Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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The refugees of Darfur and Chad
A report on the developing security and humanitarian crisis in Darfur
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The Rainbow Nation
The state of post-1994 South Africa, the self-proclaimed "Rainbow Nation"
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The price of rice
A report on the rising price of rice which has caused rioting in some parts of the world
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The power of the US Jewish lobby
A report on the influence of the powerful Jewish lobby in America
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The poor wars - part two
A report on trade between rich and poor countries
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The poor wars - part one
How do developed countries treat the world's poorest?
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The Niger Delta
Alex Last travels to the troubled Niger Delta in Nigeria
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The legacy of Bernard Madoff
Jamie Coomarasamy looks at the impact of Bernard Madoff's fraud
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The King of Jordan's reform programme
Accompanying the King of Jordan as he pays a secret visit to a Palestinian refugee camp
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The kids who ran Iraq
A report on what the young American soldiers who served in Iraq think of their experiences
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The Iranian revolution
The 20th anniversary of the Iranian revolution
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The Inside Story of a Pirate Hijack
Robert Walker is in Somaliland to uncover the truth behind the hijacking of a Danish ship
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The Gaza settlers
The slow, painful splintering of the Jewish settlers' community
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The future of Sevastopol
A report on the Russian port Sevastopol which is situated in the Ukraine
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The Future Of Iraq
Now Iraq has been attacked, what will happen to Saddam Hussein?
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The French riots
Translator and political activist, Brima Conteh talks about the Paris Banlieue riots
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The financial war on terror
How tackling the funding of terrorist organisations could help the war on terror.
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The fake anti-Malaria drugs scandal
A report on the fake anti-malaria drugs in South-East Asia
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The Euro
The introduction of the Euro, the new Europe-wide currency
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The Enron trial
The criminal trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
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The end of Apartheid
The beginning of the end for Apartheid in South Africa
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The dowry revolution
A report on the use of dowries in India, where the bride's family pays that of the husband
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The declining US car industry
Why Americans eschew US-made motors for Japanese ones, and what this means
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The Czech Republic and Slovakia
The Czech Republic - ten years since the Velvet Revolution
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The charity accused of child trafficking
How a charity aimed at helping children in Darfur ended up accused of child trafficking
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The Case of Dr Sami Al-Arian
The trial of a US university professor accused of helping Palestinian jihadis
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The Camorra in Naples
The Camorra has said it wants a young writer dead by Christmas
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The Bush Doctrine
The US claims diplomacy has failed and prepares to launch attacks on Iraq
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The Bosnian War
A report on the history of the conflict between 1992 and 1995
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The bombing of Basra
The war in Basra and the bombing of Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti or 'Chemical Ali'