Foreign Correspondent
TV-PG
7.7
1992
Documentary
, News
Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.
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Episode 31 : President Trump
November. 20,2016
He was a showman, a wheeler-dealer & one-time rank outsider who shocked Washington's establishment. Now he's set to lead the free world. So who is President Trump? Emma Alberici reports.
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Episode 30 : The Bridge
October. 04,2016
Who'll be next? Fear and paranoia grip Turkey after a failed coup and a payback purge, as Sally Sara reports.
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Episode 29 : Keep Calm And Drill On
September. 27,2016
Oil-rich Norway has adopted the radical goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. But, as Eric Campbell reports, there's a catch to this green revolution.
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Episode 28 : Wild Things
September. 20,2016
Elephants roaming Scandinavia, wolves chasing bison in Europe - endangered animals are being reintroduced to wild places as part of a radical and controversial idea called "re-wilding".
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Episode 27 : Joe Leahy's Troubles
September. 13,2016
When award-winning Australian filmmaker Bob Connolly reunites with the characters of his acclaimed PNG Highlands trilogy, he is shocked at how their fortunes have changed.
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Episode 26 : Generation Left Behind
September. 06,2016
More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. Matthew Carney reports on the generation left behind.
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Episode 25 : Last Whites of The East End
August. 30,2016
For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.
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Episode 24 : The War on Children
August. 23,2016
In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.
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Episode 23 : For Greater Glory
August. 16,2016
A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.
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Episode 22 : Never Trump
August. 09,2016
Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
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Episode 21 : Get Up, Stand Up
August. 02,2016
As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.
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Episode 20 : The Labours Of Mr. Zhang
July. 26,2016
As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.
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Episode 19 : A Bloody Boycott
July. 19,2016
Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.
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Episode 18 : Freedom Riders
July. 12,2016
How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.
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Episode 17 : The Reckoning
July. 05,2016
It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.
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Episode 16 : Honouring Noah
June. 28,2016
It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.
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Episode 15 : A Fleeting Freedom
June. 21,2016
As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.
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Episode 14 : Accused
June. 14,2016
A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?
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Episode 13 : There'll Always Be An England
June. 07,2016
Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".
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Episode 12 : Surgical Strike
May. 31,2016
Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.
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Episode 11 : Into The Zone
May. 24,2016
Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.
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Episode 10 : Come In Spinner
May. 17,2016
A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.
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Episode 9 : Persian Jam
May. 10,2016
Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.
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Episode 8 : False Economy
May. 03,2016
Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.
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Episode 7 : Saudi Arabia Uncovered
April. 26,2016
Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.
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Episode 6 : On Thin Ice
April. 19,2016
A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.
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Episode 5 : Mafia Hunter
April. 12,2016
Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.
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Episode 4 : Poppyland
April. 05,2016
Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?
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Episode 3 : One Night In Cologne
March. 29,2016
A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?
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Episode 2 : The Zombies From Wall Street
March. 22,2016
They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.
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