Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Protecting Britain's Children
Assignment reports from the frontline of child protection in Britain.
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Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth
Why is the country so good at chess?
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Three Strike Lifers
Serving life for stealing a pair of socks.
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The Mystery of the Arctic Sea
A cargo ship disappears mysteriously in the English Channel. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ investigates.
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Chasing the Tax Cheats
Globally billions of dollars are lost to tax cheats. Can the G20 stop the cheating?
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Dog Fighting in Chicago
If my dog is tough then I'm tough. Killer dogs give teenagers status in Chicago.
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Masters in Business
Assignment asks: What role did the business schools play in last year's financial crisis?
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Saving in China
The Chinese government wants people to spend more and save less. Chris Hogg reports.
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Mutiny in Bangladesh
Six months on from a military revolt in Bangladesh Assignment asks what really happened.
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20/08/2009
Assignment gains rare access to a US base in Djibouti, Africa.
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The Pardon Game
Five drug traffickers are pardoned in Afghanistan - justice or election deal making?
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06/08/2009
Sudan, four years after the peace treaty that ended the war between the North and South.
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Assignment: Torture Investigation
Assignment investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services.
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Winning the Peace in Pakistan
Winning hearts and minds in Pakistan. Jill McGivering reports for Assignment.
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Chechnya's Missing Women
Chechnya's women face a growing threat of kidnap and violence. Lucy Ash reports.
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Land Grab Cambodia
Cambodia is experiencing an epidemic of so-called land grabbing. Rob Walker reports.
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The Opus Dei Enigma
Christopher Landau gains unique access to the controversial Catholic Opus Dei movement.
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Assignment - Iran in crisis
John Simpson reflects on the dramatic events that followed Iran's elections.
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25/06/2009
Ed Butler reports on the fate of the world's super-rich since the financial crisis began.
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America's Somali Bantu
A report on life for a community of Somali Bantu refugees who have settled in Boise, Idaho
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12/06/2009
Investigations and journeys into the heart of global events from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondents.
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Turkey's State Forensic Institute
Assignment examines an alleged cover up of police brutality in Turkey.
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The Inside Story of a Pirate Hijack
Assignment gains exclusive access to the story of a hijack of a ship off the Somali coast.
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The Bad Samaritan
The story of how one man - Bernie Madoff - plundered millions from charity in the USA.
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Ypres: The City of the Dead
Assignment goes to Ypres - the Belgian city that confronts its terrible past every day.
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Algeria looks to the Future
A decade after the civil war in Algeria Assignment asks if there is hope for the future.
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The Rich in Retreat
On Assignment - how the global financial crisis is affecting the super-rich.
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Pakistan in Crisis
The fabric of Pakistani society is under threat from extremism. Jill McGivering reports.
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Escape from Eritrea
Eritreans flee national service without end.