Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Mission Bin Laden
The story of the operation that led the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
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Blasphemy - A Matter of Life and Death
Why Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws are a matter of life and death for some people
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Uganda to Iraq: Trafficked into Slavery
The story of the rescue of a group of Ugandan women who were trafficked into Iraq
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Louisiana Deepwater - BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Robyn Bresnahan revisits the fishing families who were affected by the oil spill
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Jos: A city still divided
Assignment reports on the shocking sectarian violence in the Nigerian city of Jos
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Saudi women speak out
The women pushing for change in Saudi Arabia speak to Sue Lloyd-Roberts in Assignment
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Somaliland - Going it Alone
Somaliland declared itself independent in 1991 and since then it's been going it alone.
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Albania's Munitions Mountain
Neal Razzell travels to Albania, where they're getting rid of an explosive legacy
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Oil City Takoradi
The port city of Takoradi is being transformed by Ghana's new oil industry
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The Imam of Peace
In this edition of Assignment - the story of John Butt, the hippy turned Islamic scholar
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Depicting Detroit
Nina Robinson reports from Detroit on how the media is covering crime there
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Europe's New Politics
Has Europe's mainstream politics quietly veered to the right?
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Europe's New Politics
Assignment investigates the growing influence of populist parties in Northern Europe
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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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India's Microcredit Meltdown
Why is there a crisis in India's microcredit industry? Assignment investigates
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Baghdad International Airport - Window on Iraq
A snapshot of Iraq as seen through the prism of its main airport
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Cyber Bullied
For many teenagers bullying is no longer confined to the playground - it happens online
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The Rise and Fall of Wikileaks
Simon Cox investigates the recent troubles of Wikileaks - the whistle-blowing website.
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Reporting Mindanao
Life as a reporter on the troubled island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
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Mexico's Toughest Cop
Assignment goes on the trail of one of Mexico's toughest cops.
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Magic and Murder in Venezuela
The criminals who pray to the spirits - the Santos Malandros or Holy Thugs - in Venezuela
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Extremes Of Corruption: Sweden
Does Sweden live up to its squeaky clean image?
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Europe's Missing Millions
How much money has gone astray across the 27 member states of the European Union?
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Anger in Punjab Province
After the floods in Pakistan people accuse the government of not doing enough to help
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Trouble in Dagestan
Russia's hidden war in Dagestan
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Congo's Blood Gold
Has a senior Congolese general profited from the illegal takeover of a gold mine?
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Burma Votes
Sue Lloyd-Roberts investigates whether the election in Burma offers any chance of change.
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Irish Anger
Ed Butler charts the depths of Irish anger as they face up to their financial crisis.
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Drugs and Power in Kyrgyzstan
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Rayhan Demytrie explores the world of politics and drugs in Kyrgyzstan
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Waiting for Omar
An intimate account of one family's long wait for the rescue of the Chilean miners.