The Documentary Podcast Episodes Episode guide
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Assignment: Taught to fear - corporal punishment in the classroom
Reported cases of teachers beating their students in Kenyan schools are on the rise
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Assignment: Syria - return to ruins
After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?
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Assignment: Swine Flu: Panic or Pandemic
In June 2009 the head of the World Health Organisation declared swine flu a global...
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Assignment: Spain's Stolen Babies
Katya meets the heartbroken families in Spain searching for their children and the now...
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Assignment: Spain's Hard Times
Pascale Harter reports from Spain for Assignment to see how families there are coping...
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Assignment: Spain, the kiss and the culture war
Has feminism gone too far? A world cup kiss that set a match to Spanish gender relations
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Assignment: Spain - can an algorithm predict murder?
How a risk assessment tool is used by police in Spain to predict gender-based violence
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Assignment: Spain - 鈥榣iquid gold鈥� under pressure
In an era of climate change, what does the future look like for Spain鈥檚 olive farmers?
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Assignment: South Korea - the feminist hunters
How feminists in South Korea are being hunted down, attacked and sacked
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Assignment: Singing in Gaza
Amid the rubble, children in Gaza are learning music. How and why do they go on singing?
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Assignment: Singapore 鈥� drugs, rehab, execution
Singapore and drugs: compulsory rehabilitation, and traffickers paying the ultimate price
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Assignment: Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women
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Assignment: Russia鈥檚 new war elite
How huge payouts to soldiers and their families are creating a new middle class in Russia
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Assignment: Russia's Church in Texas
The Americans converting to Orthodox Christianity in Texas...
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Assignment: Russia - Waiting for Justice
Rebecca Kesby investigates allegations of corruption within Russia's criminal justice...
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Assignment: Road wars - cycling in Paris
How a recent killing in Paris reveals a dark side to the city's cycling revolution
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Assignment: Return of the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897
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Assignment: Reproductive rights: A divided flock
How the debate over abortion and IVF has divided evangelical Christians in the US
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Assignment: Rejecting Public Education in Arizona
鈥楽chool choice鈥�: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?
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Assignment: Reggaeton - the pride of Puerto Rico?
Reggaeton鈥檚 the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene
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Assignment: Reel revolution? The dramatic rise of Saudiwood
Saudi's film industry is booming but not all stories can be told
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Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes
The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes
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Assignment: Poland's forest frontier
Poland builds a wall through one of Europe鈥檚 most precious forests. What鈥檚 the impact?
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Assignment: Plastic recycling鈥檚 dirty secrets
Malaysia; the global hub for recycling plastic waste
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Assignment: Panama鈥檚 water fights
Panama鈥檚 fight for water in one of the world鈥檚 wettest countries
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Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire
Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities
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Assignment: Opposing Syria's President Assad
Undercover in Damascus for Assignment. Tim Whewell enters the dangerous world of the...
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Assignment: On the road with Hillary
In this week's Assignment the 成人快手's State Department correspondent Kim Ghattas has to...
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Assignment: No more child witches in DRC?
Is it possible to legislate against deeply held beliefs? That's what the authorities...
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Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as M膩ori equality
Protest against New Zealand鈥檚 moves to abolish M膩ori rights in the name of equality
