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People & Power 2015: Episode Guide & Ratings

2015 Episodes

1. Phosphate fantasies

January 21st, 201525 min

The damaging health effects of Tunisia's phosphate mines on workers who hoped the Arab Spring would bring change.

2. Hong Kong: Occupy Central - Part 3

January 28th, 201525 min

This three-part People & Power report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

3. Killing the Ball

February 18th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates how a match-fixer and his syndicate corrupted global football.

4. From Africa's Palms

February 25th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates the environmental consequences of palm oil plantations in equatorial Africa.

5. Western Jihadis in Syria

March 4th, 201525 min

People & Power meets young Muslims who have abandoned the West to fight in Syria.

6. Macedonia: Behind the Facade

March 18th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates whether rising ethnic tensions in Macedonia could result in civil conflict.

7. Episode 7

April 1st, 201525 min

Can an international boycott of Israeli goods and services help end its occupation of Palestinian lands?

8. Madagascar's Chinese Vanilla

April 8th, 201525 min

How Chinese entrepreneurs have taken control of Madagascar's booming vanilla trade and what it means for local farmers.

9. With This Passport I Thee Wed ... - Part 1

April 29th, 201525 min

We investigate the shady world of Britain's fake marriage brokers and how they beat the UK's tough immigration rules.

10. With this Passport I Thee Wed - Part 2

May 6th, 201525 min

In the second part of With This Passport I Thee Wed, our undercover reporters turned their attention to those who provide legal advice to migrants seeking visas - in particular two lawyers who were said to have a curious attitude to the UK's immigration laws. The distorting effect of fake marriages on the UK immigration system and the suspicions and tougher rules they give rise to can only make it harder for those genuine migrants who want to enter Britain legally and make - as so many of them have - a real contribution to its society. But until a better answer to the problem is found, the criminal gangs who take huge sums of money from would-be migrants and exploit women from poorer parts of Europe will only continue to flourish.

11. Chad: At War With Boko Haram

May 20th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates how Chad is responding to the threat posed by Boko Haram across West Africa.

12. The Tech Threat

May 27th, 201525 min

Are advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and other technologies leading to fewer jobs and more inequality?

13. The Tech Threat (Part two)

June 3rd, 201525 min

As automation gets cheaper than the cost of labour, developing economies are being hit the hardest.

14. Canada's Lost Women

June 10th, 201525 min

An investigation into the abuse and exploitation of aboriginal women in Canada and the authorities' failure to stop it.

15. Syria's Electronic Armies

June 17th, 201525 min

People and Power investigates the sinister impact of a secret cyber war on the Syrian civil war.

16. The Baltic and the Bear

July 29th, 201525 min

We investigate why the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are nervous about Russia's regional ambitions.

17. The Cost of Living

August 5th, 201525 min

The politics of ransom paying: should governments give money to armed groups in exchange for hostages?

18. Peru's Rotten Wood

August 12th, 201525 min

People and Power exposes how Peru's Amazonian rainforest is being stripped bare by corruption.

19. Gaza: Deadly Assaults

August 19th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates two deadly attacks by the Israeli army during the 2014 war on Gaza.

20. South Korea: Suicide Nation

August 27th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates South Korea's disturbing rise in suicides, particularly among the elderly.

21. Torture in Tunisia

September 2nd, 201525 min

We investigate allegations that despite its new democratic institutions, police torture continues in Tunisia.

22. Killing Kenya

September 23rd, 201525 min

People & Power investigates allegations that Kenya’s police are involved in extra judicial killings.

23. Jamaica's Silent Children

September 30th, 201525 min

An investigation into the high rate of child sex abuse in Jamaica and the government's failure to protect its children.

24. India's Hindu Fundamentalists

October 7th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates India's Hindu fundamentalists and their influence on the country's government.

25. Red Gold and Black Blood

October 14th, 201525 min

People & Power investigates the use of exploited labour in Italy’s famous tomato industry.

26. Romania's War on Corruption

October 21st, 201525 min

We investigate Romania's efforts to rid the country of corruption amid its powerful political and business elites.

27. Out of the Shadows: Overcoming Mental Illness

October 28th, 201525 min

How a pioneering approach to treating mental illness is helping to fight one of the world's most neglected diseases.

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