Foreign Correspondent
Season 34
2025 • 11 Episodes
Episodes
1. More Than a Kiss - Spain
February 18, 2025
When football chief Luis Rubiales kissed a player on the lips after Spain won the 2023 Women's World Cup it shocked many. With Rubiales on trial for sexual assault players reveal they have endured a misogynistic culture for years.
2. Medics On The Frontline - Ukraine
February 25, 2025
Three years of war in Ukraine has taken its toll. On the frontline and in makeshift hospitals volunteer medics work tirelessly in difficult and dangerous situations to save and repair the lives of soldiers wounded in combat.
3. Bitter Brew - Sri Lanka
March 4, 2025
Consumers of popular tea brands are assured by guarantees the product they are buying is ethically and sustainably produced. But in Sri Lanka the independent certification schemes are failing both tea workers and consumers.
4. The Moonshine State - India
March 11, 2025
In the Indian state of Bihar, the world's largest "prohibition experiment" is taking place. Booze was banned to curb high rates of domestic violence, but it's resulted in a thriving bootleg industry with deadly consequences.
5. Dynasties At War - The Philippines
March 18, 2025
The feud between Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his deputy Sara Duterte has unleashed a war between the country's most powerful dynasties, involving allegations of corruption and even the hiring of a hitman.
6. Majestic Menace - Botswana
April 1, 2025
Botswana has more elephants than any country on the planet. But what's been hailed as a great conservation success story is fuelling anger as increasing numbers of elephants cause havoc, destroy crops and even kill people.
7. Los Angeles: After the Fires
April 8, 2025
Three months after wildfires reduced large parts of Los Angeles to ash, residents who lost everything weigh up whether they can risk going through it all again as experts predict the severity of the fires will only get worse.
8. Inside The New Syria
April 15, 2025
When a former Al Qaeda commander and his allies swept the Assad regime from power in Syria, it caught the world by surprise. There was jubilation over the fall of a brutal dictator but questions remain about what comes next.
9. Tasting Tokyo - Japan
April 22, 2025
Tokyo has become the number one destination for food lovers with more Michelin star restaurants than its nearest rival Paris. As record tourists numbers visit Japan, Tokyo's top chefs unveil the secrets behind their success.
10. The Body Hunters - Colombia
April 29, 2025
After more than half a century of armed conflict in Colombia more than a hundred thousand people are still missing, presumed dead. The government is on a mission to find the bodies to bring closure to the country's dark history.
11. Hot Property - Greenland
May 6, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said one way or another America is going to own the Danish territory of Greenland. Its strategic location and rare minerals make it hot property, but Denmark is adamant the island is not for sale.