sickness and in Debt
The volunteer medics helping to prop up the struggling Greek healthcare system
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Sweden’s Angry Suburbs
Why did Stockholm’s suburbs erupt into violence at the end of May?
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Kermit Gosnell: Doctor and Murderer
Dr Kermit Gosnell regulary performed illegal abortions. Why did authorities fail to act?
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France – The Tale of Two Factories
In the town of Amiens tyre manufacturers Goodyear and Dunlop face very different fates
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
The mystery of an unidentified young man found dead on a west London street
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Damascus Diary
Lina Sinjab reports on the conflict in Syria with a personal audio diary
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Azerbaijan – Heroes and Villains
Heroes and villains in Azerbaijan and what they tell us about national identity there.
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Guns and Mental Health in America
The toxic mix of gun addiction and mental health in America
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Romario Tackles Brazil
A profile of Romario - Brazil's footballing bad-boy turned politician
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Return to Ghana’s Oil City
Did Ghana’s oil city strike it rich?
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Hazaras, Hatred and Pakistan
Anti-Shia violence against Pakistan's Hazara minority raises growing concerns for security
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The Belarusian University in Exile
How the Belarus opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard.
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Mexico Vigilantes
The Mexican self-defence groups taking the law into their own hands.
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Ukraine's HIV/Aids Epidemic
Lucy Ash reports from Ukraine on the problems faced by those affected by HIV/Aids.
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The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
How did billions handed out in bad loans create a financial time-bomb for Cyprus?
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Snitching in the USA
Why are there calls to reform the way police use informants in the USA?
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Tunisia’s Harlem Shake
The Harlem Shake has become more than a bit of fun in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
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Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
Demands for punishment for war crimes in Nepal fall on deaf ears.
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Escape from Sinai
The truth behind the brutal trade in human trafficking in the Sinai desert
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The Struggle for Land on Kenya's Coast
What’s behind the calls for a new breakaway state on Kenya’s coast?
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The Italian Connection
Is it "who you know" not "what you know" when it comes to getting a job in Italy?
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Murder in Corsica
Corsica has the highest murder rate per capita in Europe. Tom Esslemont investigates why