Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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A Taliban Class War?
In Pakistan is the Taliban's appeal based on class conflict or religious faith?
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Goldmine Sachs
How Goldman Sachs survived the 2008 banking crisis and remained profitable.
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Inside Britain's Class System
Does Britain's class system still hold people back in 2010?
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Total recall: The Toyota story
Assignment investigates Toyota, and whether it has the means to get back on track.
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Zimbabwe's New Farmers
Farming the land in Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe's controversial land reform programme.
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France's Burqa Controversy
Why wearing the burqa or niqab in France is proving controversial.
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Assignment: The Art of Match-Fixing
Is European football threatened by an epidemic of fixed matches?
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Love and Morals in Mangalore
Why holding hands in public in India's coastal town of Mangalore can get you into trouble.
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Keeping the peace in South Sudan
Disarming South Sudan's warring ethnic groups is no easy task. Assignment investigates.
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Hackers for Hire
Russian hackers have a fearsome reputation, but what makes them so good?
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Aid for Arms in Ethiopia
This programme is not available
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Taxing Questions for Greeks
Tax evasion is big in Greece - Ed Butler asks why?
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Mexico's Drug War
Katya Adler reports on the shocking consequences of Mexico's drug war on Mexican society.
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Unlawful Detention
Assignment investigates claims that the UK government is breaking its own asylum rules.
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Dreams of a British Education
Lucy Williamson investigates the crisis building behind the dream of a British education.
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Ten Days in Haiti
Mark Doyle reports on the devastation of the Haiti earthquake.
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Guantanamo Reunited
A former guard at Guantanamo Bay comes face-to-face with two of his ex-prisoners.
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Closing Guantanamo: What went wrong?
Why the US administration failed to meet the closure deadline of Guantanamo Bay.
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Kenya's War Next Door
Jenny Cuffe asks how big a threat the Somali war poses to Kenya’s security.
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India's Struggling Welfare Revolution
An investigation into the Indian government's flagship scheme to assist the poorest.
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Vancouver Gangland
A report on the growing problem of drug and gun crimes in Vancouver.
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Latvia: Coping with Crisis
Assignment returns to Latvia, the European country worst hit by the financial crisis.
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Return to Nablus
Alan Johnston returns to the Palestinian city of Nablus - once a hotbed of militancy.
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Bhopal - An Enduring Tragedy
Allan Little returns to the scene of the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in India.
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Malvinas War Crimes
Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War?
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The Congo Connection
Assignment goes on the trail of a deadly African militia operating out of Euorpe.
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High Frequency Trading
An investigation into new dealing practices by some banks.
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Guinea on the Brink
Assignment hears harrowing eye-witness accounts of a massacre in Guinea.
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Dying to Give Birth
Assignment investigates maternal health in Pakistan.
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Protecting Britain's Children
Assignment reports from the frontline of child protection in Britain.