The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues
Johnny Cash became a passionate prison reformer. Why?
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Voices from the Ghetto
The contemporaneous attempt to preserve the memory of life in the Warsaw Ghetto
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Changing Burma
A guide to Burma’s extraordinary year. What are the challenges for 2013?
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Lullabies in the Arab World
Lullabies in the Arab world are a form of self-expression. How are they evolving?
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The Cost of Doing Time
The people in Philadelphia that owe around $1.5 billion in criminal court debt.
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Anzac
Sharon Mascall asks how true is the Anzac Legend?
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A Long Walk Into History
The story of James Meredith, the first black student at the University of Mississippi.
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The Halabja Project
John Simpson returns to Halabja, the site of a chemical weapons attack in 1988.
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The Language of Lullabies
Exploring lullabies from around the world and their role in child development.
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Tehrangeles
The largest Iranian community outside Iran can be found in LA. What's its story?
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An Audience With John Lydon
The former lead singer of The Sex Pistols answers your questions.
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Poor Reporting
What does it take to get people in the rich world engaged in the issue of global poverty?
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Episode 2
How the famous Vietnamese musicians of the 60's have kept their culture alive in the US.
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Revolutionary Radio
Fi Glover investigates why radio has been a potent political force in revolutions.
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In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps
Revisiting the enduring themes of Letter From America. How has America changed since?
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Episode 1
Robin Denselow hears the memories of those who were there, when rock 'n' roll hit Vietnam.
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Blasphemy And The Governor Of Punjab
A documentary-drama set in Pakistan about the assassination of the Governor of Punjab.
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Reality Radio
Phil Maguire attends the launch of Trinidads first prison radio station.
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US Election 2012: Is America Working?
Ros Atkins travels across the US to find out if America is working ahead of the election.
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Life Blood
Why the Japanese believe that blood types define temperament and personality.
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The Left To Die Boat
The tragic story of African migrants who fled fighting in Libya on an inflatable boat.
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Michael Jackson: The Thrill Of Thriller
The story of the singer's African heritage and legacy of 30 years of Thriller.
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The Nowhere Man
The man who overstayed his Indian visa and was stripped of his nationality and identity.